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Author:  Midgen [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Well, this changes everything...
Ok, that's an exaggeration, it doesn't change everything, but it is certainly very interesting...

If this card does what it claims to, I can finally free myself of the mega-crappy DVR hell Comcast has me tied down with. I had given up on the thought that CableLabs would ever certify a PCIe card to accept a CableCard. I got so discouraged with the situation that had completely stopped following it. Then I stumbled upon an article on ARS about the current state of HTCP, and found a reference to this card.

cetoncorp.com marketing spiel wrote:
The Ceton InfiniTV 4 is the world's first multi-tuner PC card for watching digital cable TV on the PC, including support for premium cable channels. It enables Media Center PCs to play or record up to four live channels of HDTV at once, and stream live HD channels or recordings to multiple HDTVs throughout the home, all from a single cable connection and a single CableCARD™. Replace your cable set-top boxes and their costly monthly rental fees and enjoy premium cable TV throughout the home, all from a single PC. With the Ceton InfiniTV 4 your Media Center PC becomes a complete entertainment platform for all your media, including premium cable TV.

Ceton Infini TV 4 - Four Tuner Cable/Satellite Tuner

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Unfortunately, this foils my plan to build my HTPC around the Dell Zino I found on Microsoft's site, as it has no card expansion capabilities.

Hrmm... must ponder....

Edit:
Apparently something changed at CableLabs that they are now forced to certify 3rd party system as CableCard compliant. It seems that others are joining in the fun.

http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2010/11/29/ ... -msrp-249/

I anticipate the monthly cost of renting Mutlisream CableCards from Comcast to quadruple in the near future :evil:
Author:  Talya [ Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:55 am ]
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I really think this sort of thing, while long overdue, is already obsolete.

We completely cancelled our cable service because an Internet connection renders it entirely useless with the lone exception of live-TV shows (which hardly anybody in my family ever watches.)

With all of our TV watching being scripted programming, cable has merely become an expense -- an expense for what is not even any longer a convenience. A quick trip to one's favorite .torrent site will get you current tv shows in high definition format often a few hours before they've even aired here (thanks, Europe,) without commercial breaks or scheduling to worry about.
Author:  Midgen [ Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:04 am ]
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I don't disagree with you. I consider this a temporary hold-me-over until more of the programming I watch actually makes it to the Internet.

Hopefully soon =)

Edit:
I don't do bootleg stuff (for various reasons)
Author:  Katas [ Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well, this changes everything...
I haven't had cable in... 9 months?

HTPC + Hulu + Netflix = no live events, no sports without big painful crazy stuff, not as good in Canada, but I keep up with all the ABC, NBC, and Fox shows I want.

If CBS had their act together, I'd say Big Bang Theory and HIMYM were also on my entertainment rotation, but they don't, and sometimes even Craig Ferguson isn't worth dealing with their site.

Daily Show? Colbert? Easy to watch online... legally.

I also watch Conan O'Brien on teamcoco - have to re-embiggin it after commercials, but it's a perfectly cromulent way to watch Conan.

And if I really want something premium, there's iTunes (Walking Dead Season Pass ftw!).

I have component to computer "make-your-computer-your-DVR" technology, but I never used it enough when I had cable to get rid of DVR rental.

Cutting the cord is better and if you figure out the cost over a year or more, you could buy something beefy for your HTPC and pay it off or pay off a good portion.

All you need is a good VNC app, a notebook or netbook or iPad, set the HTPC to a static IP on your router, and make sure you've got VNC enabled on it.

Bah-zing. vnc://10.0.1.2 - enter password - and you can control what's on television... LITERALLY.

Better yet is with dynDNS and most routers, you can make it so you can VNC to your TV when you're away from home.

vnc://first.last.net (for me) gets me 'Enter your username and password' - so from work, I can move the mouse while my wife watches Daily Show and freak her out.

If you're uncertain, buy a Roku (or AppleTV) and test. The Roku, since it does Hulu Plus and gives you a free month of it, has an advantage, but Netflix is signing deals with Disney, for example, to stream Disney/ABC TV shows.

I honestly am hoping in the near future of replacing my HTPC with the AppleTV and having the HTPC be a media server, running headless, because if I VNC to it, it doesn't matter that there's no display connected to it.

Either way, $100 device which you could move to another TV in the future > card which is nearly if not entirely obsolete.

Good luck!
Author:  Micheal [ Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:37 pm ]
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Cable? Canceled that 8 years ago because I rarely watched it. Surfing channels at hotels I still don't see a reason to resubscribe.
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