Re: Dual Cable Tuner with native vista support?

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I hate to possibly be a stick in the mud but I could only find in the specifications that you could input HDV(which I assume means 720p based on the other specs) over an IEEE interface. It appears that the other inputs S-Video,. composite and component only provided for DVD SD resolutions.
I could not find a link to the user's manual which would probably clarify exactly what resolutins could be received over which interfaces.

"CSM1" <nomail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6hnvi.49109$YL5.40022@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That is the hard part, getting the pre-built, DCR certified machine. For us that built our own machine, none of those Cable Cards are available to us. Only to the Big boys. Somebody with the big bucks to pay for the certification.

It gets down to the Digital high definition service requiring somebody to PAY.

There is one way to record High Definition TV, other that OTA ATSC broadcast.
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Advanced+Video/Liquid+Edition/Avid+Liquid+Pro+7

The above unit has Component Video input.
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"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C04A3F01-FCCB-4328-AAAA-C99A4451AAB4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Uh, you're not correct. Vista supports CableCard, ATI makes CableCard tuners and any number of OEM's are shipping Digital Cable Ready PC's. Sadly, the only way you can get a CableCard tuner is with a new, pre-built, DCR certified machine.

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"CSM1" <nomail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3kmvi.3252$i85.2368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pointless maybe, but you have to blame the Digital Millennium Act of 1998 for that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA

The only HDTV we can legally receive is ATSC Over the Air broadcast.
(In the USA). Not true in other countries.

In Windows Media Center 2005 or Vista, the only thing PVR works on is standard TV or ATSC broadcast. Nobody is allowing a Cable card for MCE.

The exception is Dishnetwork and DirectTV have PVRs for their system that does record HDTV from their system.

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"Andy" <aweaver@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uBMBjjD3HHA.3400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I dont understand why they would make one with an HDTV tuner if you cant use it to receive HDTV from cable companies, seems kind of pointless doesnt it?

-Drew
"JW" <JW@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4D23538B-165F-49FF-8903-A8BD3B82E2B8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The PVR 500 is a dual NTSC tuner card if you want a dual tuner card with one NTSC tuner and one HDTV tuner then you should get the PVR 1600. If you are using MCE make sure you get the MCE version since it includes the MCE remote and the MCE IR receiver & blaster and not the Hauppauge WinTV remote.
"Wayne" <hww1955@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eUDIHu52HHA.212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"David B." <brooks.dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OXd6EM22HHA.3916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PVR-500
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr500mce.html

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Excellent choice. If it did HDTV I would be in hog heaven. ;0)


Wayne







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