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Okoro Media Systems Now Shipping CableCARD Systems

Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of CableCARD tuners in our high end Digital Entertainment Systems. Okoro Media Systems will be one of the few dedicated media center manufacturers selling and supporting systems with CableCARD, Blu-ray/HD-DVD formats and units with 4 terabytes of storage.
 
"CableCARD is another part of the solution we want to provide to our customers. So, we are very excited about the integration of  this technology into our Digital Entertainment Systems (DES) and we will soon make it available with our entry level units also. Now, our customers will be able to watch and record their favorite premium TV shows and sporting events in HD" says Christopher Curry VP of Sales and Operations.
 
Current premium and HD content from digital cable is encrypted requiring customers to have a cable box. You can now access this content via CableCARD on an OMS Digital Entertainment System eliminating the need for a digital cable box. For customers that choose not to use a CableCARD, you can watch and record basic cable TV channels, over-the-air HD channels, and digital cable channels that are not encrypted sometimes referred to as "clear QAM". The channels and programming you can access depends on your cable provider, subscription package, and location.
 
The following models are now shipping with CableCARD as an option:
 
OMS-TH540
 
OMS-TH550
 
OMS-BX300
 
OMS-GX100
 
OMS-GX300
 
For more information about these systems please visit http://www.okoromedia.com/

Published Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:06 AM by chrisl

Comments

# re: Okoro Media Systems Now Shipping CableCARD Systems

$2600 for a basic OMS-TH540 with dual CableCard tuners......there's gotta be a way to get these things lower in price!

CableLabs is really screwing the HTPC market with the inability of consumers to buy tuners on their own.

Hopefully the DirectTV tuners will be out soon without all these ridiculous restrictions.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:15 PM by sfiorito

# re: Okoro Media Systems Now Shipping CableCARD Systems

CableCARD 1.0 or 2.0???

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:33 AM by Crass

# re: Okoro Media Systems Now Shipping CableCARD Systems

1.0.  For more information on 2.0 see msmvps.com/.../1055657.aspx.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:02 PM by chrisl

# re: Okoro Media Systems Now Shipping CableCARD Systems

I agree with sfiorito.  The first vendor to offer a "stick it in the laundry room" quality dual CableCard box gets my money.  I don't need it to be quiet.  I don't need it to look cool.  I don't need HD-DVD or BluRay drives.  I don't need the words greatest video card.  

I exclusively use xbox360 extenders for viewing.  My media center goes in the laundry room in the basement.  I just need a basic beige box media center with dual cablecard devices (dual OTA HD tuners in addition would be a nice bonus).

Someone make that, please!

Thursday, August 23, 2007 6:57 PM by Erv