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Sat, Sep 12 2009 17:42

CableCARD Opens Up, but Does the Marketplace?

The news at CEDIA that CableCARD will now be open to all has got everyone worked up about Microsoft getting things right and that the platform is back where it needs to be. However, while the news of CableCARD getting unlocked from OEM only machines is...
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Thu, Sep 10 2009 7:14

Microsoft Enhances the Digital Cable Experience and Names 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Winner

Customers get new capabilities, more options, and a better digital cable experience in Windows Media Center. ATLANTA, Sept. 9 -- Today at CEDIA EXPO 2009, Microsoft Corp. discussed key Windows Media Center features for Windows 7 and announced a series...
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Thu, Sep 3 2009 9:07

OCURs Finally Approved for Tuning Adaptor Support

While I still haven’t seen specs updated to confirm how I believe CableLabs would handle Tuning Adaptor’s with OCURs , I can confirm that the next firmware release (in theory 1.19) will support Tuning Adaptors as CableLabs has officially approved...
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Sat, Aug 22 2009 20:59

Going Beyond The Enthusiast Market

Charlie Owen, a former Media Center team member wrote a post this week about Media Center expanding its marketplace, specifically going from the current enthusiast market to a more mainstream market . Charlie analysis comes to the pretty simple answer...
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Tue, Mar 3 2009 20:50

CableCARD Takes First (Unofficial) Step to DIY PCs

A fair amount of headroom has recently been made for CableCARD support on non-OEM machines. CableLabs regulations have limited only Microsoft approved OEMs to build and sell CableCARD machines using well outlined stipulations including a special BIOS...
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Thu, Jan 8 2009 20:47

Ceton Gets Official with Industry First MOCUR

Microsoft might not have hit on it in their Media Center-less keynote, but there is one big change getting ready to happen. Well over a year after it was first spotted, Ceton is out with the news that they will be shipping an MOCUR in 2009 (Via Media...
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Thu, Jan 8 2009 20:27

Ceton Announces Development of Next-Generation Cable TV Card for PCs Running Windows Media Center

(Via Media Center Blog ) LAS VEGAS, NV -- 01/08/09 -- Ceton Corp., a Seattle-area technology company, today announced the development of the next-generation Ceton cable TV card for Windows Media Center-enabled PCs. PCs incorporating the Ceton Multi-Channel...
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Mon, Dec 22 2008 21:44

Short Bits: SideShow Remote, Big Screen Savings, Video Testimonial Program, More

Ricavision is officially dead now, but Phillips is sort-of taking their place with the SRM7500 SideShow Remote . Hardly the eye candy that the Ricavision was, but at least it is shipping with a much lower price tag. Clear downside here is the screen which...
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Sat, Nov 15 2008 19:20

CableLabs Confirms Tuning Adaptor Support in Media Center (Kind of)

Good news, OCURs (can) support Tuning Adapters. Bad news, OCUR is an open spec and the fact that they “can” doesn’t mean a whole lot. CableLabs recently addressed the issue (PDF) with the two fantastic (ok, maybe not) bits of information...
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Tue, Oct 14 2008 13:11

Microsoft Releases October Media Center Updates

October 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB955519) Fixes an issue in which you cannot seek through recorded TV shows on Windows Media Center systems that have digital cable tuners. Additionally, the recorded TV shows display...
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Tue, Sep 23 2008 14:31

Cannon PC Selling Standalone Internal/External Digital Cable Tuners

For the longest time SonyStyle.com was the only place that you would buy standalone Digital Cable Tuners . However a month or so ago Sony pulled out of the market and only started selling refurbished tuners at a discount. However, most of those refurbs...
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Thu, Sep 11 2008 7:42

Short Bits: CableCARD, Media Center Show

Ed Bott has a great post on why CableCARD will never be mainstream . Not only is the process of getting a CableCARD and having it paired a problem, but the lack of troubleshooting information (or rather the need for troubleshooting at all) on the PC side...
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Thu, Sep 4 2008 14:19

Microsoft Showcases Windows Media Center Momentum at CEDIA EXPO 2008

From distributed HD entertainment to automation and control, Windows Media Center is at the center of an ever-expanding ecosystem within the custom installation channel. DENVER — Sept. 4, 2008 — At CEDIA EXPO 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced...
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Thu, Sep 4 2008 11:00

Niveus Media @ CEDIA: Movie Library, 8 CableCARD, 10 Extenders, Home Server

Niveus Movie Library Goes Primetime! Version 1.5 is enriched to offer high-res cover art (including Blu-ray) and support for a wider catalogue of movie sources, such as disc-in-drive… and more! Denver, CO – CEDIA Expo 2008 – September...
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Wed, Sep 3 2008 16:05

Microsoft Addresses CableCARD SDV Issue

Today Microsoft made public their intensions to support Switched Digital Video (SDV) within Windows Media Center. While details are limited, Charlie Nilsson, Program Manager for the NetOps TV Team at Microsoft posted on The Green Button about the issue...
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Mon, Sep 1 2008 21:32

Short Bits: Life|ware & Niveus at CEDIA

This edition ripped straight from CE Pro …It seems Niveus Media is done with pushing their recently developed Niveus EDGE Extender. The might have been Xbox 360-based Extender (sans gaming) is out and the HP MediaSmart Connect is in . Interesting...
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Wed, Aug 27 2008 15:00

Niveus Media Teams Up With ADI To Deliver Media Servers To Custom Electronics Installers

Award-winning Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition integrates technologies to provide a high-performance entertainment experience. Milpitas, CA – August 27, 2008 – Niveus Media is teaming up with ADI to distribute the newest Niveus Media...
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Sat, Jul 19 2008 9:47

CableCARD to Get Relaxed DRM

It has always been hard to stomach the DRM variations that CableLabs has set up between OCURs and UDCP devices like TiVo’s. TiVo gets the ability to have non-DRM recordings if the content provider hasn’t flagged the broadcast at all whereas...
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Sun, Jun 22 2008 10:21

More on Cannon PCs Six CableCARD PC

On Friday Cannon PC demoed a system recording from six CableCARDs all at once , while playing back a recording and the system didn’t skip a beat. This was demoed in the YouTube video , but I got some higher resolution screenshots of Media Center showing...
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Fri, Jun 20 2008 7:30

Cannon PC Demos Media Center with 6 CableCARDs

June 18, 2008 - Cannon PC, LP demonstrated a capability of their Media Centers to accommodate 6 Digital Cable Cards and simultaneously record 6 different HD Digital Cable Channels. Cannon PC, the award winning Media Center specialty company, demonstrated...
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