http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/08/21/1128028.aspxOkoro 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 fewenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/08/21/1128028.aspx#1134109Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:57:52 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1134109Erv<p>I agree with sfiorito. &nbsp;The first vendor to offer a &quot;stick it in the laundry room&quot; quality dual CableCard box gets my money. &nbsp;I don't need it to be quiet. &nbsp;I don't need it to look cool. &nbsp;I don't need HD-DVD or BluRay drives. &nbsp;I don't need the words greatest video card. &nbsp;</p> <p>I exclusively use xbox360 extenders for viewing. &nbsp;My media center goes in the laundry room in the basement. &nbsp;I just need a basic beige box media center with dual cablecard devices (dual OTA HD tuners in addition would be a nice bonus).</p> <p>Someone make that, please!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1134109" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/08/21/1128028.aspx#1131261Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:02:30 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1131261chrisl<p>1.0. &nbsp;For more information on 2.0 see <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/07/25/1055657.aspx">msmvps.com/.../1055657.aspx</a>.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1131261" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/08/21/1128028.aspx#1131043Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:33:29 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1131043Crass<p>CableCARD 1.0 or 2.0???</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1131043" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/08/21/1128028.aspx#1128395Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:15:25 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1128395sfiorito<p>$2600 for a basic OMS-TH540 with dual CableCard tuners......there's gotta be a way to get these things lower in price!</p> <p>CableLabs is really screwing the HTPC market with the inability of consumers to buy tuners on their own.</p> <p>Hopefully the DirectTV tuners will be out soon without all these ridiculous restrictions.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1128395" width="1" height="1">