Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

chrisl — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:37:20 GMT

Nope, still will not happen. OEMs will not piece together $300-$500 systems that have the correct components to run HD content smoothly. As soon as they do this, you have no reason to spend $1000+ for their next highest line of PCs. As soon as you don't spend $1000+, their business goes in the hole.

For the foreseeable future, PCs with CableCARD will be $1000 and above. Starting mid-2008, I can actually see component prices getting to the point where a CableCARD tuner and PC will come out for about $1000. It will never drop to anything near $500.

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

Josh — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:26:29 GMT

Sure you could see a $300 - $500. Say every PC from Dell, Gateway, HP, ect... that was sold on the shelf in all the big box retailers be "cable card ready"

meaning you walk into best buy, purchase a dell pc, it it be cable card ready, where then all you need to do then is get online and order up an ATI DCT and you get it and plug it in and your ready to go.

I am sure you can get the tower for $300 - $500 and then add the cost for the DCT's and your easily under $1000.

- Josh

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

chrisl — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:53:05 GMT

PCs will get cheaper, but don't ever expect a PC with CableCARD to compete with upfront cost of a TiVo. I can see $1,000 CableCARD PCs by mid-to-late 2008, but you will ever see a $300 CableCARD PC.

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

opuntia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:49:06 GMT

That's too bad because that's the only way that I see MCE really being used by the masses. Noticed that I said "used". Lots of people have MCE, but don't know it.

And, I realize that Tivo recoups their costs with subscriptions, but there's got to be a cheaper MCE alternative than $1,700.

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

chrisl — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:09:24 GMT

Ryan: This is Entry Level for a Media Center specific OEM. In fact, it is the lowest price of such OEMs that I can think of.

opuntia: Stop waiting, that is never going to happen. Going to entry cost, nothing (except a cable/sat. $10/month rented STB) will beat a $300 TiVo. Can't and will not be be. The cheapest the tuners along will ever be is $100, and I wouldn't expect that in the next year.

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

opuntia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:32:32 GMT

$1,795 for entry level!! Yikes! I'm just waiting for the day when there's a comparable MCE machine (not an extender) to the higher-end Tivo Series3 HD box.

re: Okoro Media Systems Unveils Entry Level CableCARD Systems

Ryan Conway — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:19:22 GMT

Although the term "Entry Level" is fitting for the components used in CX-100, the $1,795 price level is way to high to use the same term.

Like most others I'm waiting for the day when I can buy a sub $1,000 computer w/ CableCARD.