http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspxNow that CableLabs and TiVo have announced that they will have an adapter for Switched Digital Video (SDV) on one-way UDCP devices the question has been will the same adaptor (generally refered to as a Tuning Resolver) work with Media Center and OCURsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1466204Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:48:29 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1466204Don M<p>Will the MOCUR still require a PC with a Digital Cable Ready COA? &nbsp;Will those of us with OCUR/ATI DCT just be able to upgrade to the MOCUR tuner comes out? &nbsp;Or is it gonna require yet another special BIOS?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1466204" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1433542Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:09:47 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1433542DRew<p>Nope - not gonna happen. &nbsp;The TPM in the TCDs plus their closed architecture make it fairly secure. &nbsp;</p> <p>The PC most certainly won't be ready to go until 2009. &nbsp;Cable labs makes these sorts of decisions, which are are as political as they are technological. &nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1433542" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1414125Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:20:19 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1414125Scott<p>The lack of a clear answer for SDV is the primary reason I'd never got with a Vista MCE for my primary setup. Tivo HD is the only option in the near term.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1414125" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1412809Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:15:25 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1412809Michael<p>People that have current CableCARD Vista systems shouldn't really worry. Even the internal tuners are connected to their PC's using USB connections, so they will be able to easily swap them out for new tuners that support SDV.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1412809" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1412791Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:36:33 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1412791dondu<p>Yes, it certainly sounds like people with current Digital Cable Tuners will be required to purchase new tuners, to get support.</p> <p>If you live in an area where your cable co. is moving into SDV already, it sucks to be you - support is some time away, and you'll have to pay real money (definitely more than $150, at a guess) to get it when it becomes available.</p> <p>(On the plus side, you should also get support for On Demand and PPV, which TiVo does not get with their SDV adapter.)</p> <p>--Don</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1412791" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1412304Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:01:01 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1412304greg<p>so does this mean that all of us who bought cable card pc's and ati tuners, that we will be out in the cold and have to buy new tuners to get to way support?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1412304" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/21/1410391.aspx#1411244Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:52:35 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1411244Joshua Johnson<p>Any idea when the Ceton MOCURs will be hitting oems?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1411244" width="1" height="1">