Is this relevant? http://gizmodo.com/5356007/normal-people-can-now-install-cablecard-tuners-on-windows-7-pcs
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Glen Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > The Hauppage devices are over the air digital. > > Not the same as over cable digital. > > The only cable card pc tuner is an OEM only and available for Win7 media > center. > > > > From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: [OT] web -> HDTV > > > > Why can't you get one of the Hauppage HDTV USB device. From what I read, > they can received Analog and Digital. The one with the cable coax connection > should work. > > And if you look around you can get one of those type devices for around $50. > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > not sure about your area, but comcast where I live is going to transition > their channels above channel 27 to digital transmission over cable on > October 13th, requiring their digital box to view those stations. ( The > digital channel transmission takes less cable bandwidth than the current > analog channels, and they intend on using the newly re-gained bandwidth for > on-demand and other pay based content. > > > > I currently have a WinXP based Media Center PC with tuner card and I'm > gonna loose the ability to view stations above channel 27 when they make the > switch. I don't know if there's a 'cable card' version of tuner available > that would work for this now ... > > > > Erik Goldoff > > IT Consultant > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: [OT] web -> HDTV > > My wife and I are looking at a Samsung 40" HDTV (UN40B7000 probably) and I'd > like to be able to easily toggle into various web channels now available. > > > > Anyone already doing this? What is the easiest (and most spouse friendly) > way to do it? > > > > I have Comcast for both TV and Internet, and I'm open to dedicating a PC to > the job. > > -- > -- > > Gregory Waleed Kavalec > --------------------------------------------- > What matters?... > Only the flicker of light within the darkness, > the feeling of warmth within the cold, > the knowledge of love within the void. > яя" Joan Walsh Anglund > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
