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<blockquote data-quote="TheSkinsFan1" data-source="post: 507860" data-attributes="member: 97455">Multi Channel CableCard Tuner for MediaCenter Arrives from Ceton<a href="http://www.geektonic.com/2009/09/multi-channel-cablecard-tuner-for.html" target="_blank">http://www.geektonic.com/2009/09/multi-channel-cablecard-tuner-for.html</a>&nbsp;Facts About the Ceton Multi-Channel Cable TV Card&nbsp; &nbsp; * Works with any U.S. cable provider.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Supports all standard- and high-definition cable channels including premium and encrypted channels.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Play and/or record up to six live HD channels simultaneously from centralized storage.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Stream live and recorded HD programming securely to several HDTV sets in the home at once.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Watch and record from all TVs without needing multiple DVRs or any set-top boxes. Pause a show in one room and pick it up in another.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Supports all Media Center Extenders including the Xbox 360.&nbsp; &nbsp; * Eliminate monthly set-top box rental fees — a single Media Center PC can support all the TVs in most homes.&nbsp; &nbsp; *&nbsp; Ceton has completed development and Windows 7 testing on the Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard&nbsp; &nbsp; * The Ceton card will natively support SDV on Windows 7 PCs via a Tuning Adapter&nbsp; &nbsp; * Since it’s CES debut, the card has been adapted to a smaller PCI low profile form factor to better accommodate slim HTPCs&nbsp; &nbsp; * There will be&nbsp; 2-tuner, 4-tuner and 6-tuner versions of the card&nbsp; &nbsp; * The 4-tuner version of the Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard will be entering CableLabs Certification process shortly – this certification is the final step before making it available commercially&nbsp; &nbsp; * The 4-tuner version will be available first, with the 2-tuner version for consumers and the 6-tuner version for pre-configured OEM PC’s available later.&nbsp; &nbsp; * The Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard will be available as a standalone retail offering as well as bundled in new PCs from OEM partners Ceton plans to announce in the future.&nbsp; The 6-tuner version will only be available to OEM’s due to the maximum # of tuners limit that Microsoft puts on Windows 7.&nbsp; OEM’s can expand the number of tuners supported in Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate to 6 tuners thanks to the AEP (advanced entertainment pack) support added in Windows 7.&nbsp; &nbsp; * The new Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard is expected to be available by the 1st Quarter of 2010We REALLY need to figure out a way to tap into these for front-ends other than WMC... seriously.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSkinsFan1, post: 507860, member: 97455"] [B]Multi Channel CableCard Tuner for MediaCenter Arrives from [I]Ceton[/I][/B] [URL="http://www.geektonic.com/2009/09/multi-channel-cablecard-tuner-for.html"]http://www.geektonic.com/2009/09/multi-channel-cablecard-tuner-for.html[/URL] Facts About the Ceton Multi-Channel Cable TV Card * Works with any U.S. cable provider. * Supports all standard- and high-definition cable channels including premium and encrypted channels. * Play and/or record up to six live HD channels simultaneously from centralized storage. * Stream live and recorded HD programming securely to several HDTV sets in the home at once. * Watch and record from all TVs without needing multiple DVRs or any set-top boxes. Pause a show in one room and pick it up in another. * Supports all Media Center Extenders including the Xbox 360. * Eliminate monthly set-top box rental fees — a single Media Center PC can support all the TVs in most homes. * Ceton has completed development and Windows 7 testing on the Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard * The Ceton card will natively support SDV on Windows 7 PCs via a Tuning Adapter * Since it’s CES debut, the card has been adapted to a smaller PCI low profile form factor to better accommodate slim HTPCs * There will be 2-tuner, 4-tuner and 6-tuner versions of the card * The 4-tuner version of the Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard will be entering CableLabs Certification process shortly – this certification is the final step before making it available commercially * The 4-tuner version will be available first, with the 2-tuner version for consumers and the 6-tuner version for pre-configured OEM PC’s available later. * The Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard will be available as a standalone retail offering as well as bundled in new PCs from OEM partners Ceton plans to announce in the future. The 6-tuner version will only be available to OEM’s due to the maximum # of tuners limit that Microsoft puts on Windows 7. OEM’s can expand the number of tuners supported in Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate to 6 tuners thanks to the AEP (advanced entertainment pack) support added in Windows 7. * The new Ceton Multi-Channel CableCard is expected to be available by the 1st Quarter of 2010 We REALLY need to figure out a way to tap into these for front-ends other than WMC... seriously. [/QUOTE]

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