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<blockquote data-quote="semievilmonkey" data-source="post: 702289" data-attributes="member: 110070"><p>I just can not find the answer that I am looking for by searching and I just want to order what I need. </p><p></p><p>I currently have Comcast digital cable with a few Tivo's with Comcast cable cards. So I guess the question is simple what TV card do I need to get. I have two options keep the Tivo's and use them to send my payed channels to the pc or get a tv card that takes comcasts cable card so I can get rid of the Tivo's</p><p></p><p>I think for my second (preferred) option I need a CI/CAM type card? Right? But what exact card, I dont care about the debates on which card is better, just which one works, and you know it works because you use it the way I am wanting to. I can do USB, PCI, PCI Express....I'll build a new pc if I have to if I just know what card to get for digital cable that I pay for. Cost isn't that important to me because I look to save money in the long run if I can get away from the DVR service cost. </p><p></p><p>Right now the test machine that I am working on is a Windows 7 pro 32bit. HP 5700 4gb ram. Needs to be for a small form factor machine (half height card).</p><p></p><p>I pretty sure this is the card that I have tried to use before <a href="http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1600.html" target="_blank">WinTV-HVR-1600 Product overview</a> But I only tried coming straight out of the wall and I either could not get channels to work or the ones that I did they did not look good. This also was before the digital switch over. </p><p></p><p>And yes I do know that some of my issues are my lack of knowledge on TV formats and I will do much more research on the topic but I want to get the hardware that I need and I want to get what people far more educated on the subject than me to tell me what they are using for digital payed cable cards. </p><p></p><p>And always I greatly appreciate any advice I can get, if I missed an important detail please just let me know. </p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="semievilmonkey, post: 702289, member: 110070"] I just can not find the answer that I am looking for by searching and I just want to order what I need. I currently have Comcast digital cable with a few Tivo's with Comcast cable cards. So I guess the question is simple what TV card do I need to get. I have two options keep the Tivo's and use them to send my payed channels to the pc or get a tv card that takes comcasts cable card so I can get rid of the Tivo's I think for my second (preferred) option I need a CI/CAM type card? Right? But what exact card, I dont care about the debates on which card is better, just which one works, and you know it works because you use it the way I am wanting to. I can do USB, PCI, PCI Express....I'll build a new pc if I have to if I just know what card to get for digital cable that I pay for. Cost isn't that important to me because I look to save money in the long run if I can get away from the DVR service cost. Right now the test machine that I am working on is a Windows 7 pro 32bit. HP 5700 4gb ram. Needs to be for a small form factor machine (half height card). I pretty sure this is the card that I have tried to use before [url=http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1600.html]WinTV-HVR-1600 Product overview[/url] But I only tried coming straight out of the wall and I either could not get channels to work or the ones that I did they did not look good. This also was before the digital switch over. And yes I do know that some of my issues are my lack of knowledge on TV formats and I will do much more research on the topic but I want to get the hardware that I need and I want to get what people far more educated on the subject than me to tell me what they are using for digital payed cable cards. And always I greatly appreciate any advice I can get, if I missed an important detail please just let me know. :thx: [/QUOTE]
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