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Posted by Barb Bowman on February 15, 2008, 8:55 am
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no do it yourself box is possible. machines have to be certified by
Cable Labs and there is a special BIOS used in these machines.
other than that, if you buy a certified machines you can use two
tuners. monitor/TV and card have to be HDCP compliant to view in
high def.
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:06:31 -0800 (PST), "JohnV@nn"
>I wonder if someone on the group could bring me up-to-date on the
>current state of Vista MCE happenings, specifically:
>
>Has anyone successfully built a diy CableCARD-compatible machine,
>using e.g. the ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner? I see that these
>can be purchased on eBay for around $100.
>
>Can Vista support two digital cable tuners? Assuming a person has
>obtained two cableCARDs of course.
>
>Does Vista MCE further encode or compress the HDTV signal that comes
>from the cable company, or is the stream stored (and played back) as-
>is?
>
>Here's the "biggie" in my mind: Do the video card and the TV both
>have to be HDCP compliant in order to view full 1080p? I have an
>older HDTV that does not have HDMI (only component-in), so I'm sure
>it's not HDCP compliant; I wonder if I would even be able to view hi-
>def on it from a Vista box.
>
>Thanks!
>John
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