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Posted by Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] on May 4, 2008, 10:55 am
Please log in for more thread options And, if you want HD over cable, such as HBO, Showtime and other premium
channels, you'll need to buy a complete new PC, with one or more Digital
Cable Tuners. These can only be purchased with a new PC, or if you have a
newer PC that is certified as Digital Cable Ready.
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> Ok, so this is somewhat of a followup to a post I put up a week or so in
> regards to dual digital tuner cards.
>
> Assuming anyone who is buying a new tuner card basically from this point
> on is considering the migration to digital-only next February, is anyone
> considering anything special in regards to tuner cards? Here's a bit
> about my setup, and maybe those of you who have put some thought into this
> can toss me some ideas.
>
> I've got a Visio 37" LCD in my home office, which is hooked up to my VMC
> through VGA. I get cable direct from the wall, which is split off and
> goes to my VMC PC (single Analog tuner card) and also to my TV RF input so
> I can get around the single-program record/view limitation of a single
> tuner card.
>
> When I bypass the VMC box and go direct to my TV, I can pick up HD
> programming for all the network channels (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, etc).
> However, when I attempted to configure a borrowed digital tuner card (it
> was dual tuner analog/digital), it wasn't picking up any digital
> programming. This has me a bit concerned, in that I don't want to find
> myself SOL next February.
>
> I have a self-built VMC box, so it's not OEM to a manufacturer. I'm
> pretty flexible on what I can add, though I am somewhat PCI limited. Of
> course, I'd prefer to upgrade to a PCIe tuner rather than stick with PCI.
>
> Anyone got any thoughts on how I should proceed? Ideally I'd love to get
> HD and Digital, but I know that VMC has HD limitations. I do, however,
> want to continue to use the VMC guide and interface, and not a third-party
> app to watch tv.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Myxx
>
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