Charlie Owen - Mailbag: When and where can we buy a CableCARD equipped Media Center PC?

Mailbag: When and where can we buy a CableCARD equipped Media Center PC?

When = Soon, but difficult to say exactly when as each OEM works on finalizing their offerings. The Windows Media Center team is working with each to make sure these make it to market as soon as possible. (Yeah, I know -- this sounds like a total non-answer -- it's really the best information I have at the moment.)

Where = Dell, Sony, Velocity Media, Toshiba and Niveus Media have announced they will be selling CableCard equipped Windows Media Center systems. Take your pick and start monitoring those OEM websites for ordering details.

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| Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2007 4:20:26 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:18:33 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

And when can we build our own CableCARD equipped Media Center PC? Do we have to wait for the crackers to get their hands on it

Saturday, March 17, 2007 3:24:21 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

No ETA on the Do It Yourself (DIY) CableCard machine. Eventually, I think you will see this be very mainstream -- but it takes a while to convince all persons involved.

Charlie Owen

Monday, March 19, 2007 4:16:03 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

velocity already offers it

mcepat

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:06:56 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)

I'll be first in line to get one. Basic cable is fine, but wouldn't mind being able to pass HBO through my Media Center system.

John Carroll

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 3:51:48 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)

Please explain how DCT-recorded media survives a component failure. PC's are nortorious for failing in some of the least-expected ways: CPU and/or mainboard-component failures are not stuff of fantasy. Let's say I have 1TB of shows recorded and this happens (assume the HDD is not the point of failure). Let's say I just need to re-install the OS (which also is required more often than you think) -- does all that DRM'd material just go away? Seems like a very poor support experience for someone who spent upwards of $2500 for their CableLabs-certified, special-OEM-only, media center box.

Media Center rocks! DRM doesn't

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