Thursday, March 22, 2007
Velocity Micro Now Shipping PCs with CableCARD Support
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "HARDWARE" @ 03:00 PM
"If you're an HTPC enthusiast or potential adopter who's been looking for an integrated solution that would allow you to junk your set-top box while preserving access to HD content, you may be interested in Velocity Micro's CineMagix product line. As detailed in the Director of Product Development's latest blog entry, Velocity Micro is now shipping systems that include ATI's Digital Cable Tuner—a product we first previewed at CES back in January."
This is good news, but when do we get to purchase ATI's Digital Cable Tuner separately? My other question: just how had is support from cable providers like Time Warner going to be when you lease a CableCard and can't get it to work with your PC right out of the box? There are going to be alot of headaches in the beginning. Don't forget that IPTV, and Switched Digital Video are rolling out later this year. CableCard could become a footnote in the annals of television history by 2008.
This is good news, but when do we get to purchase ATI's Digital Cable Tuner separately? My other question: just how had is support from cable providers like Time Warner going to be when you lease a CableCard and can't get it to work with your PC right out of the box? There are going to be alot of headaches in the beginning. Don't forget that IPTV, and Switched Digital Video are rolling out later this year. CableCard could become a footnote in the annals of television history by 2008.
