Monday, October 15, 2007
AMD Tunes into Cable HDTV
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "HARDWARE" @ 10:00 AM
"Those looking to tap into cable HDTV channels on their computers will soon have a new option. AMD announced the expansion of its ATI TV Wonder line on Monday, with three new models that pick up Clear QAM high-def content. The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB will be the most flexible of the bunch, offering two tuners to allow simultaneous viewing and recording on different channels. Both tuners will work not only with off-the-air HD content, but also unencrypted Clear QAM cable channels, making the new models a significant advance from previous models, which only offered off-the-air capabilities."
Color me skeptical. My family in upstate NY has Time Warner Cable service, and can get all the basic channels on the TiVos I bought for them with the built-in tuner. Whenever I've hooked a device up to my Time Warner service here in NYC, all I get is a couple snowy public access channels. I may pick one of these up just to try it out and see if I get anything at all. If it means being able to downgrade to basic service and save a few bucks every month, I'd be thrilled. Did I mention that I'm skeptical?
Color me skeptical. My family in upstate NY has Time Warner Cable service, and can get all the basic channels on the TiVos I bought for them with the built-in tuner. Whenever I've hooked a device up to my Time Warner service here in NYC, all I get is a couple snowy public access channels. I may pick one of these up just to try it out and see if I get anything at all. If it means being able to downgrade to basic service and save a few bucks every month, I'd be thrilled. Did I mention that I'm skeptical?
