CableCARD

As an Vista Enthusiast and a Television Salesman, I'm interested in the
CableCARD support offered in the premium versions of Vista. Has anyone done
this yet? And if so how do you set it up. Is it as simple as adding a PCMCIA
to PCI converter and installing the CARD? Is there any additional software?
Anything anyone has on this subject would help me out a lot, thanks.

-Tib

You'll need to purchase a computer that is equipped with the special
bits to support a DCT (and it will come with a Digital Cable Tuner,
either internal or external USB that will hold a cable card). The
computer will come with a HDCP compliant video card and you will
need an HDCP compliant monitor.

These are not out on the market yet. Sony, Niveus, and Velocity
Micro have shown at CES or announced models.

You won't be able to build your own machine or add to an existing
machine.

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:40:05 -0800, Tib Xero <Tib
Xero@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>As an Vista Enthusiast and a Television Salesman, I'm interested in the
>CableCARD support offered in the premium versions of Vista. Has anyone done
>this yet? And if so how do you set it up. Is it as simple as adding a PCMCIA
>to PCI converter and installing the CARD? Is there any additional software?
>Anything anyone has on this subject would help me out a lot, thanks.
>
>-Tib
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