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Elgato App Debuts; Allows iPad 2 to Watch, Pause and Record Cable TV Directly From SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME CableCARD Tuner

August 19, 2011 Aaron Ledger

Have you been dreaming of watching, recording and pausing Cable TV on your iPad 2? An interesting app from Elgato called the HDHomeRun PRIME App now provides that functionality. It’s currently available in the App Store for $17.99. You will need to get your hands on an HDHomeRun PRIME, of course. Only “Copy Freely” content will work so that’s something you’ll definitely […]

First Look: Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 Dual Digital Cable Tuner

August 19, 2011 Aaron Ledger

Getting our hands on a new product is always exciting so we thought we would share it with you! We’ve been anxiously awaiting the Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 ever since we first saw the prototype of the CableCARD product at CES. If you haven’t heard by now, the WinTV-DCR-2650 is a dual-cable tuner that connects to a PC via USB–a great option […]

InfiniTV 4 USB Pricing, Ordering Information and Ship Dates Announced

August 18, 2011 Aaron Ledger

Ceton has informed us that the retail price of the InfiniTV 4 USB has been set to $299 which also happens to be the new retail price of the InfiniTV 4 PCIe-based card. Pre-orders start tomorrow from Cannon PC and Fluid Digital with general availability from Amazon, Micro Center, the Microsoft Store, Newegg, Velocity Micro and Zones to come late […]

SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME General Availability Begins Labor Day Weekend

August 15, 2011 Aaron Ledger

It appears SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME production is now in full swing with the announcement that general availability of the 3-tuner model (3CC) will begin Labor Day weekend at select online resellers and retail stores in addition to www.HDHomeRun.com. If you’re looking to get your hands on the 6-tuner version (6CC), general availability will begin before Labor Day weekend. Fulfillment of all pre-orders will […]

Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB Has Passed CableLabs Certification

August 4, 2011 Aaron Ledger

Ceton has just let us know that the InfiniTV 4 USB model we saw at CES has passed CableLabs certification. Sure enough, the latest CableLabs certification list includes a new entry from Ceton with the model number 5102-DCT04EX. It seems likely that retail availability is close at hand and we wouldn’t be surprised to see the InfiniTV 6 making its […]

Hauppauge USB CableCARD tuner delayed

August 2, 2011 Oldmajor

It seems that a common theme with CableCARD tuners is that you can always expect delays. Hauppauge Computer Works has sent out an email to consumers who pre-ordered the WinTV-DCR-2650 notifying them of the delay. Dear Hauppauge Customer, Thank you for your order for the WinTV-DCR-2650. We are experiencing a delay in manufacturing due to an issue with the plastic […]

Self Install CableCARD Mandatory Nov 1

July 28, 2011 Mike Garcen

Well look at how things have evolved. This is great news for consumers who don’t have to waste their time waiting for techs to arrive, insert a card and dial a number (the CableCARD installation process). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday that the effective date for some new tweaks to the existing CableCARD rules is Aug. 8, but […]

Hey, Remember those SiliconDust CableCARD Tuners?

July 26, 2011 Mike Garcen

After a bit of a silence period, SiliconDust updated everyone on their 6 and 3-tuner versions of their network based CableCARD tuners available at Newegg: 6CC units beginning to ship to Newegg today; Newegg will start shipping tomorrow. 3 tuner info to come later this week.

Ceton InfiniTV 4 in MythTV 0.24

July 22, 2011 mikinho

For our MythTV users (I’ve got a system running myself) check out this three part blog on adding Ceton InfiniTV support to your MythTV 0.24 system courtesy of developer Ron Frazier. With the pending release of the SiliconDust HD Homerun Prime, I was getting pretty excited about getting a cablecard tuner for MythTV. However, then something wonderful happened…Ceton decided to drop the […]

Hauppauge USB Cable Card Tuner Named, Priced and Passed Cable Labs Certification

July 13, 2011 Aaron Ledger

Do you remember when we posted about Hauppauge’s Digital Cable Tuner (DCT) product back in January? We found out that it was a dual-tuner USB model and speculated that the price would come in around $150. Well, it turns out we were off a little. Hauppauge has posted about its soon-to-be released DCT named WinTV-DCR-2650 on their Facebook page. The main […]

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