My original plan had been to buy a CableCARD-enabled Media Center PC after the loaner period for the XPS 410 expired, but after this whole experience I have this bad feeling that I'm going to be ...

I want to record high-def cable TV, at full resolution. So there are only a few choices: TiVo Series 3, a Vista Media Center PC with CableCARDs, or a rental box from the cable company.

Getting CableCard compatibility is no big deal if you’re going to buy your Windows Vista-equipped PC from one of the big manufacturers, but if you’re a do-it-yourself enthusiast, if you want ...

The ATI TV Wonder DCT is an external box with a single unidirectional CableCARD slot, a USB 2.0 port to connect it with a Media Center PC, and a coaxial cable input.

The CableCard—that small slab that lets a TiVo tune into cable by authenticating its connection—would lose a regulatory safeguard under a bill nearing introduction in Congress. The ...

So, how many people did it take to install my Vista CableCARD Media Center PC back west in SF?The answer is four, but had Microsoft not been there to supervise, it would have been one.You read how ...

What they've managed, then, is doubly-interesting. Not only do the six cards play nicely, thanks to some judicious modifications by Cannon PC's specialists, but overall performance is hardly ...

At CES2007, several companies showed PC tuners that were able to accept CableCARDs, allowing reception of encrypted digital cable programming. ATI showed an external USB 2.0 "TV Wonder" receiver that ...

The Consumer Electronics Show could see the beginnings of a resurgence of CableCard, the PCMCIA Type II card that authorizes and decrypts a cable TV signal for a TV or TV peripheral. Many PCs, set-top ...

The first CableCard-ready Windows Vista Media Center PCs are trickling into the market, and the technology is expected to give a much-needed boost to Microsoft's multimedia PC platform.

Rasputin-like, the CableCard refuses to die, despite the best intentions of cable companies everywhere. TiVo still supports the device, and many home theater PCs would be hindered without it, but ...

Since its inception, the Xbox has held the promise of total home entertainment. Like the PS2, it has always played DVD movies, making separate DVD players sort of optional for anyone with a ...