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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Over at Zatz Not Funny, the greatest name ever for a blog, Zatz asks an important question: What's up with CableCARD-ready PCs? Did they fall off the face ...

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 ...

Rent a CableCard from your cable company, plug this USB receiver into your Windows 7 PC, and presto: you've got a fantastic dual-tuner DVR.

Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years ...

Remember the CableCARD?This PC-card like device is plugged into TV sets and DVRs to allow one-way access to encrypted digital video on cable systems. A few years ago many digital TV sets included a ...

Every PC on your network that’s running Windows Media Center can access live TV. Like Ceton’s earlier InfiniTV 4—a $199, four-tuner device that plugs into a PC’s USB port—its successor ...