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• Ceton InfiniTV4 CableCard Tuner

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Sep 06 2011, 04:31 PM

  Filed under: Media Center, Digital Cable Tuners, OCUR, Media Center Extender

  Ok, I finally had some extra cash, and the fact that the Ceton InfiniTV 4 tuner dropped $100 in price, so I went ahead and ordered one.  I’ve been using 4 ATI Digital Cable tuners for a while now, and had very few problems, but I figured if I could
  

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• RadioTime for Windows Media Center

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Mar 21 2008, 06:03 PM

  Filed under: Media Center, Media Center Extender

  I found a new (to me anyway) service today, thanks to an insert in the box my Linksys DMA2200 came in. Its called RadioTime, and its free. Its a Media Center plugin that allows you to stream Internet radio stations from all over the world. And it can
  

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• Linksys DMA2200 Media Center Extender for Windows Vista

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Mar 21 2008, 05:53 PM

  Filed under: Media Center, Media Center Extender

  My Linksys DMA2200 arrived today, thanks to the Media Center team at Microsoft (Thanks, folks!). I was fortunate enough to get to test a competing product, the D-Link DSM-750 , prior to this. PRO: The single biggest advantage of the DMA2200 over the DSM
  

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• New Media Center Update for Windows Vista

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Nov 12 2007, 05:45 PM

  Filed under: Media Center, Digital Cable Tuners, OCUR

  A new update for Media Center in Windows Vista will be released through Windows Update this week.   Among the fixes listed are: • Several issues that are related to the Media Center Extensibility Platform • An issue that affects
  

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• Vista Media Center with Four Digital Cable Tuners

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Oct 15 2007, 05:23 PM

  Filed under: Media Center, Digital Cable Tuners, OCUR

  (or How Much TV Can You NOT Watch in a Week?) This is so very, very cool!   For those of you who are considering buying a new Windows Vista PC with one or more Digital Cable Tuners (DCT), there is hope for some rockin' systems.  We've seen various
  

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• Next Version of Media Center - Participation Survery

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Apr 17 2007, 06:22 PM

  Filed under: Media Center

  Posted by Jessica Zahn, one of the Program Managers for Media Center at Microsoft at: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/182376.asp... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey folks
  

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• ATI delays CableCards - CableLabs Certification causes more delays

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Apr 05 2007, 05:50 PM

  Filed under: Media Center

  The above and the following links, say it all. http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/05/ati-stops-shipp... http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/ati-...
  

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• MCE Live TV Buffer Manager

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Mar 30 2007, 05:25 PM

  Filed under: Media Center

  I've written a small Visual Basic 6 Utility that will allow you to increase the size of the Live TV buffer in Windows Media Center from its default of 30 minutes up to two hours, in 15 minute increments. Its compatible with Media Center 2005 and Windows
  

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• Version 1 Media Center Extenders - Rebate/Trade-in

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Mar 25 2007, 01:49 PM

  Filed under: Media Center

  Jessica Zahn, a Program Manager on Microsoft's eHome team, announced the following on thegreenbutton : "People can continue using their V1 Media Center Extenders with an XP-based PC, but for those who plan to buy Windows Vista compatible extenders in
  

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• OCUR is now called Digital Cable Tuner (DCT)

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Feb 24 2007, 06:42 PM

  Filed under: Media Center

  Had nothing else to blog about today, so thought I'd throw this out, from sheer boredom.
  

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