Windows Media Center 7 with ATI CableCard Tuner (Time Warner Cable)

Demonstration of Windows Media Center 7 using an internal ATI CableCard Tuner. CableCard provided by Time Warner.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Windows Media Center 7
• HTPC
• Cablecard
• ATI CableCard Tuner
• Time Warner
• ATI
• Windows 7
• Home Theater PC
• Millennium Systems
• Millennium
• Systems

[millenniumsystems]

Windows Media Center with a CableCard can handle all HD channels. The real question is: does Basic Cable from Charter give you HD channels. If so, then you will be available to view HD channels in Windows Media Center no problem.

[jawwad594]

whats ur tuner name ?

[dan5979]

What remote is that?

[HeadingForTomorrow]

@Kanimationmovies

I totally agree, cable companies boxes are nowhere near what you can build, but is there any problem with HDHR's Cable Card device, it is supposed to cost almost half of what Ceton does, and also it is external. For someone with not much room left inside the PC, it is going to be an excellent choice.

Since I am running HDHR Dual + ATI on my Win 7, i can still record 3 shows in channels that are supported by all three tuners. (Except premiums since hdhr doesnt support them).

[Kanimationmovies]

@HeadingForTomorrow

It was a good product for it's time but I must say the new Ceton tuner is much better.

Especially because the ATI tuners were only shipped with special vista PC's. I have a windows7 PC and it was a pain to get it activate. Plus, I record a lot of shows and it's nice to be able to record 4 at once.

Media Center is far better than anything the cable companies provide. I can't stand the crappy set top box's with 1-200 gigs of storage. With Media Center I have 4 TB.

[HeadingForTomorrow]

@Kanimationmovies

I have the same setup with ATI TV Wonder, but I also have HDHR Dual as well (the grey one). I am waiting for HDHR Cable Card version, but I must say ATI TV Wonder is an excellent device, very fast tuning and does not drop signals. And for HDHR, there is nothing else to say, it is just perfect.

[Kanimationmovies]

@k3llys0t0

The ATI tuners are really hard to find. It took me three months to get one and it didn't even work.

Luckily, there are much better tuners available. Type in Ceton on amazon. I use a Ceton tuner in my media center.

Video series coming soon on my channel.

[Kanimationmovies]

@klrobinson999

In order to receive switched digital channels you will need a tuning adapter.

[Kanimationmovies]

@c3por2d2atnaboo

He is using the ATI tv wonder. They are hard to get and only can record 1 channel.

I also have a media center but I use A Ceton tuner which can record up to 4 channels at once.

Just type ceton on amazon. It's the first result.

[Kanimationmovies]

@mannymarz

When you connect it through a cable box the signal is automatically downgraded to 480p. The only way to get HD signal is through a Cable card.

[mannymarz]

hey i connected it to the timewarner box ut it kinda doesnt look nice and the remotes are hard to work with