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Bought this back when it went on sale months ago for around $220. It has been a great purchase and even moreso with the NFL back on. My main TV hooked up to my HTPC has the most interesting game on...
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Thread created 09-15-2012 by peenasi
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I don't know what a Replay is, but I assume that the SSD is/was not in the Replay; if that assumption is wrong then ignore the following.
There are too many variables here to make a clear case in...
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Thread created 09-15-2012 by peenasi
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Never had that problem. Kids watch lots of cartoons. I just set a series pass though.
But anytime I would go through the guide and click on a handful of shows or two, I would see them scheduled...
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Thread created 09-15-2012 by peenasi
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I figure I would throw my 2 cents in. I have 2 of these installed (along with a HR Prime) in my HTPC & love them. I got my first one around Black Friday & picked Ceton because of the extra tuner....
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Thread created 09-15-2012 by peenasi
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This is a great deal for 95% of the users. There are many great things that others will outline here, so I'll point out the issues with the technology. I have nothing bad to say about Ceton, it is...
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A hard drive has plenty of throughput for recording 4 streams and play back multiple streams at the same time.
Who cares how fast your WMC pc boots up if it is on all the time.
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The thinking behind that was the experience using a Sata drive for the main drive. Using an SSD speeds up the response when using an extender or scheduling a show.
For example, when I was...
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Thread created 09-15-2012 by peenasi
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kinda new to the multiple tuner setup so here's my noob question
can you have multiple outputs (e.g. hdmi out, two monitors) watch different channels using one (main) computer? or you need three...
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ReplayTv was a single tuner DVR that was Tivo's main competor in the early to mid 2000's One thing that was nice was that it had auto commerical skip, allowed you to stream one show from one unit to...
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I got an SSD for similar reasons, but also:
- Shorter boot time, generally faster OS operations
- Confidence that if I'm recording three or four streams that the various functions of the OS...
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WMC can see them as movies. First, make sure you add the containing folder to the Movie Library, not the Video Library. Second, you need to install an app that will set the metadata (the year,...
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Well, it's clunky if you have lots of ripped DVDs to convert, and prefer to use the original DVD menu structure for chapters and extras, like having movie thumbnails and summaries, etc. All of which...
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You're stretching. Buying a 2nd drive so your other drive lasts some theoretical minute percentage longer seems to defeat the purpose and then some. You won't save any energy consumption or heat by...
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Yes thank you. I have an SSD bud. I know the advantages. Just saying that the advantages in WMC aren't what some here have stated. It isn't going to extend the life of your data drive any. And...
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The OS doesn't do much writing. That's why it doesn't matter. I can easily record 4 streams and play back multiple streams at the same time on a regular hard drive which handles it with no...
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Any idea how much of a monthly saving by using a HTPC with cable card vs renting a single comcast HD DVR ?
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BigDish said "it would avoid the OS spinning up the disk". Avoiding spinning up the disk implies the disk is not spinning. You replied by saying "recording 4 football games" which implies the disk is...
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Ceton drivers up the tuner limit to 32, I believe.
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The end user won't know that the system is actually a Windows based. I have an 80 year old using it without a problem. Had I told them it was a PC, they wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. But, to...
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Newegg has Ceton InfiniTV 4 Quad-tuner PCI Express Digital CableCard HDTV Tuner for $200 - $30 off promo code EMCYTZT2218 = $170 with free shipping. Thanks rsriram22
Note: This tuner requires a...
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http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/purchasing-a-cablecard
For Comcast:
I would get this if cable weren't such a bundled ripoff.
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Can you watch TV on a linux pc without an extender?
for that matter can i can watch TV on a linux PC using HD Homerun prime?
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4 tuners is the other advantage.
Runs pretty hot. Hard to cool within specs in a small htpc case inside a cabinet with the back of the cabinet cut out and a large hot AVR on the shelf below it. ...
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It depends on the cable operator. Time Warner users and Charter users generally will. FiOS and Comcast users won't. Cox can go either way. Most of the rest do not need them.
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I'm trying to decide between the Ceton and the Silicondust 3-tuner device.
How long/wide is the Ceton card? From the pictures, it looks like it may collide with the memory on my old Gigabyte mATX...
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Here's my ceton with 2 fans zip tied to it. You don't want the ceton to overheat. I had my 6850 right next to my ceton for about a year then both started getting hot. I move the 6850 put new...
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There are many questions answered at http://cetoncorp.com/product-support/#1514
To answer the specific question on size,the InfiniTV is the form-factor of a low-profile PCIe card, and does comply...
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I did a reinstall of my system which consists of 2 Ceton PCI cards, when I follow the instructions (& using the latest install software) it only showed me having 4 tuners. If I'm doing an inital...
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Thanks for the correction. Still, I've heard bad things about many of them. E.g. smallish hard drives, so-so quality, ugly and clunky program guides, having to pay monthly guide fees, etc.
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Even if it costs $40 for an add on, it is well worth it. At least they are not making it only available to OEMs and only tied to certain BIOSes like they did with WME with XP.
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It's actually even better though because the $40 is the upgrade from Win7/Vista/XP to Win8 Pro and will include the WMC add-on during this offer. I've seen a screen shot that shows WMC being $12.79...
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Then, this is not a product for you. But, I have to say that if a layman like me, who has absolultely nothing to do with computers, I am a chemist, can set it up, then someone who has a little bit...
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Yah, unless you just want a single PC TV tuner forever, the hdhomerun is so much more flexible, can watch on any Win7/8 PC or Xbox 360 too. Not sure what else would compel anyone to these for the...
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I have been working with computers for 40 years. I taught myself assembly language for IBM Mainframe computers long before IBM made a PC. I have read very much documentation. There is no reason why...
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Motz or B3261. I have a question about the unable to record the buffer on a live show. Can you back up into the buffer, say 15 minutes, then press record and it will record from that point? Weird...
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Just as a follow up it turns out that the members here are correct. The HDHomerun Prime does work with premium channels. I was given wrong information on another forum and from Comcast support. I...
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Holy crap! I've actually been looking into this within the past 2 weeks. Perfect timing since I'm still putting together my dream HTPC. SWEET!!!! In41.
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Your experience does not accurately reflect a correct setup with this card, for multiple reasons.
While I appreciate the time it took you to write all of that out, discouraging other users based...
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Excuse the noob question but I don't have time to tea all pages. People say u can use an Xbox as an extender, will a PS3 do that too?
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STEP 9. Nightmare.
I bought the HdHomerun Prime last week otherwise I would have maybe bought this Ceton card. Either way the concept and steps are the same in getting the Cablecard activated by...
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