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Alienware cans Hangar 18 HD media server before its time {Engadget HD}
Sep 29th 2008 12:16PM Uh...it was $7,000 at release. Completely overpriced. It was probably the best cablecard solution in terms of features but the price was ridiculous. Not surprising that it died. The niveus price is silly too. Two digital cable tuners for $1200? Insane.
Why are all the cablecard machines outside of HP and dell so expensive?
HP's Media Center PC with CableCARD for $1250 {Engadget HD}
Oct 26th 2007 4:17PM Ben,
Earlier this week HP had a $400 off coupon for that model, making it even more attractive. The problem with HP is that they had only offered 1 DCT. Now Sony makes it alittle more attractive.
Kevin
Workaround enables Netflix 'Watch Now' titles to be decrypted, saved {Engadget HD}
Aug 8th 2007 8:26AM Brad does great stuff over at TV Squad. You should, however, link to the original article at Brent Evan's website.
TiVo HD launches {Engadget HD}
Jul 24th 2007 8:39AM How will it handle switched digital video? Isn't that the big question?
CableCARD 2.0 is ready {Engadget HD}
Jun 22nd 2007 12:26PM Ben,
I also meant to say that your CableCard 2.0 posts have been great. There really is nothing else out there explaining CableCard 2.0 right now.
CableCARD 2.0 is ready {Engadget HD}
Jun 22nd 2007 12:10PM Wow, this is actually brillianty devious. All of the cable co's are rolling out switched video to increase HD bandwidth. For SDV you need CableCard 2.0 (i.e. for more HD channels you need it). CableCard 2.0 basically kills Tivo and Media Center through OCAP. So the Cable Co's meet the FCC regs and can gain complete control again. Brilliant.
I would be shocked if the FCC steps in. No one actually cares about the consumer. It does open satellite to be a potential nerd haven though.
Alienware's Hangar 18 launches {Engadget HD}
Jun 5th 2007 5:05PM The only problem is that it does not appear to support digital cable tuners and does not offer a blu-ray or hd-dvd drive. This product is DOA without these things. What are you paying over $2,000 for?
Vista CableCARD Media Center PCs - what do you want to know? {Engadget}
May 21st 2007 10:42PM Here are a couple of questions for you:
1) Can you record TV to an external hard drive or NAS?
2) If you have two DCTs, are you limited to two separate channels to your xbox? Can I watch Lost live downstairs while my wife watches Medium live upstairs while recording the NBA play-offs?
Computer to TV ? .Shouldn't it be the Other Way ? {Blog Maverick}
Jan 25th 2007 8:41PM Microsoft's release of Vista should be an interesting experiment with media center and CableCards. If a DVR is just a computer, why not give it the flexibility of a computer? In 2-3 years, a quality home theater computer that can store every movie you own, all your music, and can replace your cable box, will cost less than $750.
HiPe PC eMage-N: Media Center PCs with voice control {PVR Wire}
Dec 2nd 2006 3:00PM I think a good remote goes a long way to controlling an MCE machine. This seems like a gimmick more than something useful.
