The Copy Freely flag being opened up just means that you can also use those recordings on other media center PCs or have the ability to transcode (for Zune for instance). This post is wrong from several factual points.ġ) MS has had cablecards for years, the problem was they could only be used with certain OEM PCs and the OCUR tuners couldn’t be installed (until a very recent bios hack) on other PCs, so it was a very limited market.Ģ) You can record anything you have rights to on your cable box, including HBO etc. Posted in Peripherals Hacks, Video Hacks Tagged cablecard, copy freely, digital cable, microsoft, tuner Post navigation Who makes the decision on which shows we can pay to record? And yet you can only record shows marked with a “Copy Freely” flag. Both of these expenditures are on top of a digital cable subscription. So, if we have this right: you shell out money for a new tuner then you pay more for the rental of the CableCARD. But here’s where it gets hairy: if you read the Microsoft announcement, TV shows flagged as CF (copy freely) are the only ones that can be recorded. Redmond’s PVR offering is also limited to recording analog television opening up digital would expand the marketplace for them. Microsoft has been making a big push into the home theater PC market with Media Center. Wait a minute though, the announcement was made by Microsoft? Indeed. Up to this point, recording digital cable has required a dedicated cable box and workarounds to allow the computer to change channels.
#Tv tuner for pc with cable card software#
This has been possible for a long time with analog cable and PVR software such as MythTV. A card like this would allow you to hook up your digital cable to your computer and record programs natively.
We were momentarily excited when we heard that CableCARD compatible tuners will be available for purchase by the end of the year.
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