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Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

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Microsoft announced at CEDIA that customers will now be able to add digital cable tuners with a CableCARD™ to any Windows® 7-based PC with Windows® Media Center. The Digital Cable Advisor tool is being provided by Microsoft to analyze consumer PCs to ensure that they are capable of a quality digital cable viewing experience.

The Digital Cable Advisor measures system parameters such as CPU speed, RAM, graphics card support for hardware acceleration, and digital connection capabilities. If the PC meets the minimum requirements, the tool enables digital cable functionality on the PC. Then, users can add a digital cable tuner with a CableCARD™. With a digital cable subscription from a TV service provider, users can access cable pay-TV, including premium content.

In addition, the latest ATI 1.19 Firmware which enables Copy Freely for CableCARD™ recordings is now available via Windows Update.

See the full details on the Windows 7 Media Center Team blog at http://thegreenbutton.com/blogs/windows_media_center_team_blog/archive/2009/11/06/digital-cable-advisor-now-available.aspx.

This is by far my favorite feature of Windows 7 !!!

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009 12:19 AM by Keith Combs
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Monday, November 09, 2009 11:35 AM by JonThomasDesigns

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

I Noticed you were selling your XPS420 .. what did you replace it with ?  My 420 is still going strong but once and awhile i get the itch for a Core i7

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:26 AM by Keith Combs

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

I have several machines and one of them is a Dell XPS 630i so it's time to sell the XPS 420.

For anyone reading this, you can see the stuff I am selling at http://www.odysseycostumes.com/kegaandel.html

Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:43 PM by Anandh

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

Hi Keith.

I was thinking about getting a cable card tune to use along with my windows 7 MC. Is there enough premium content on Verizon FIOS that is available for recording using copy freely ? and is the recording done in full HD with all sound channels ?

Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:32 PM by Keith Combs

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

I need to do more testing than the light weight stuff I've done so far, but I have yet to find something that is locked down.

I'll set up some recordings tomorrow and over the weekend.

Friday, November 13, 2009 6:42 PM by Jason

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

From previous posts and recommendatoins i bought a xps420 with dual ATI USB cable cards and i have loved it once i got the OCUR fix.  From your recent posts on Win7 MC i should be able to upgrade/reinstall without issues getting FIOS channels?

Friday, November 13, 2009 7:12 PM by Keith Combs

# re: Windows 7 Digital Cable Advisor and CableCard Copy Freely released !!!

Jason,

The Windows 7 MCE shell, guide, performance, etc. are all better than Windows Vista.  If you do an upgrade, any DRM'd content you have will still be playable.  

If you install fresh, you'll lose the ability to play the old content but there will be no worries with the new recordings.

It's a good time to install fresh if you can. Enjoy!

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