I am coming over from Dish VIP722. I know Verison FIOS supports cableCARD. I have personally never tried TIVO but always heard positive reviews. but on other hand:
I love Vista media center with its sleak interface and NO FEE advance DVR functnality and recently CableCard tuner have been cracked to use with any Vista PC. I already have Xbox as extender. more can be scored under $100
so my question:
1 - What are main cons and pro of going with verizon with Windows Media Center or TIVO? has anyone tried both setup? liked one over another?
2 - Are there any known MAJOR bug issues with cableCARD that I should be aware of before I jump ship?
3 - Where can I buy ATI Digital Cable Tuner? besides eBay and also do I have to have PID in order to make it work?
4 - Is my PC powerful enough? if not, what should I improve?
5 - How many ATI tuner I need to have dual tuner setup ? 2?
6 - I read somewhere that M- cablecard is dual tuner card. Is it solution for #5 with Verizon FIOS in DFW, TX market?
Thanks for feedback.
P.S. I hope someone can provide some input. I realize most of conversation here are on advance issues. If I am asking in wrong area please let me know where to go....Thanks
I love Vista media center with its sleak interface and NO FEE advance DVR functnality and recently CableCard tuner have been cracked to use with any Vista PC. I already have Xbox as extender. more can be scored under $100
so my question:
1 - What are main cons and pro of going with verizon with Windows Media Center or TIVO? has anyone tried both setup? liked one over another?
2 - Are there any known MAJOR bug issues with cableCARD that I should be aware of before I jump ship?
3 - Where can I buy ATI Digital Cable Tuner? besides eBay and also do I have to have PID in order to make it work?
4 - Is my PC powerful enough? if not, what should I improve?
- Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
- 3GB DDR2
- ATI HD3450 with 512MB RAM
- Xbox 360 Hardwired with CAT5
- WEI rating of 4.1
- 32 bit Vista Ultimate
5 - How many ATI tuner I need to have dual tuner setup ? 2?
6 - I read somewhere that M- cablecard is dual tuner card. Is it solution for #5 with Verizon FIOS in DFW, TX market?
Thanks for feedback.
P.S. I hope someone can provide some input. I realize most of conversation here are on advance issues. If I am asking in wrong area please let me know where to go....Thanks
