We didn’t have as much listener response this week and while we miss it, it did give us time to catch up with some of the latest Media Center news out there. We took time to discuss the Digital Cable Advisor Tool as well as several 3rd party apps that recently became available for Media Center.
The first thing we go over this week is the Digital Cable Advisor Tool. This is the new download from Microsoft which allows you to know whether or not your PC is DCT ready. This along with the relaxed ATI CableCard Tuner firmware were released last last week and if you’ve been waiting to get that HD content into your Media Center from your cable company, your wait is over.
As well, Josh and Adam take time to discuss to newer 3rd party plugins. One isn’t exactly new but it has been updated for Windows 7 and you can find links to both in the show notes:
- Digital Cable Advisor Tool
- New ATI Firmware
- Heatwave for Windows 7
- WTV Watcher
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All the copy protection is done inside the Cable card tuners. So when the file hits the PC from the tuner it is already locked down. That why it doesn't really matter about HDCP. Its no different than a HD cable box that offers component output. The content providers are more concerned about the file(That the ATI tuner encrypts) than they are the video display.
I also don't like the way you advertise ShowAnalyzer 1.0 as a finished product. I like ShowAnalyzer but it is far from a finished product and their are still many issues that customers are having. If you don't believe me go here http://www.dragonglobal.biz/forums/showanalyzer….
As someone who has had 2 ATI DCTs for a year+. Ive danced with the devil that is HDCP encryption. And yes it does matter when it comes to displaying protected recordings using a digital interface (DVI/HDMI). Without it you will see a lovely error message stating HDCP Support Required instead of the recorded content. The only other way around this is to use an analog interface (component/VGA for HD or composite/s-video for SD).
As someone who has had 2 ATI DCTs for a year+. Ive danced with the devil that is HDCP encryption. And yes it does matter when it comes to displaying protected recordings using a digital interface (DVI/HDMI). Without it you will see a lovely error message stating HDCP Support Required instead of the recorded content. The only other way around this is to use an analog interface (component/VGA for HD or composite/s-video for SD).