ATI's OCUR Brings CableCard and HDTV Support to Windows Vista
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 5, 2006 6:00 AM EST- Posted in
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OCUR in Action
The tuner is completely controlled by Windows Vista's media center interface, you don't have to treat it any differently once you've got it setup. Although protected by Vista's DRM, once on your machine you should be able to share the content throughout your network, however it has yet to be seen exactly how that's going to work. We would assume that you should at least be able to stream the content to any Xbox 360s on your network.
The demonstration was run on a special build of Vista with support for the external tuner:
As you can see, we had no problem watching HD content and the device worked as seamlessly as expected in Vista.
While Vista itself has a lot going for it, quite possibly the most exciting feature of all will be support for CableCard made possible by ATI's tuner - it's what we're looking forward to this year.
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sprockkets - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
Like who is going to share a 19.2mbps data signal? Recording HDTV will always be a minefield, with allowing who to record what.gibhunter - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
Screw them and their DRM bull S*^(. I will keep on using my $10/month dual HD tuner DVR and if I need a show on DVD, I'll just connect my laptop through firewire with a driver that makes it appear as a digital vcr.In the meantime I'll continue laughing at the people that spent $2000 on a media PC only to have less functionality than my $10/month DVR and $70 dvd player with DivX support.
glennpratt - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
Umm, hate to break it to you but, that box has DRM too. Try recording HBO lately? If you are lucky enough to be able to, it won't last long. (I have a couple of firewire tuners at my house... and I use MCE)Hikari - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
They don't expire. I just get straight mpeg captures, I can even record HBO HD over firewire. Nothing I've ever gotten 'expired', and they play in 3 different OS as well.Maybe my local Comcast isn't doing anything yet though, beats me.
glennpratt - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
It has a record once mode which only lets you play back on the device that recorded it. That's DRM... That your local Comcast doesn't have 5C encryption enabled means your lucky. Mine does on the premium channels, some have it even on broadcast HD stations.raskren - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
OMG! Terrible Windows DRM! Run while you still can!What's the problem here kiddies? Afraid you won't be able to pirate movies as easily?
imaheadcase - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
Your not up to date or you would be pissed to, because Vista as it is now has to many restrictions on data. Even your OWN music/movies will have same restrictions if you downloaded a movie online from BT. copy Shrek to a DVD so i could take on laptop on trips, you can't play it on vista because DRM. Lots of stupid stuff like that, basicly you have to play original DVD of shrek. Its ass backwordsglennpratt - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
I don't know where you got this from, it's pretty much total BS. Link please.AndyKH - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
Isn't it possible to copy e.g. a DVD to a format that doesn't contain DRM as an AVI file. And the DVD content protection has been cracked long ago, how would you make certain that a copied DVD can't be played in Vista. I must admit that I haven't researched the subject much, could you provide a link to some good info about Vista's DRM?The Boston Dangler - Thursday, January 5, 2006 - link
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