The Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB is one of the cooler items we're featuing in our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. It basically turns your computer into a fully-functional live TV DVR. We know that features like Media Center exist on PCs, but the problem is that, until now, it's been hard to get a good signal into your computer. The InfiniTV 4 USB fixes that.
What can we say about the InfiniTV 4 that we haven’t already? Ceton’s pair of CableCARD TV tuners have been solid performers and offer a great value when looking at the cost on a per-tuner basis.
Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe: Is regarded as the most stable option [among all CableCARD tuners]. Ceton’s tuners offer rock-solid performance.
Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB: Is a great option for small-form-factor (SFF) PCs that don’t have an internal expansion slot. It can also share its tuners across the network utilizing a Windows Media Center plugin like the PCIe version.
A: No. Tru2Way support requires that the tuning device (e.g. InfiniTV) use the cable operator’s user interface, which limits our ability to offer a superior user experience. There are actually very few Tru2Way services available to consumers today and the only way to access those services currently is by leasing a Tru2Way capable set-top box […]
A: Yes. All InfiniTV models support 3D TV broadcasts as long as you have a 3D graphics card like the NVIDIA® 3D Vision installed in your Media Center PC, you receive 3D broadcasts from your cable provider and have a 3D-capable TV display. Please note that you may have to manually enable 3D mode on […]
A: Yes. InfiniTV devices installed in a Windows 7 Media Center PC supports closed captioning for digital channels.
A: Yes. All InfiniTV products support SDV via Tuning Adapters (TAs) that are available from your cable operator. You should check with your cable operator for details.
A: InfiniTV 6 ETH is the supported solution for Network Tuner (a.k.a. Tuner Sharing) capabilities between more than one Media Center PC on a home network. It is a network-connected device that is designed specifically for such scenarios. Network Tuners with InfiniTV 6 ETH is supported on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems. InfiniTV […]
A: Yes. In most cases, EAS messages work just fine. However, depending on the specific cable TV provider, Windows Media Center may not be always display Emergency Alert Messages correctly on the TV.
A: Canada: since CableCARD support is not a regulatory requirement in Canada as it is in the US, some Canadian cable operators support CableCARD-based devices like InfiniTV, while others do not. Please check with your local cable operator. Rest of World: InfiniTV is designed specifically for cable systems in North America that support CableCARD-based devices. […]