For more than a year enthusiasts in the Home Theater PC (HTPC) community have known Ceton as the Kirkland, WA company that delivered the first true PCIe, and until recently only, Digital Cable Tuner (DCT) available on the market ... they have introduced a new external USB member to their four tuner product line with planned availability on September 19th -- aptly named “InfiniTV 4 USB.” Pros: Stability, Form factor, Software ecosystem, including 10’ UI experience in Window 7 Media Center
For more than a year enthusiasts in the Home Theater PC (HTPC) community have known Ceton as the Kirkland, WA company that delivered the first true PCIe, and until recently only, Digital Cable Tuner (DCT) available on the market ... they have introduced a new external USB member to their four tuner product line with planned availability on September 19th -- aptly named “InfiniTV 4 USB.” Pros: Stability, Form factor, Software ecosystem, including 10’ UI experience in Window 7 Media Center
Today we received a much anticipated package from a little company based out of Kirkland Washington. Of course it was the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB! ... Check back in a few days for a full review. We’ll be picking up yet another CableCARD and getting this beauty hooked up tomorrow!
Now it is Ceton's turn [for a Digital Cable Tuner review] because their newest tuner, the $299 InfiniTV 4 USB, arrived this afternoon ... The full review is coming when we have had a chance to really beat it up (it is looking good as we pass the six hour mark in the single PC stress test) and test the device's capabilities as a standalone and shared resource.
Today we received a much anticipated package from a little company based out of Kirkland Washington. Of course it was the Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB! ... Check back in a few days for a full review. We’ll be picking up yet another CableCARD and getting this beauty hooked up tomorrow!
Now it is Ceton's turn [for a Digital Cable Tuner review] because their newest tuner, the $299 InfiniTV 4 USB, arrived this afternoon ... The full review is coming when we have had a chance to really beat it up (it is looking good as we pass the six hour mark in the single PC stress test) and test the device's capabilities as a standalone and shared resource.
Conclusion: While the Ceton InfiniTV4 is currently the only CableCARD solution on the market for HTPC users, that doesn't mean the company has slouched on the job. They've designed and built a solid product that does what it's advertised to do and does it well.
For longtime fans of Windows Media Center, the InfiniTV 4 is the answer to a prayer. Once installed, it bestows four digital tuners, each able to show and/or record high-definition and premium channels. As one of those longtime fans, I'm happy to report it works--and it's awesome.
As a long time Windows Media Center user, the holy grail of TV viewing for me was the ability to watch and record digital cable signals ... That reality is finally here with the Ceton InfiniTV 4 card allowing me to use my Windows 7 Media Center setup that I built from various parts I had laying around to watch and capture all the cable channels I subscribed to.
The InfiniTV4 is a PCIe based card that has 4 television tuners built onto one adapter. I have been using the InfiniTV 4-tuner card for over a month now and it’s a beautiful piece of work ... I haven’t had a lick of trouble since installing the card and find that it just works without thinking about it. A pleasant surprise in the world of PCs and cable cards to be sure.