Let’s just face it.  The news this week revolves around one thing and one thing only:  people are finally starting to receive their Ceton InfiniTV4s!  Media Center users throughout the US are going nuts as these cards start to ship from retailers.  It’s taken some time to get them out but between the reported ease of use and the help we provide this week, you should be all set once you unbox that bad boy.
Josh and I are joined by Jeremy Hammer, VP of Systems Integration for Ceton this week.  …

Today we received official word from Ceton that they have begun shipping their InfiniTV 4. The first batch of units has already been sent to their retail partners. If you were one of the first to pre-order then you will probably receive your tuner next week. Demand for the card was higher than the rate in which they are able to manufacture them, so not all pre-orders are being sent out this week. Orders are being fulfilled on a first-ordered, first-shipped basis.
To coincide with the release Ceton has also updated their support page to …

With summer being such a slow news period there just isn’t a whole lot going on anywhere.  Media Center related or not.  Everyone is spending time outside and our HTPCs just don’t get the workout that they do in the fall.
That said, Josh and I were able to find some MC related stories this week.  They’re not all directly related but the articles and topics covered will help add to your enjoyment of your media.  Have a look at the links below.
Don’t forget that our listeners help make our show …

Its not often that a product comes along that really shakes up a niche market like ours. With few exceptions we are accustomed to every product acting like all the others. Price or brand recognition ends up being the determining factor in hardware choices.
What happens however when a product comes along and challenges our notions of the HTPC landscape?
Way back in January of 2009 we learned about an exciting product that really deserves the much-overused title “game changer.” Ceton’s InfiniTV 4, a pci-express card that can record up to four …

Ceton has sent out another newsletter to all of those who are trying to patiently wait for the release of their InfiniTV 4 quad-tuner CableCARD tuner. Unfortunately the Kirkland-based company did not provide an updated release date. With regards to releasing the hotly-anticipated tuner they only stated that the card is currently in production, and as soon as the completed units are tested they will begin shipping to customers who pre-ordered. At this point one would have to assume that its only a matter of weeks until customers begin to …

Media Center wasn’t to be seen this week.  With E3 running, it’s mostly gaming news but Microsoft did make some big content announcements and that’s what we take time to cover this week. 
With ESPN3 coming to Xbox, and being free for Gold Members, Josh and I go to town in regards to getting this content on multiple devices.  It seems that MS wants to limit you to one Xbox 360 (since services are tied to your Xbox Live account) and I’m of the mind that they need to …

We posted back in January that DVBLogic had released the DVBLink Network Server Pack that would allow a Windows 7 Media Center user to share their TV tuners across the network. At the time North American users were left wanting as they did not support NTSC, ATSC, ClearQAM or CableCARD. That has all changed now.
DVBLogic has released beta support for ATSC and ClearQAM. Now North American users can use this software to make their ATSC and QAM tuners available to all of the Windows 7 Media Centers on their network. …

I think I can say that we have a great show lined up this week folks.  Those who normally join us live might have noticed we weren’t there this past Tuesday.  That can happen when you need to conserve bandwidth so you can have two great guests join you to discuss their HTPCs and how they use Media Center.  Skype and Ustream both need upload and at times like these, there can be only one.  But it was completely worth it.
This week, Josh and I were joined by Ben …

The big show is back!  Episode 78 is here to answer your questions and help you along with your Media Center experience.  This week we focus on a few more advanced questions that can get new Media Center users twisted.  Hopefully you’ll find something useful while listening.  You’ll find links to the different software we talk about down below.
One of our listeners wrote in and helped a bit as well.  Being new to the US, he had questions related to TV tuners and what can be recorded with what …

In the past, the Internet TV options in Media Center have been a bit of a joke.  The same tired clips over and over and never replaced with anything fresh.  Add the fact that you couldn’t even watch full episodes of anything and it was basically a non-starter. 
MS has been changing that lately and it started with Windows 7.  We suddenly had access to full episodes from CBS, PBS and other content.  Netflix was next and while it’s STILL not available on extenders within the MC interface, it …