Dell prepping CableCARD-compatible XPS 410
By Evan Blass 
posted March 12th 2007 10:30PM
posted March 12th 2007 10:30PM
So Vista's been out for a little over a month now, yet hardware supporting one of its most anticipated features -- CableCARD compatibility -- is still nowhere to be found; we'd assumed that big names like Niveus and VidaBox would have had products ready at launch, but apparently the certification process is taking longer than they anticipated. Well the good news is that at least one manufacturer is planning to offer a compatible box in the near future: PC Magazine reports that Dell just sent them a pre-production XPS loaded up with ATI's TV Wonder Digital Cable tuner (external or internal is not made clear). The brief teaser article doesn't mention anything about a possible launch window, though, so don't go tossing your Series3 TiVo out just yet.[Via Gearlog]
Excellent article and comments about the Dell CableCARD.
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I sure hope that I'll be able to get one of these bad boys and upgrade my current setup, i don't want to have to buy a whole new computer.
It's going to take a lot more than a CableCard-equipped XPS desktop to get me to give up my S3.
Does anyone know if this means we'll be able to use our Home Premium (or higher) computers as HDTV PVR's? Or is that yet to come? I simply won't buy a new computer until I can get that feature.
Yep, Wes, that's exactly what this means.
If anyone hasn't, check out the slideshow:
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/0,1206,l=202688&pg=0&s=1489&a=202485,00.asp
mmmm...dual OCUR tuners...can't wait!
Lots of people waiting for this hardware to appear AND get the bugs worked out. Looks like you'll be stuck buying a new system in order to use this and it doesn't look like there are any options to build your own. The system has to be cable labs certified to accept a cable card. How long will it take the cable companies to train their installers on getting one of these up and running???
From what I hear from a friend who's in the CEDIA industry, Sony will be the first one out the door with cable card support. That is supposed to happen this month actually, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't make it out.
For those of you with Direct TV, your wait will be longer, I heard that September is the target, which means I wouldn't REALLY expect anything until the holidays, but hey you never know.
Velocity Micro will be having an OCUR Cablecard System ship out this month