We're a boutique PC builder that's a national brand - all our advertising, PR, and sales activities are focused nation-wide. We are not a "local dealer." Currently we're the number 1 desktop pick on CNET.com and we hold the record as the fastest PC on PC Mag. We've won countless national awards in major magazines and in 2006 won HardOCP's Best Boutique Integrator and Best Technical Support when compared to 26 other companies including Overdrive, Voodoo, Velocity Micro, and others.
You will not be able to record DirecTV HD content with an OCUR system. You can only watch premium cable content, not satellite. The rumor mill is alive with speculation about satellite support, but if it's true you're looking at a ways out in my opinion.
Sounds like your reps at HP just don't understand the technology and gave you bad info.
You also will not be able to burn "playable" Blu-ray disks with digital cable content on them. You can back up the data files, but you cannot create a Blu-ray movie, so to speak.
I was Velocity Micro's Director of Product Development, and I deployed CableCARDs for them.
1) You need an OEM activation BIOS with the proper OSFR ACPI table not only present, but populated with vendor specific information.
2) You need a special copy of Vista with digital cable tuner activation PID. You will not be able to purchase this unless you are a direct OEM with MS and have signed a DTOS.
3) You need to sign a conformance letter with Cable Labs and they store the information from #1 in this list on central servers, and that information is checked every 90 days to ensure compliance.
4) If at any time it is found that the information has been compromised, Cable Labs need merely to flip a switch and you will cease to receive premium cable content.
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