Sounds like it, and it looks like that's the way to go. E-mail me off list please, I want to hear more of how this working for you, and how the set up went. See sence we might talk about Comcast them selves a bit perhaps, this might go OT. In other words, off topic. This is what I was talking about though. It's called a cable card tooner. I'm considering the Ceton Infini TV one. Well, I'll tell you more off list. See you off list.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 10:42 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: PC tuner card with Verizon fios I have a special card that fits into my Win 7 computer, that has a slot for the Comcast card, which is about the size of a creddit card. With this I am able to bring up what ever channal I want and record the shows I want. Vwalla,no set top box! Is that, what the person who started this was looking for? Vicky ----- Original Message ----- From: "HHamit Campos" <hamitcam...@gmail.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 1:58 PM Subject: RE: PC tuner card with Verizon fios > Same goes here. I want to use Comcast with one, but well, like you said, > no > one I've talked to so far has even heard of Windows Media Center. That's > just sad. How ever the last guy that came said that if one wants to use a > cable card toner, it has to be an in house technition that sets it up. I'm > sure it must be the same for you guys. Comcast does say that they do sell > the cards. No wander no one really uses WMC and Microsoft want to get rid > of > it. They haven't yet, But I sence the day is near. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Steve Matzura > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 3:55 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: PC tuner card with Verizon fios > > You didn't ask the best question of all. How does your tuner-card friend > plan on authorizing his device with FiOS? I've wanted to use this option > so > I could have an accessible set-top-box replacement alternative, but no one > at FiOS to whom I have spoken even knows if they can issue authorization > cards for these things, so I haven't plunked down my money for one yet. SO > I > went another route, which turned out to be just as good, and totally free. > Since I have an iPhone, and my wife an iPad, I use the FiOS iPhone and > iPad > apps, which are totally accessible and control our boxes just fine. > Considering what one could spend on a TV card or USB device, getting an > iPad > is almost worth it just for this purpose! Get an old one, no need to have > the latest and greatest one. You could probably find one for less than the > cost of the TV card, and at the end of the day, not only will you control > your television viewing, but you'll have an iPad as well! > > On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:35:29 -0400, you wrote: > >>I was recently talking to a buddy of mine and he is totally blind. He >>is installing a tuner card and a cable attached module and I was >>wondering what is the accessibility of such a setup? How accessible are >>the cards and how difficult are they to setup? Also, how is the audio >>from the cards, clear or do you have to do something special? Thanks for > your help. >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
