digital cable

About this tag
Discussions on WindowsForum.com about digital cable focus on Windows Media Center (WMC) compatibility with CableCARD tuners, graphics card requirements for content protection, and channel limitations. Users report issues after reinstalling Windows, where the Digital Cable Advisor flags video cards or drivers as lacking content protection support, even if previously working. Others seek workarounds for accessing channels above 158 in WMC, or debate the roles of CableLabs, ATI, and Microsoft in PC certification for digital cable. Common themes include troubleshooting hardware acceleration, BIOS flags for OCUR, and set-top box integration.
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    Windows 7 Windows Media Center problem

    I have a Windows 7 Pro X 64 computer. Several years ago I bought a Ceton Infinity 4 pci card. When I ran the Digital Cable Advisor it told me I needed to upgrade my video card to support digital cable, and I bought a AMD Radeon HD 6770 card which I have used successfully for years. Last week I...
    • jtpcamp
    • Thread
    • amd ceton infinitv content protection digital cable driver issues graphics card hardware compatibility media center reinstall troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  2. M

    Windows 7 Graphics card and hardware acceleration

    I just upgraded (clean installed) my system from Home Premium 32 bit to Professional 64 bit. While trying to get my digital cable to work, Windows Media Center is telling me I should get a graphics card that supports hardware acceleration. I was just using this card this morning prior to the...
    • Matt Small
    • Thread
    • 64-bit clean install digital cable graphics card hardware acceleration media center memory issues troubleshooting upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming

  3. Windows 7 CableCARD, who's to blame

    is it CableLabs? the ones who claim that only certain PC's can be "Certified" Digital Cable ready? Digital cable ready doesn't mean anything other than a small flag has been added to a BIOS that enables OCUR. from everything I've read, it can be added to any BIOS. Is it ATI the one and...
    • djarrum
    • Thread
    • ati cable card cable provider cablelabs certification compatibility consumer rights digital cable digital tv diy options hardware licensing media center microsoft pc build streaming tech industry tech industry trends tuner
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. G

    Windows Vista Media Center and Cable TV--accessing channels over 158?

    I have land-line cable via Mediacom and a set-top box that controls a TV downstairs. It is also connected to a computer upstairs, and I've had no problems watching cable TV on the computer. Unfortunately, our cable service has channels about 158--the maximum allowed channel number to add...
    • gwyneth53
    • Thread
    • cable channel limit computer setup digital cable media center mediacom set-top box streaming tech support workaround
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support