The associated screen shots illustrate the new Digital Cable Tuner Diagnostic Tool from the Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA). I am posting them ahead of the Installment 00B Podcast so you can reference them as we discuss the screens, see what information the tool exposes, and how you can use that information for testing CableCARD-based installations - and troubleshooting issues should they arise. It is important to note that this tool only is available to members of the MCIA. However, using this tool for our examples illustrates how the terminology, architecture, and lower-level information we discussed in the last four Podcasts comes together through a unified User Interface (UI). As we discuss in the Podcast itself, this tool is a great asset for any Windows Media Center integrator. However, it does assume you understand what you are looking at and how all of the pieces fit together. After listening to the previous Podcasts, you now should be more prepared to tackle Digital Cable Tuners and the associated CableCARD infrastructure. Using a tool like this just helps bring it all together.
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