Derek has posted installment 9 of The Custom Integrator Show. In this show Derek and I look at Man-Machine Interfaces (MMIs) presented by the web server built into the ATI Digital Cable Tuner. While listening to his one you may want to take a look at the screen shots Derek posted they should help with understanding the details. Some details from Derek’s post:

Why go through all of this effort and detail related to Digital Cable Tuners (DCTs) and CableCARDs?  The Windows Media Center platform is one of the few (if only) PC-based home theater and DVR solutions that lets your clients consume high definition premium content via cable, especially throughout the home.  It is a huge selling point for this product since most people currently “just want to watch TV.”  The incorporation of CableCARD technology into Windows Media Center seems to get a bad rap for some reason – probably because most integrators really do not understand the architecture, how it works, how to make it work well, and how to troubleshoot it efficiently.  The technology works, but more importantly, it has to work well.  It is part of the ultimate Windows Media Center experience if you have done your job well.  Hopefully, you find this level of detail worthwhile as part or your efforts to deliver that experience to your customers.

 

The Custom Integrator Show Installment 009

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