Review: Ceton InfiniTV 4 Quad CableCARD Tuner – Part I

[mikinho]

I currently have 3 extenders attached for testing: 1- Linksys DMA2200; 2- Slim Xbox 360; 3- Original Xbox 360 (out of warranty and self repaired RRoD)

[Naylia]

Where’s Part 3!! skip Part 2 and give us some SageTV love!

[Anonymous]

[quote=”Naylia”]
Where’s Part 3!! skip Part 2 and give us some SageTV love!
[/quote]

LOL!! Hey I need Part 2 just as much as you need Part 3. Maybe he will release both at same time 🙂 ?

[mikinho]

Sorry all, Part II will most likely not be published today.  I took a “day off” yesterday and am trying to not rush some of the data analysis.  So it WILL be published tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

No worries, and thanks for all your efforts, great work so far!

[mikinho]

The question has been asked various times on whether the Ceton InfiniTV has to go through the 1 minute “resync” time delay when resuming from sleep.  The answer is, yes it does.

For those unfamiliar with it the Ceton InfiniTV documentation states the below.

[quote]
Note: Each time your PC is turned off and turned back on again, Media Center must re-establish communication with the Ceton InfiniTV 4.

This process, which takes about a minute, begins when you go to “Live TV” the first time after power up. During this period, Media Center

displays the following screen:

Viewing or Listening Conflict.  No Tuner Available to Satisfy the Current Request

When communication has been established, live TV will begin normally without any further action.[/quote]

The “Viewing or Listening Conflict.  No Tuner Available to Satisfy the Current Request” error will also occur when resuming from sleep.  At least in 1 of my test systems, I’ll test in additional systems and update if needed.  The good news is that Media Center will take that into account when resuming for scheduled recordings.

[Mike Garcen]

hrmm…i’m trying to remember if the ATI DCT did the same. I do remember seeing that Viewing Conflict before, just don’t recall when.

[mikinho]

Yes the ATI DCT has the same limitation.  It is required by OCUR tuners.

[Meester.Rip]

Can you try running one of the systems with 2gig of RAM. I might have to go shopping if I need more RAM. I have run the cable advisor before and did not have any trouble so maybe this is a CETON thing and the Silicondust Tuner won’t have such a high requirement.

[mikinho]

Sure but it will be a 64-bit operating system, I don’t have any 32-bit systems aside from virtuals.  So the memory utilization will be a little higher than a 32-bit perating system.

[Meester.Rip]

I am just curious if something in the software stops the CETON services from running if it sees the RAM is less than the requirement.

[mikinho]

Trying to get Part 2 out there, below is a screenshot from the tuner comparison:

[img width=650 height=387]http://www.missingremote.com/images/stories/mikinho/ceton/tv-setup-max-tuners.jpg[/img]

I did switch some of the tuners around to test ATSC as well.

[Mike Garcen]

[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
I am just curious if something in the software stops the CETON services from running if it sees the RAM is less than the requirement.
[/quote]

see below for actual answers 🙂

[mikinho]

The 4GB minimal is part of the DCA but only on W7 64-bit, it is not a requirement for 32-bit flavors.

[mikinho]

And there are two bits of software installed with the Ceton drivers:

1- Ceton InfiniTV Tuning Adapter service.  This can safely be disabled or uninstalled if you do not need tuning adatpers.

2- Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic.  I did not include a mention of the Ceton InfiniTV Diagnostic in Part 1 as the final version was not available yet.

Neither software or related drivers require 4GB of RAM.  The requirement is part of the DCA.

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