Hauppauge CableCARD Prototype Revealed
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If you remember earlier this year, Hauppauge and SiliconDust forged a partnership to team up on CableCARD tuners so we were eager to find out the status of the yet to be released Hauppauge 2-tuner USB version.
The partnership between the two involves Hauppauge using its manufacturing clout to make both the SiliconDust HDHomerun Prime and the Hauppauge USB tuner. Meanwhile, SiliconDust is handling the driver side.
Another interesting tidbit we learned is that Hauppauge is investigating different DRM technologies besides Microsoft’s PlayReady to enable the use of the tuner with encrypted CableCARD content in different software packages and operating systems.
The prototype looks unfinished because, well, it’s a prototype. The real shipping product promises to be sleeker looking and will ditch the Ethernet port among other enhancements. The tuner is planned to have LEDs for power, tuner status and driver status.
We’re not sure what the final product will cost, but considering all the new options from Ceton, Hauppauge and SiliconDust coupled with Hauppauge’s manufacturing capacity, we wouldn’t be surprised if the retail price was as low as $150.
With Ceton been so backlog 4+
With Ceton been so backlog 4+ months on orders guest what going to happing SiliconDust and Hauppauge are going to win hands down when the product come out ocen it in final ver hardware so it going to be a realy interesting year aaron on how all of this play out.
By the way aaron did you get a chacne to look at the PCTV Broadway2A?.
SHSPVR wrote:
With Ceton
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With Ceton been so backlog 4+ months on orders guest what going to happing SiliconDust and Hauppauge are going to win hands down when the product come out ocen it in final ver hardware so it going to be a realy interesting year aaron on how all of this play out.
By the way aaron did you get a chacne to look at the PCTV Broadway2A?.
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That’s assuming that Ceton doesn’t get rid of their backlog before these other tuners (which have yet to issue a release date) are on the market. Ceton apparently said that their first priority was to get rid of the backlog, then focus on their two new products. If they are able to do that before SD (I don’t even count Hauppauge) releases their tuner, I wonder if the market will still be there. This is such a niche market, and Ceton seems to have the small OEM market wraped up, that I wonder if there’s room for the other two. Ceton has stated that they have sold “thousands and thousands” of tuners, how many more are really left to be sold?
However, if they don’t, then SD has a real shot because Ceton hasn’t done themselves any PR favors with their crappy release schedule and production problems.
When a company uses
When a company uses “thousands and thousands”, then you can be assured they dont have significant market penetration. Even if Ceton does reduce their backlog, it’s not going to effect SD and eventually H. Besides stronger name brand recognition, the SD Prime will attract more price-concious consumers and integrators who don’t have a desire for 4 and 6 tuners. This is a niche market, but it has much room for growth. That bulk of growth is the average non-techie consumer who is still unaware of pc tv tuners and their capabilities. Clients I advise ask me, “Can it record any cable channel?” Yes, “How much?” $400 for the tuner alone, and they are immediately turned off even when I mention it’s capable of recording 4 channels at once. If the author is even remotely close to his statement of the H selling for $160, then they will have little problem moving a product like this.
So… looking at this
So… looking at this happauge box- is it a USB device, or a network device? (Or both?) How many tuners is it going to have in it?
It both
It both
SHSPVR wrote:It both
That is
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It both
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That is wrong. The Hauppauge is a USB only. Currently only a single USB though we did mention adding a 2nd would be beneficial for SDV customers. The prototype has both since it shares a design with Silicon Dust PRIME as you can see the USB isn’t even the proper type.
Micheal in way it is
Micheal in way it is still network device and that what he ask, So in way it still both even the InfiniTV card are part base on network device.
Now if he ask if this going to be ethernet to I would said NO I know this USB only but that not what he ask.
It is considered a network
It is considered a network tuner since that is the underlaying OCUR/MOCUR implementation. But he asked looking at the device, putting that in context I would assume he is asking whether the Ethernet port shown in the photo could be used in addition to the USB.
yup, michael’s correct in
yup, michael’s correct in what i was asking. thanks for the clarification.
This looks just like the SD
This looks just like the SD Prime and I’d guess that’s what they’re showing. The Hauppauge should have just a USB connection (wrong gender on the photo) and power and coax–no ethernet.
Better sell those ATI DCTs on ebay fast!
If you look at the current cableLabs certification schedule (http://cablelabs.org/downloads/2011_Certification_Schedule.pdf) you’ll see the earliest meeting is Apr 7th and it might not be until June 23rd if they just started sumbmission on Jan 7th.