Tuning Adapters coming to Windows 7 Media Center?

Media Center fans with ATI digital cable tuners that use CableCARDs have felt pretty left out recently as all the TiVo owners have been getting their hands on Tuning Adapters, and thus access to all the SDV delivered HD channels they pay for. Well it appears there may be some good news on the horizon. We were listening to one of our favorite podcasts -- no not that one, or that one or even our own -- by Derek Flickinger who is a foremost expert on everything Media Center, and at about exactly the 40:00 mark he let a little bit of inside information slip that we've been waiting for. According to DrFlick, the next version of the ATI Digital Cable Tuner's firmware-- the same one that is supposed to reduce the DRM -- will enable support for the Tuning Adapter (all though he actually called them by their old name, "Tuning Resolver") in Windows 7 Media Center. Once upon a time there was a little debate as to whether these devices would even work with OCURs, but now it seems that it just a matter of time.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 4th 2009 7:19PM]

"According to DrFlick, the next version of the ATI Digital Cable Tuners -- the same one that is supposed to reduce the DRM -- will enable support for the Tuning Adapter (all though he actually called them by their old name, "Tuning Resolver") in Windows 7 Media Center. "

Did you miss type here? Sounds like ATI is making a new version of the cable tuner. Or did you mean the new version of media center will support the current ati tuner?

[BenD Posted Apr 4th 2009 7:20PM]

Yes you are correct, nice catch. It's fixed now.
Thanks.

[PeterFnet Posted Apr 5th 2009 11:25AM]

can't wait! Waiting this long for a firmware upgrade would make it worthwhile!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 5th 2009 1:47PM]

This is very good news. I guess. I still do not understand what Justin's comment was saying and even more confused by Ben's answer. Hey, I live with this stuff daily and it is still not clear what MS and ATI are going to offer in W7.

[PeterFnet Posted Apr 6th 2009 11:16AM]

It was just a typo. It was originally typed that it would require new hardware. Ben corrected it by saying he meant it only would require a new firmware update from ATI.

[blackacex222 Posted Apr 5th 2009 9:51PM]

I have a DVR from my cable company and the full HD package.

SO

Is there any media center solution I can use in which I can still watch all of my channels and use my harmony remote to control it ? I'm sure it's an SDV situation.

I'm willing to invest in an extender and a media center PC. To be honest I just need to know if it's going to be anything but a huge pain in the butt to replicate what my cable company DVR already does a fine job of.

I'm really all about trying this but not if it's going to be a hopeless mess. Someone give me some tips perhaps?

[JonathanRN Posted Apr 6th 2009 12:25AM]

I'm stoked!!! I assume this firmware update's release is going to coincide with the Windows 7 release, right?

Next thing i'm waiting for... a more powerful extender!