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Cannon PC Selling Standalone Internal/External Digital Cable Tuners

For the longest time SonyStyle.com was the only place that you would buy standalone Digital Cable Tuners.  However a month or so ago Sony pulled out of the market and only started selling refurbished tuners at a discount.  However, most of those refurbs didn’t ship with a power supply, adding additional cost and headaches for buyers trying to find someone at Sony who cared or knew what CableCARD was.

With Sony’s exit Cannon PC now aims to fill the void left by Sony by offering both internal and external Digital Cable Tuners online for $300 and $315 respectfully.  The usual disclaimers apply about them only working with CableCARD-ready PCs, but this should give HP and Dell owners a nice choice for purchasing extra tuners.

Cross Posted from Chris Lanier's Blog at http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/
Published Sep 23 2008, 02:31 PM by Chris - Moderator
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Comments

 

FirstSalvo said:

...and I thought $250-300 on eBay was ridiculous.  I guess there's something to be said about at least having the option possible.
September 23, 2008 1:13 PM
 

Chris - Moderator said:

That's the regular price range, what's crazy is how much ATI is charging for them.
September 23, 2008 2:59 PM
 

PLUCKYHD said:

Tell us chris how much is ATI charging I figure around $100 tops
September 23, 2008 4:41 PM
 

Chris - Moderator said:

I'm not going to say what they are changing, but for starters I'd take your figure and multiply it by 2.
September 23, 2008 5:57 PM
 

FirstSalvo said:

...so is there a link into HP's store or do ya hafta call them up?
September 23, 2008 8:34 PM
 

Chris - Moderator said:

Are you talking for CableCARD Tuners?  If so, they don't sell them standalone.  You can buy one as a part of their PCs that come with CableCARD, but their is no dual tuner option on HPs and you can't but them after the fact from HP.
September 24, 2008 4:41 AM
 

FirstSalvo said:

Oops... typo.  I mean't how do you buy them directly from ATI?  Web or phone?  I assume you can since you said 'what's crazy is how much ATI is charging for them'.
September 24, 2008 5:53 AM
 

Chris - Moderator said:

They are sold through distributors.  ATI will not sell to anyone else.
September 24, 2008 6:46 AM
 

DeaneG said:

Each tuner costs the same as a Tivo!
September 24, 2008 12:44 PM
 

Chris - Moderator said:

Basically, but TiVo is losing cash on every sale.  They (attempt) to make money by charging you monthly.
September 24, 2008 3:25 PM
 

bryanb said:

What type of slot do the internal tuners require?  I know they are still USB, but I'm thinking of adding 2 more tuners, but I'm running out of desktop space.
September 25, 2008 12:05 AM


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