Anyone have a QAM (digital cable) decoder card working?

danbutter

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I know that there are HDtv tuners out there...they are ATSC, but does anyone have a QAM TV tuner card in their computer?

I have read of people doing this, but never had any good info on what cards they were using. Searching gets me very few cards.

I am just wondering what people are using out there as I am starting to research for building a new HTPC.

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danbutter

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there are cards out there...just don't seem to be many.

Now if you are talking about cable cards for ENCRYPTED QAM then yes they were only announced at CES like a couple weeks ago, but I am talking about clear QAM or unencrypted QAM.

https://www.digitalconnection.com/store/Product_List.asp?CID=3&CAT=HDTV%20TUNER%20CARD
has a couple listed.

I want to avoid the whole STB rental from the cable co in the first place... that I why I am looking into this.