Ceton Echo & InfiniTV 4 PCIe Bundle

• Bundle of Ceton Echo and Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe
• Transform your Windows PC into the ultimate multi-room entertainment solution
• Watch and record 4 HD cable channels at once using Windows Media Center with InfiniTV 4 PCIe
• Extend your Media Center experience to a second TV set with Ceton Echo
• Save $50 vs. ordering separately

For someone using Windows Media Center, the PCI card is a must. The Echo (Media Center Extender) is OK for it's compact size, but lacks the power and responsiveness you get from using an Xbox as an MCE. The product itself has been good my issues are primarily with Window Media Center and its stability.

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I have this combo in a HTPC and remote TV. Despite negative comments in the past about the extender which I wondered about I took the chance. This extender is smooth and works just like I expected. No problems, easy to set up. The infiniTV is a little more complex and involves the cable company to enable the Mcard for paid content. Needless to say anything involving Fios (for me) take time and never works first time. Still once you are through that step this combo works great. I particularly like the quad tuner most competition only do dual or triple and I needed more.

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I give this a three star rating because half of the time it was 5 star, the other half it was 1 star. I soooo wanted this setup to work but ultimately i returned it to Ceton.

The Echo worked GREAT! I got this when it first shipped and there were some bugs initially but they were all addressed via firmware updates. The Echo (with updated firmware) is a 5 star product.

I have a brand new Dell XPS 8500 and setup of the InfiniTV card was pretty simple. There was a little monkeying around with the cable company to get things going but once setup i didn't have any issues on the cable company side of things.

The InfiniTV never felt very stable however. Anytime i used my work VPN it would cause the card to become unrecognized. I submitted a support ticket and Ceton quickly got me a work around (disable and then re-enable the InfiniTV). I don't mind workarounds...but they are still an indication that things aren't working how they should.

After about a month of use the bad stuff started to happen. The InfiniTV would stop working so I would try the workaround...which occasionally wouldn't work so i would reboot...and then Windows wouldn't load (an error about a missing bootmgr would come up). I found a workaround for this insert the Windows install disk and i was able to get back to Windows and everything looked fine. I went through this a few times over the course of a few weeks and felt like it was a manageable (though not ideal) setup.

And then the "Insert Windows install disk" workaround didn't work and my PC was dead. Couldn't get it to boot from the install disk so i had to reinstall windows.

Game Over InfiniTV. I use this PC for work and having to reinstall Windows is a deal breaker.

I'm sure there was something that I did along the way to contribute to the failure, but that's what happens when you have to use workarounds.

In Ceton's defense, they were always very responsive to support tickets and were very quick about getting me a refund. I talked to them for about 20 minutes on the phone about the refund and the offered to have an ex Microsoft employee (one with deeeeep windows skills) dial into my PC and see if there was a way they could fix the problem. I commend them on their commitment to their product and support. However, i wasn't willing to take the risk again.

I plan to try this setup again in a few months. I love WMC and loved the Echo. The solution just didn't feel fully baked when i tried it.