KIRKLAND, WA — (Marketwire) — 08/18/11 — today announced the company-s newexternal CableCARD quad-tuner that turns virtually any style of Windows 7-based PC into an entertainment platform for television. InfiniTV 4 USB will be available for pre-order tomorrow, August 19, 2011, from and at a suggested retail price of $299, with pre-orders expected to ship on September 19, 2011. InfiniTV 4 USB will be available from the company-s other retailers — , , the , , and — later in September at the same price. Ceton also announced a reduction in suggested retail price for the company-s PCI Express (PCIe) model to $299.
brings the company-s award-winning multi-tuner CableCARD technology to an external, USB-connected design, making it an ideal solution for virtually any compatible Windows 7-based PC, including laptops, tablets, All-in-One PCs, desktops, towers, home theater PCs and slimline entertainment PCs. InfiniTV 4 USB joins the company-s currently shipping InfiniTV 4 PCIe model, positioning Ceton as the only company offering both internal and external solutions for CableCARD-based premium digital cable TV services through the PC.
A Ceton InfiniTV-equipped PC makes exciting new entertainment scenarios possible in the home, including:
Watching and recording up to four live HD channels at once;
Streaming live HD channels or recordings to multiple TVs and making Digital Video Recording (DVR) available on virtually every TV using Windows Media Center Extenders;
Enjoying cable TV, Internet TV, music, photos, videos and more, all through one device, with the Media Center experience from Microsoft;
Eliminating cable set-top boxes and their expensive rental fees;
Sharing individual tuners with other Windows 7-based PCs to enable watching TV programming on PC displays as well as TV sets.
“The Ceton family of InfiniTV digital cable tuners is transforming the PC into the world-s most advanced entertainment platform for television,” said Gary Hammer, president and chief executive officer of Ceton Corp. “With the introduction of InfiniTV 4 USB, Ceton now offers solutions for the full range of PC platforms, bringing a new generation of television and entertainment services to almost any consumer.”
“In Windows 7 we enabled support for premium cable TV services in the US to create a high-quality entertainment experience on your PC,” said Todd Rutherford, Windows Entertainment Product Manager at Microsoft Corporation. “With the availability of the Ceton-s InfiniTV 4 USB tuner, a wider range of PC platforms and consumers will now be able to enjoy this entertainment service.”
Ceton Corporation is developing the next-generation of in-home digital entertainment and communication solutions. Combining stellar hardware and software engineering capabilities with market-making technology, Ceton aims to help unlock the potential of the digital home to unleash a new generation of in-home connected entertainment and communication services for PC and device makers, software developers and consumers. More information about Ceton and its solutions is available at .
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