Those Media Center users anticipating the DirecTV HDPC-20 tuner are going to be very disappointed. DirecTV sent out an email stating:
DirecTV has suspended the development of the HDPC-20 tuner project that was designed to integrate DirecTV service into Windows Media Center after assessing the impact of missing the August 2008 release of Windows Media Center update and considering timing of the next release.
Further into the email the DirecTV rep states that both companies are “continuing to explore ways to integrate DirecTV service with Windows-based PCs in the future.” It’s just amazing to me that something so anticipated by Media Center users is so difficult to bring to market. I wonder if there’s still a chance of Dish Network PC support in Windows 7?
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