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InfiniTV 4 USB - 4-channel External Cable TV Tuner Device for CableCARD

3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 85 ratings
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Compatible Devices Windows 7 PCs
Connector Type USB
Brand Ceton
Connectivity Technology USB
Antenna Television

About this item

  • ** THIS MODEL HAS BEEN UPGRADED. PLEASE SEE INFINITV 6 ETH FOR THE LATEST VERSION **
  • Watch & record 4 HD cable TV channels simultaneously, including premium channels
  • Brings cable TV services to the PC, enabling cable + DVR + Internet TV and more, all on one device
  • Eliminates costly set-top box lease fees and monthly DVR fees
  • Works with any U.S. cable TV provider
Note: Products with electrical plugs are designed for use in the US. Outlets and voltage differ internationally and this product may require an adapter or converter for use in your destination. Please check compatibility before purchasing.

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The Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB is an external 4-tuner digital cable TV device that turns your PC into the ultimate set-top box and DVR. With InfiniTV on your PC, you can replace your cable set-top box and associated monthly lease and DVR fees and use Windows 7’s built-in Media Center functionality to watch and record 4 live cable TV channels at once, including HD and premium channels like HBO, Showtime and Starz! InfiniTV 4 USB uses the same award-winning technology as Ceton’s InfiniTV 4 PCIe, the world’s best-selling digital cable tuner for the PC. If you’re looking for an internal device with the same capabilities, check out the Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe model. When used with Media Center Extenders like the Xbox 360, you can also stream live or recorded cable channels to other TVs in your home over your home network. Using only a single cable connection and single CableCARD from your cable operator, InfiniTV can deliver all your cable channels and full DVR capability on any TV set. Requires a compatible PC with Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate and an available USB port. Requires a cable TV subscription and CableCARD from your cable operator. Media Center Extender(s) required to access cable channels and recordings on secondary TV sets.

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Customer reviews

3 out of 5 stars
85 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance and ease of installation of the TV tuner. They mention that it works great and is super easy to setup. However, some customers have reported issues with stability and tuning. They say that the unit is unreliable and has random failures every few weeks. They also have issues with signal strength and boot bugs. Customers disagree on quality and appearance.

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52 customers mention "Performance"40 positive12 negative

Customers like the performance of the tuner. They mention it works great, has solid performance, and works right out of the box. They also appreciate the ability to have four channels concurrently accessible and the ability record up to 4 individual shows.

"...Product has been working great...." Read more

"...I was tuning in all the channels, no problem on my PC...." Read more

"...On the Panasonic VT-25 the picture was very, very good though just a bit more grainy than with the Ceton PCIe...." Read more

"...It's great to have four channels concurrently accessible, allowing my duaghter to watch live TV on her Xbox while I record three other channels on..." Read more

24 customers mention "Ease of installation"19 positive5 negative

Customers find the installation of the tuner to be easy. They mention that the Ceton software and the cable card installation are great. They also say that the conversion is very easy, and the recording has been a breeze. They appreciate the instructions and support provided.

"...card from the cable company, but once I got my hands on it the setup was easy...." Read more

"...Installation was basically a breeze and i was pleased not to have to set up an IR blaster to controll a cable box...." Read more

"...My initial install was on a Windows 7 32-bit installation and setup was a snap; with the longest time allocated to time on the phone with Comcast..." Read more

"...Four digital tuners, all channels. It was truly easy and I thank all the people who put up with a bunch of hastle with the PCI version so that mine..." Read more

17 customers mention "Quality"10 positive7 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the tuner. Some mention it's a quality product, well made, and stable. However, others say that it starts freezing after a week or so and all recordings catch small glimpses.

"...Don't know why. But HD recordings work great.Still waiting for my wife to give me thumbs up to return the Comcast DVRs...." Read more

"...The problem is that after a week or so the picture starts freezing, dropping frames, skipping, etc...." Read more

"...after Charter got it properly paired up, I should say that it is very well made with an impressive metal casing...." Read more

"...No noise, compact.Great product and definitely helps reduce the cable box invasion that was happening in our house." Read more

7 customers mention "Appearance"4 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the appearance of the tuner. Some mention that it looks better with more detail than the Scientific Atlantic, and that the TV looked great without any issues or audio drop out. However, others say that it had severe pixelation and significant differnce in picture quality.

"...with my i7 system which was running Windows 64 bit, the TV looked great without any issues or audio drop out...." Read more

"...computer (VPCL234FX/B) in the kitchen there is a significant diffidence in picture quality which, I think, is more due to the Sony's NIC than..." Read more

"...Of note, you can't tell from the pictures, but the device is actaully beautiful...." Read more

"...Initially it was with severe pixelation and not being able to stay installed...." Read more

15 customers mention "Stability"0 positive15 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the stability of the tuner. They mention that it's unreliable, has random failures every handful of weeks, and has initial problems with the firmware. Some customers also report that the unit is defective.

"...non-paged memory in my Windows 7 machine would grow until the system became unstable and required a reboot or unplugging the unit and plugging it..." Read more

"...It shares the same cable feed as the PCIe card, but I regularly experience SDV error 1 codes...." Read more

"...USB hibernation, which is a "no no", I am advised that there is a hardware problem and this is why I can not write the new firmware to the unit...." Read more

"...this issue is not resolved. THis has been known for months now, what going on six months?..." Read more

10 customers mention "Tuning"0 positive10 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the tuning of the product. They mention that it cannot tune any channels, the changing of the channels is a little slow, and it has issues with SDV tuning devices supplied from cable company. When you reset the unit, it resets the channel lineup. The card is unable to resolve tuning, and certain channels will not record.

"...However it would not tune in any cable channels. Reinstalled, scratched my head and called Comcast several times...." Read more

"...The result is that the card is unable to resolve tuning. Moreover, when I can get card working it has significant tiling...." Read more

"...Only an Error. "Service Unavailable. This channel has no TV Signal. Perhaps the station is not broadcasting. Try again later."...." Read more

"...The problem here is that every time you reset the unit it resets the channel lineup. I think I reedited my 567 channels 567 times!..." Read more

8 customers mention "Signal strength"0 positive8 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the signal strength of the tuner. They mention that the signal is too weak, there is occasional loss of signal, and the wireless connection is spotty. Some customers also report that the OS loses connection to the device at random times during the day.

"...at the card on the Ceton diagnostic tool it claims that the signal is too weak. The result is that the card is unable to resolve tuning...." Read more

"...I haven't called Ceton again because I think it's really a signal strength problem...." Read more

"...Wireless for me was spotty, as it did work for live TV, but would often crash or timeout when changing channels or browsing the guide.5...." Read more

"...to start receiving the cable signal across all 4 tuners, BUT my signal became blocky and would have audio drop outs every 10 to 30 seconds on each..." Read more

6 customers mention "Boot bug"0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the boot bug in the tuner. They mention that it spontaneously reboots and resets itself often. They also say that the device disconnects and reboots for no reason while recording or watching, and that error messages and popups randomly yet consistently.

"...SO, for months now, I have a device that resets itself often, per day. I can NOT rely on this..." Read more

"...Once up and running a problem did develop with the device disconnect/reboot for no reason while recording or watching programs live...." Read more

"...Like other reviewers, I'm having issues with the spontaneous rebooting...." Read more

"...Unfortunately I'm one of the people affected by the device-spontaneously-reboots-itself bug...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Travis
3.0 out of 5 stars Support from Ceton is TERRIBLE! - Updated: After a lot of effort this is now working.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011
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Update: after a lot of work with support reps at CETON this is now working. So updated my review from a 1 star to 3 star.

I purchased the Ceton TV 4 USB over a month ago and it has never worked. The drivers fail to install properly and it is not recognized by my computer. I have worked with Ceton Support for over a month now and they are absolutely terrible. They only provide one response per day, they essentially have me restart my computer and reinstall over and over. Despite working with Ceton Support the device still doesn't work. Not only that but they lie to me. They called me 5 days ago saying that they were going to send me drivers that should fix the problem - then they forgot to send the email and went on holiday! The support from this company is garbage.

And it still doesn't work... $300 wasted on a pile of crap.
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JCM
1.0 out of 5 stars Updated- Drive flaw prevents reaching its full potential. Works well and allowed me to ditch the cable box
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2013
Verified Purchase
Updated May 19, 2015--
While I was initially pleased with the unit after years of needing constant reboots or disconnecting the USB to reduce the memory usage, I have finally had enough. Over time the non-paged memory in my Windows 7 machine would grow until the system became unstable and required a reboot or unplugging the unit and plugging it back in. This would happen every 2-7 days, generally in the 3-5 day range. After finally having enough of it I used poolmon to determine what was consuming the memory and it turned out to be the Ceton USB driver. After several emails back and forth I was told "Maintenance is a fundamental requirement of all PC environments. Regular OS updates and reboots are part of that maintenance". To say that when a reboot is needed 2-3 days after start up to release memory held by a driver's memory leak is a fundamental requirement that is not proper support.

Hopefully you won't experience the same issue, but if search you will find others with this issue who have gone so far to power their InfiniTV through electric timers for nightly resets of the units.

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Product has been working great. I have it connected to a Windows 7 desktop and using Windows Media Center I was able to turn in the cable company's HD/DVR cable box and get a pretty good discount on my bill. It was a hassle getting the cable card from the cable company, but once I got my hands on it the setup was easy. I'm able to watch or record 4 streams simultaneously, so I have a few Xbox 360's in different rooms acting as extenders and meaning I was able to remove cable boxes from them as well.
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D. Thibodeaux
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quad Tuner after Setup Problems and Blinking problem
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2011
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I purchased the Ceton 4 tuner USB for my Windows 7 PC. After picking up the MCARD from Comcast here in Houston, I followed the instructions exactly. However it would not tune in any cable channels. Reinstalled, scratched my head and called Comcast several times. Finally, I read another review on Amazon about this product which provided the solution to me.

- Uninstalled Norton Antivirus.

- Installed Microsoft Security Essentials for free from Microsoft website

- Rebooted then I reran Windows Media Center as Administrator

went to Media Center TV setup. This time it recognized the 4 tuners then reported it was finished. Then I started up Windows Media Center and Voila! I was tuning in all the channels, no problem on my PC. Started up my XBOX 360, set it up as a media center Extender, went to Media Center and now I can watch Live TV from my big screen. Happy camper now. But I must admit, I spent 1 1/2 days trying to figure out this problem with Comcast phone help. The problem was truly on my side of the phone. I was not able to find a Ceton phone number for help, but Amazon customer reviews really help!

BUT after using for a week or so, I noticed my monitor's whole screen BLINKING when I was watching Live TV with Windows Media Center. After reporting the problem to Ceton Support via email, I spent lots of time sending diagnostic files to Ceton. Finally, the SOLUTION came down to uninstalling a utility called EASYSETPACKAGE that came with my new LG LED monitor. It controlled options that affect the screen and windows like Cinema Mode, Dual Web, etc, which apparently conflicted with Windows Media Center and caused the whole monitor screen to blink (go blank) for 1 to 3 seconds. Its icon resided in the hidden notifications area of the taskbar on the right. Ceton Support spent a lot of time with me in trying to resolve this blinking problem via emails, no phone.

Every once in a while, I still get "Listening or Viewing Conflict" or "No Tuner Available" messages. Don't know why. But HD recordings work great.
Still waiting for my wife to give me thumbs up to return the Comcast DVRs. She is a master on the Comcast DVR Remote and a slow adopter for the Xbox 360 remote. But I love Windows Media Center with the Ceton 4 Tuner setup with the Xbox 360 extenders.

Note this little Ceton USB tuner box when horizontal was running a bit hot, so I rigged it to stand up vertically for better air circulation and it now stays very cool. I actually used a holder meant for an old router.

Cudos to Ceton Support for sticking with me to solve problems that were found not to be caused by the InfiniTV tuner. Great product and deserves 10 stars!
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