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This tuner constantly suffers from a low bit rate problem and causes Media Center to crash despite having the cable company increase the signal. I have spent countless hours trying to troubleshoot this problem and can only conclude that it's a poor product. The tuner should almost work right out of the box with little fan fare. Unfortunately, that's not the case with Hauppauge. Don't buy it!!!