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Cablecard TV Tuner Troubleshooting

I have an older Ceton InfiniTV PCIe TV tuner card and I'd like to use it in my Windows 10 PC alongside my dual tuner ATSC PCIe card.  I have the cablecard from Comcast/Xfinity (or at least the one they gave me a few years ago) and I have the ATSC card already working in ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5.  Both cards are installed with drivers and Device Manager has them installed and correctly identified.
Admittedly, I am mystified by the setup process for XBMC, which I'm guessing is what I'll need to slog through in order to get this working.  Windows Media Center's absence in Win10 is a real pain in the ass for me.  TotalMedia doesn't recognise the cablecard card, and I'd like to be able to get all the channels I can across the 2 ATSC, and (supposedly) 4 HD cable tuners in the Ceton card as I can.
Anyone got ideas or help??

My System: "Ayanami" (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

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CPU:
Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
RAM:
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz
GPU:
Gigabyte RTX 2080 WindForce
Case:
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX TG
Storage:
OS: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue 3D NAND
STORAGE: CUK Cyclone 500GB PCIe M.2 NVMe + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD + OCZ Agility3 120GB 2.5" SSD + WD Blue 250GB 3.5" HDD + Hitachi GST Deskstar 3TB 3.5" HDD + WD easystore 8TB USB 3.0 ext. HDD
PSU:
CORSAIR HX 1050
Cooling:
Cooler Master Masterliquid Lite 240 AIO w/ Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 Halo White Edition Duo-Ring fans + stock 140mm rear exhaust and 200mm front intake Phanteks case fans
Operating System:
Windows 10 Pro x64
Displays:
Acer Nitro XV340CK 34" 3440x1440 IPS 144Hz + AOC AGON 24" AG241QG4 2560x1440 144Hz + HP ZR2440w 24" 1920x1200 IPS + Dell 2407WFP 24" 1920x1200
Keyboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Flare
Mouse:
Corsair M65 PRO RGB
Sound:
Corsair VOID RGB ELITE Wireless 7.1 + Harman/Kardon HK195 + Sony MHC-GX450
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  • 1 month later...

But... Football season, people!!!  HALP meh pleez!

My System: "Ayanami" (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

-SPECS-

CPU:
Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
RAM:
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz
GPU:
Gigabyte RTX 2080 WindForce
Case:
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX TG
Storage:
OS: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue 3D NAND
STORAGE: CUK Cyclone 500GB PCIe M.2 NVMe + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD + OCZ Agility3 120GB 2.5" SSD + WD Blue 250GB 3.5" HDD + Hitachi GST Deskstar 3TB 3.5" HDD + WD easystore 8TB USB 3.0 ext. HDD
PSU:
CORSAIR HX 1050
Cooling:
Cooler Master Masterliquid Lite 240 AIO w/ Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 Halo White Edition Duo-Ring fans + stock 140mm rear exhaust and 200mm front intake Phanteks case fans
Operating System:
Windows 10 Pro x64
Displays:
Acer Nitro XV340CK 34" 3440x1440 IPS 144Hz + AOC AGON 24" AG241QG4 2560x1440 144Hz + HP ZR2440w 24" 1920x1200 IPS + Dell 2407WFP 24" 1920x1200
Keyboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Flare
Mouse:
Corsair M65 PRO RGB
Sound:
Corsair VOID RGB ELITE Wireless 7.1 + Harman/Kardon HK195 + Sony MHC-GX450
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bumping this again because I've had some success getting WMC running on Win10, and the Ceton InfiniTV 4 is recognized by the system, but now I have this:
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"Your graphics card or driver doesn't support content protection."
My 1070 doesnt have HDCP???  LIES.

Someone out there has got to know media center PCs...

My System: "Ayanami" (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

-SPECS-

CPU:
Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
RAM:
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz
GPU:
Gigabyte RTX 2080 WindForce
Case:
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX TG
Storage:
OS: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue 3D NAND
STORAGE: CUK Cyclone 500GB PCIe M.2 NVMe + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD + OCZ Agility3 120GB 2.5" SSD + WD Blue 250GB 3.5" HDD + Hitachi GST Deskstar 3TB 3.5" HDD + WD easystore 8TB USB 3.0 ext. HDD
PSU:
CORSAIR HX 1050
Cooling:
Cooler Master Masterliquid Lite 240 AIO w/ Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 Halo White Edition Duo-Ring fans + stock 140mm rear exhaust and 200mm front intake Phanteks case fans
Operating System:
Windows 10 Pro x64
Displays:
Acer Nitro XV340CK 34" 3440x1440 IPS 144Hz + AOC AGON 24" AG241QG4 2560x1440 144Hz + HP ZR2440w 24" 1920x1200 IPS + Dell 2407WFP 24" 1920x1200
Keyboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Flare
Mouse:
Corsair M65 PRO RGB
Sound:
Corsair VOID RGB ELITE Wireless 7.1 + Harman/Kardon HK195 + Sony MHC-GX450
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I ran into the same thing with a Rx 480.  It's not because your 1070 doesn't support HDCP, it's because it's too new to be on the approved hardware list.  In order for Ceton to get a license and approval from Cablelabs they had to ensure that their tuner would only work with approved hardware to prevent piracy.  I ended up just swapping the 480 with my son's R9 280 and it works but there may be a update or other workaround.

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Well, I could put my old 550Ti in another slot, but that would mean for the Ceton card/tuners I'd have to use a display connected to the 550Ti and not the display I already have connected to the 1070, wouldn't it?

My System: "Ayanami" (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

-SPECS-

CPU:
Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming
RAM:
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz
GPU:
Gigabyte RTX 2080 WindForce
Case:
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX TG
Storage:
OS: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue 3D NAND
STORAGE: CUK Cyclone 500GB PCIe M.2 NVMe + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD + OCZ Agility3 120GB 2.5" SSD + WD Blue 250GB 3.5" HDD + Hitachi GST Deskstar 3TB 3.5" HDD + WD easystore 8TB USB 3.0 ext. HDD
PSU:
CORSAIR HX 1050
Cooling:
Cooler Master Masterliquid Lite 240 AIO w/ Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 Halo White Edition Duo-Ring fans + stock 140mm rear exhaust and 200mm front intake Phanteks case fans
Operating System:
Windows 10 Pro x64
Displays:
Acer Nitro XV340CK 34" 3440x1440 IPS 144Hz + AOC AGON 24" AG241QG4 2560x1440 144Hz + HP ZR2440w 24" 1920x1200 IPS + Dell 2407WFP 24" 1920x1200
Keyboard:
ASUS ROG Strix Flare
Mouse:
Corsair M65 PRO RGB
Sound:
Corsair VOID RGB ELITE Wireless 7.1 + Harman/Kardon HK195 + Sony MHC-GX450
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