Is it possible to use two separate USB tuners with Windows Media Center?

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Published on 2011-06-28T12:19:48Z Indexed on 2011/06/30 16:25 UTC
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I'm planning to replace my traditional PC-style media center (with twin tuners) with an Asrock Ion 3D (or similar) but this means forgoing my existing PCI-E dual tuner card for a USB solution. Since Freeview HD (using DVB-T2) is now available I'd like to equip my media center to take advantage.

The trouble is there are currently no dual DVB-T2 USB tuners on the market (that I can find anyway).

Would I be able to plug two separate USB tuners and have them correctly picked up and working within all apps, including Windows Media Center? Are there any caveats I might need to bear in mind when using two tuners in this way?

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