Last night, with a team of 2 others, we upgraded our ESDA Truck 586. It had an older Federal Signal StreetHawk lightbar.  It was upgraded to sport a Federal Signal Arjent S2 44'' LED lightbar. 

This bar was actually a treat to install. Only 3 cables run to the lightbar: +Bat, Gnd, and Cat5E.  Cat5E? wha?! Exactly! This cable runs to a little Serial Controller box that sits inside the vehicle. This box does all of the controlling/programming. It accepts multiple activation input wires and programs each mode.

For example, I programmed a switch to turn on Mode 1 warning and also flash the Take Downs and the Alleys. Another switch is set to turn on those Take Downs and Alleys solid.  The controller automatically will override the emergency pattern, stop flashing those lights, and turn them on solid. This would've been a pain to do on older lightbars. Now we are able to take advantage of as much emergency lighting as possible.

These lightbars will also go on our two 2008 Crown Vics later on this year.

Thanks to an *official* *unofficial*, who gives a **** , a simple registry key will unlock most of the WinTV lineup from Hauppauge in Vista Media Center

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/293058/292728/ShowThread.aspx#292728

Photo taken with HTC Tilt by PeterFnet


Just make sure you try it with the latest drivers that are public, and you'll be in the clear. I did not even have to update my drivers. Works great! I don't have as many channels as I had in OTA, but this could be all that Comcast provides to me over Clear QAM. I'll see what the WinTV app finds for QAM channels and compare.  Once they get it working for the true dual tuner (HVR-2250), I'll be purchasing that!

Thanks to mjp14 for posting it!

REGEDIT4
;
; NOTE: this file should ONLY be used to enable Clear QAM support on Fiji
;  (ie, "Windows Vista Media Center Feature Pack 2008")
;
; Using this file WILL break applications that only support the legacy "ATSC Network Provider"
; Apps must be recompiled to use the newer "MS Network Provider" if this file is used
;
; These keys control exposing support of Fiji compatible QAM for various ATSC products
;  (of course, the HW products must be physically capable of supportting QAM!!!)
;
; You MUST restart you system after this file is installed for the changes to take effect
;
; HVR-1250, HVR-1290, HVR-1500q, HVR-1800, HVR-1850
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW85BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001
 
; HVR-1600 (only some models support QAM; should list them here)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW18BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001
 
; HVR-USB2, HVR-1950
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW73BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001
 
; HVR-950q
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW72DTV\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001
 
; HVR-2250 (not yet supporrted)