TV Tuner cards & FIOS TV?

I have a TV tuner card and when I had analog cable (no set top box) I simply plugged the coax cable into the card and watched tv on my PC.  When I switched to FIOS and tried plugging the coax from my box into the card it didn't work (TV via Media Center) anymore and gave me a message saying files needed for video are missing or corrupt.
My tuner card is pretty old (2004).  If I buy a new tuner card, will I have any issues?  I see cards that say they support digital cable, will this help?

Here's a post you might like to read re:tuner cards and Qam  CLICK HERE
Message Edited by Provider7 on 01-16-2009 04:11 PM

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