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scottfmcleod
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 11:03a 
How do people think these compare to a PCI / PCIEx1 dual tuner card? |
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jochoki
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 11:11a
scottfmcleod said:How do people think these compare to a PCI / PCIEx1 dual tuner card?
i think the hdhomerun has more flexibility, because all of your computers will be able to access the tv tuner features over the network. getting a pci/pcie card will only be usable on the one computer that it is installed on. |
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zxx7x
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 11:13a
Is it possible to connect this to my directv receiver to watch directv channels on my pc or save shows from my directv dvr to my pc hard drive? |
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strider209
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 11:14a
Mulox said:I am on Comcast now... about how many total channels do you think I can get on QAM? What about OTA... how many total channels? Go to silicondust's website and there is a channel list that is kept fairly current.
Just punch in your zipcode and it will show what you should be able to get. http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels |
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kittunni
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 11:16a
jochoki said:scottfmcleod said:How do people think these compare to a PCI / PCIEx1 dual tuner card?
i think the hdhomerun has more flexibility, because all of your computers will be able to access the tv tuner features over the network. getting a pci/pcie card will only be usable on the one computer that it is installed on. yes.. and as the name suggests, it is "HD Home run". It is useful when you have multiple computers connected in a network. For a single computer, I would suggest getting a TV tuner card for less. |
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zulu2003
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 1:56p
Even for a single computer I would recommend this one if you want QAM in Vista Media Center. I tried to get it going on the internal cards (beta drivers, TV Pack etc) and always something else breaks. This thing is reliable and works out of the box for QAM.
kittunni said:jochoki said:scottfmcleod said:How do people think these compare to a PCI / PCIEx1 dual tuner card?
i think the hdhomerun has more flexibility, because all of your computers will be able to access the tv tuner features over the network. getting a pci/pcie card will only be usable on the one computer that it is installed on.
yes.. and as the name suggests, it is "HD Home run". It is useful when you have multiple computers connected in a network. For a single computer, I would suggest getting a TV tuner card for less.
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smw
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 2:49p
ranger203 said:Does anyone know if anybody makes a DIY Cablecard device for Windows?
Unfortunately, no. Cablecard is, by design, a closed device, and Cablecard-compatible hardware can only be sold as part of a complete system. |
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modal
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 3:44p
If you have more than one of these units and watch on multiple computers, how do you keep tuners locked to a particular channel and prevent other computers from changing it? |
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wishbone
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 5:15p
zxx7x said:Is it possible to connect this to my directv receiver to watch directv channels on my pc or save shows from my directv dvr to my pc hard drive?
I would like to know this answer as well but with dish network! TIA |
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peas
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 5:28p
Great quality HDTV from the HDHomeRun. Dual tuners are terrific for allowing 2 people to watch diff channels, or record one while watching another. The bundled TotalMedia software is unstable though. It bluescreens my system (it's the only SW/driver that does it). |
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SleepyBum
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posted: Jul. 10, 2009 @ 6:01p
wishbone said:zxx7x said:Is it possible to connect this to my directv receiver to watch directv channels on my pc or save shows from my directv dvr to my pc hard drive?
I would like to know this answer as well but with dish network! TIA For you satellite guys, you need something like the Slingbox. This particular device is only used for Over-the-air and cable clear QAM signals. DirtCheap - $114.59 is the ANTOnline price. Looks like Amazon has raised its price to $149.99 + FS. Does anyone know if a new version of this is coming out? Would be great if it has an internal HD, so it can record shows without needing a computer to be on. |
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optical
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posted: Jul. 11, 2009 @ 1:21a
I never even heard of this product until this thread. If I used this, is that mean I don't need an individual on each computer? Since this has 2 tuners built-in, am I limited to channel surf on two computers? |
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rigor
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posted: Jul. 11, 2009 @ 4:15a
No it has a fifo option so many computers can access it however only 2 can only use it at one time. so if you can schedule well with vista media center you could have a dozen machines pulling qam in at various times. and you can have a 4 or 5 hdhomeruns on your network to. problem is that most of those internal pcie cards run so damn hot and i've never had the stability with them that i get from having hdhomerun. |
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SuperMxyz
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posted: Jul. 13, 2009 @ 12:16p
Mulox said:I am on Comcast now... about how many total channels do you think I can get on QAM? What about OTA... how many total channels? Type in your zip code here and see all the channels you will get.
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx |
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modal
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posted: Jul. 15, 2009 @ 10:47p
What DVR software do you all recommend that's free? I'm a little reluctant to buy SageTV just yet. |
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