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Turn any PC on your network into an HDTV with SiliconDust's HDHomeRun adapter. This dual tuner solution plugs into your network and lets you receive both over the air and unencrypted content from your cable company. The 5th generation tuners have increased sensitivity and gain so you pull in signals from farther away than ever before.
The HDHomeRun is compatible with Windows Media Center and many third party solutions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. The included DVR software lets you record your favorite shows onto your hard drive so you can watch them whenever you want.
Pros: It actually works. I've tried the rest, don't waste your time. Just bite the bullet, spend a little more and be happy!
Cons: Somewhat expensive (but you do get two tuners). No analog support. There are no setup/manual or software in the box, just a card that points you to an internet page for setup, software, & driver downloads. The network tuner paradigm may not be for everyone (I resisted myself...)
Other Thoughts: I am tickeled to death! I have tried and returned 5 (count 'em...FIVE) ATSC tuner cards from Howpage (2 models), ATeye, Pintacle, Vista Vue. Although most worked OK, none of them were stable, some not even lasting a day before a reboot was required. The HDHR has now been plugged in for two weeks without a single tuner failure or failed recording. Reception is excellent and I thought the setup was quite easy. 100Mb eithernet IS NOT a con!! 1 ATSC channel is 15 Mb. There is room for two tuners with room to spare @ 100Mb.
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Chineese Kwality Kontrol
Reviewed By: matt on 4/1/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Does not need to have PC case opened to return. Tunes OTA ATSC OK.
Cons: These are shipping with bad power supplies. If yours blinks when you plug it in, it's broke just like mine and you can either open a ticket or buy something of higher quality.
Other Thoughts: No Analog. Does not tune NTSC, so if you hook it up to cable to get HD on QAM, you don't get SD channels.
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Pros: Works with Mythbuntu 9.10 without much effort.
Cons: none
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Great but not with Comcast.
Reviewed By: Tegron on 12/3/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: as long as the signal is not encrypted its a great way to spread the hdtv around.
Cons: Comcast does not support it, only the unencrypted chnls show up.
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First QAM Tuner to work
Reviewed By: on 12/2/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: This is the first QAM supported Digtal tuner that I got working with my cable company and my computer. I have been through 4 different cards, and non of them worked right. (2 of them didn't even detect a single channel) Video quality is very good. But this is normal for HD channels. :)
Actual hardware tuners as in TVs. 2 Tuners allow watching two different channels.
It being networked tuner, it is very easy to install.
Cons: No analog tuner. You must have another tuner to watch analog channels.
Although it claims TotalMedia DVR is included, mine DID NOT come with TotalMedia DVR. There was only a driver and setup application on the CD provided. Only giving 4 eggs for this.
Latest driver downloaded comes with a QuickTV program which allows watching TV, but lacks in features and cannot record.
Driver CD was in the paper jacket and it is taped on the box with a very strong double sticky tape. It is almost impossible to remove the CD without ripping the jacket.
Other Thoughts: I don't know if HDHomeRun is no longer bundled with TotalMedia or I just have received a bad product.
E-mailed technical support and waiting for their reply.
If they are no longer shipping this tuner with a DVR, their claims about a DVR features will be a false claim.
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Model
Brand
SiliconDust
Model
HDHomeRun
General
Type
External Tuner
TV Tuner
Dual Tuner
TV Standards
ATSC(8-VSB) / ClearQAM (QAM64/256)
FM Tuner
No
Remote Control
No
Interface
Ethernet
Features
Windows Vista
Compatible
Features
Two Independent Digital Tuners(Both supports ATSC/QAM)
Watch and Record two channels at the same time
MCE/Vista QAM support(currently in Beta)
Microsoft's BDA 32/64-bit drivers offers
Works with popular DVR software
Compatible With: -Windows Media Center: -MCE 2005 32/64-bit -Vista MCE 32/64-bit -Elgato EyeTV - DVR for Mac -MythTV - DVR for Linux -SnapStream BeyondTV - DVR for Windows -SageTV - DVR for Windows -MediaPortal - DVR for Windows -GB-PVR - DVR for Windows -Pluto - Home automation & media system -VLC - Multi-platform media viewer -TSReader - MPEG-2 transport stream analysis
8-VSB (ATSC over-the-air digital TV) QAM64/256 (unencrypted digital cable TV) IR Receiver (signal PC with a standard remote control) 100baseTX high speed network
System Requirements
Processor
2.8 GHz Pentium 4 (or similar) for HD playback
Memory
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
Operating Systems Supported
Windows XP/Vista
Others
100/1000base-T Ethernet network TV antenna to receive free over-the-air digital television (ATSC) Cable connection to receive unencrypted digital cable (Clear QAM) 2-4 GB per 1/2 hour of DTV recording
Packaging
Package Contents
HDHomerun Network Digital TV Tuner 2 RG-6 Coax cables High-speed Ethernet cable Low-profile pwoer adapter
Introduction
Turn any PC on your network into an HDTV with SiliconDust's HDHomeRun adapter. This dual tuner solution plugs into your network and lets you receive both over the air and unencrypted content from your cable company. The 5th generation tuners have increased sensitivity and gain so you pull in signals from farther away than ever before.
The HDHomeRun is compatible with Windows Media Center and many third party solutions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. The included DVR software lets you record your favorite shows onto your hard drive so you can watch them whenever you want.
Highlights
Dual Digital Tuners With two built-in digital TV tuners, the SiliconDust HDHomeRun receives both free-to-air ATSC (up to 1080i) and ClearQAM unencrypted cable TV programs for an unsurpassed PC-TV viewing experience.
Works with 3rd Party DVR Software The SiliconDust HDHomeRun works with various 3rd party DVR software such as Windows Media Center, SnapStream BeyondTV, Elgato EyeTV, MythTV, SageTV, and MediaPortal, so you can enjoy added features such as TimeShift, scheduled recording, TV guide and more.
Ethernet Interface The SiliconDust HDHomeRun features an Ethernet port for connection to your home router or network, so you can share the TV turner function among multiple computers.
Reviewed By: on 1/21/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
