The Pros:Dual tuners. Watch live TV anywhere on your network. Small physical size.
The Cons:Can't be used with a set-top box for encrypted channels. Few connections - only 3 real interfaces (+ power). Software can be a little complicated / ugly for those who aren't veteran computer users.
HDHomeRun is a networked digital TV tuner supporting ATSC over-the-air digital TV and QAM for unencrypted digital cable channels. It features dual tuners and a Ethernet network port for connecting to your network.
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It allows you to stream and watch live TV on any computer on the network. It is designed to be compatible with existing DVR software such as Windows Media Center or MythTV as part of a HTPC setup.
Features
- 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
- 1 year warranty
- price: $169
Compatibility
- Windows Media Center:
- MCE 2005 32-bit
- MCE 2005 64-bit
- Vista MCE 32-bit
- Vista MCE 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
User Reviews (3)
Pros & Cons
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Watch live TV anywhere on your network
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the only device of its kind
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allows playback of TV content on computers too small to fit tuners into them (eg/ small form factor HTPCs such as the Mac Mini)
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Can't be used with a set-top box for encrypted channels
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few connections - only 3 real interfaces (+ power)
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software can be a little complicated / ugly for those who aren't veteran computer users
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gnatman:
#hdhomerun Bought the HD Homerun a year ago to help cut the cable bill and take advantage of over the air tv.
The antenna was the first purchase, and I went with the channel master 4228 to pull in the most channels available. Boosted the signal 10-25db via a Leviton video amplifier. From there to a eight way splitter to all tvs and the HD Homerun tuners. Any computer running Windows media center is an easy setup. But if you don't have that software - download the free Media Portal software and turn your computers into DVRs.
Prices have dropped since last year to $120.
Feb 7, 11
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