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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Manufacturer: SiliconDust USA, Inc Catalog: CE Color variation: white Media: Electronics Model: HDHR-US Ean: 0094922698360 Upc: 094922698360  Tip: compare prices with similar computers |
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| With HDHomeRun, you can receive all unencrypted DTV and HDTV content delivered by your cable provider, even if you don?t have a ''digital cable'' package. With HDHomeRun and an antenna, you can get HDTV broadcasts in your area. |
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Written on September 21, 2008 Summary: Pulls in unencrypted QAM like a champ I used to have 2 separate MyHD cards in two separate PCs to record OTA HD material. After finally upgrading to digital cable, I realized that OTA, with its frequent drop outs, inconsistent tuning, and reception problems that would render a show utterly unwatchable at least once a week was no match fo digital cable. The HD Homerun was affordable and had two tuners, so I could ditch both the MyHD cards. The tuner itself is great, not only does it get all the network HD stations (which were the only ones I could pull OTA), it also gets a dozen or so SD cable stations and it gets the main PBS HD station that was simply untunable OTA. While the hardware and tuner software work flawlessly, the manufacturer gives you no viable way to schedule and view the recorded material. I was left to fend for myself to figure out how to schedule recordings and view programs as they were recording. For that software hole, I take away one star. This is not a product for beginners or the faint of heart, but it is the cheapest way to get reliable dual QAM tuners into your HTPC setup.  Written on September 12, 2008 Summary: Just works The simplest way to describe this tiny little thing is it just works. I had BeyondTV PVR up and running within 15 minutes of receiving this unit and I hadn't even downloaded and installed BeyondTV yet! Yes, it is that easy to get the HD HomeRun working. Plug it in, hook up the cable, and use the software. One thing of note. The product dimensions listed are for the box, not the unit itself. I bought a 2U shelf for this unit and when I took it out of the box it's about the size of a tiny four port network switch. On the technical side, it uses about 20Mbps per HD channel. If you're using both tuners concurrently, that's 40% of your network's theoretical capacity. This shouldn't be an issue for most people, but it is something to consider when setting up your network. Scott Written on August 27, 2008 Summary: Great dual tuner QAM This does exactly what it claims. Solid product and very reliable. This is a pretty good deal for two HD tuners and doesn't take up any PCI or PCIx slots. Really simple to set it to a channel and then pull up a program such as VLC to watch TV and/or save the stream. High quality picture and audio. Written on August 20, 2008 Summary: Local channel quality/quantity key to unlocking the awesome The HDHomeRun performs like a champ. Local cable (TW NYC) provides a decent free feed of broadcast + TNT,TBS,AETV in a unencrypted QAM. It's too bad the dual tuner goes to waste since I rarely have two things I want to record/watch. Check out the channel guide from SiliconDust for the channels your cable provider tosses out in unencrypted QAM, but don't trust the channel labels. Labels don't necessarily match what's currently being broadcast. Expect to get all local broadcast in SD/HD (major networks +1 channel each for 24hr weather), 3-4 PBS channels per station and some but not all basic cable channels (TNT, TBS, AETV, CSPAN, Local Access, not much else). Worked exactly as described, I just wish more was available as unencrypted QAM Bundled software is minimal, though functional. Hardware compatible with many many PVR software apps. I use MythTV (Linux) after initial testing with VLC and bundled ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 (Windows). Can't speak for it's ATSC/OTA abilities, but likely stable/consistent assuming sufficient signal strength from your Antenna.  Written on August 15, 2008 Summary: Disappointing product, disappointing return policy HDHomerun worked for about 3 minutes before my mythtv system came up with an error. ANTonline won't issue a return since the box was open. I am still working on trying to get any cable signal back - it's been 2 weeks. I am very disappointed because from other reviews it sounded like this box was plug-and-play. |
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| Our price | $169.99 | $39.99 | $19.84 | $37.88 | $47.99 | $38.24 |
| List price | $169.99 | $60.30 | $34.63 | $49.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 |
| Lowest used price | - | $40.40 | - | $49.99 | $65.09 | $34.95 |
| Lowest new price | $159.00 | $33.59 | - | $28.35 | $47.99 | $33.75 |
| Refurbished price | - | $23.71 | - | - | - | - |
| Catalog | CE | CE | CE | CE | CE | CE |
| Color variation | white | - | Ivory | Chrome | - | Black |
| Media | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics |
| Variation | - | - | Ivory | - | - | Black |
| Model | HDHR-US | HDTVA | P4400 | DB2 | DGS-2208 | 484095-001-00 |
| Ean | 0094922698360 | 0034405002222 | 0751549044009 | 0853748001026 | 0790069291159 | 0612572085745 |
| Upc | 094922698360 | 034405002222 | 043430000059 | 853748001026 | 790069291159 | 612572085745 |
| Special Features | - | - | Weight: 5 oz., Dimensions: 5 1/8\" X 1 5/8\" X 2 3/8\", Warranty: 2 years, ETL Approved | 11.4 dB Gain, Strong performance across entire UHF band (Channels 14-69). | nv:Device Type^Network Switch|RJ-45 Ports^8|Form Factor^Desktop|Packet Buffer^112KB|MAC Address Table^8K|Switch Fabric^16.0Gbps|Switching Method^Store-and-Forward|10/100/1000 Mbps Ports^8|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3 NWay Auto-Negotiation|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3x Flow Control|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.1p Priority Tags | - |
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