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SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR-US Dual Networked High Definition Digital Television (White)
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(4.5 out of 5)
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(5 out of 5) by Nicholas J. Steblay on Nov 1, 2009 (Ramsey, MN United States)Bought this at Microcenter for $130. Works as advertised. Have both antenna and cable (clear QAM) hooked up. Am streaming video to PC using 802.11n (pre) from D-Link. Excellent quality picture. Definately recommend this.
HD Home Run, hits a grand slam!
(5 out of 5) by Berlin G. Slone on Dec 25, 2008 (Auburn, IN United States)If you have over the air TV, or QAM sat. this unit makes using MythTV, or Sage TV, a snap!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A dream come true
(5 out of 5) by Nick on Nov 11, 2009 (Plano, TX)The SiliconDust HDHomeRun is exactly what I expected it to be. I use it with Windows Media Center to simultaneously record up to two TV shows to my Windows 7 computer, and watch recorded shows or live television through my Xbox 360 acting as a Windows Media Center extender.
The driver has been rock stable and shown no issues on Windows 7, even before Windows 7 was officially released.
The only minor inconvenience for me, which I'm sure some people will consider a feature, is the two separate input connectors. I don't subscribe to TV service, so I only have one signal source: the antenna outlet on the wall. In order to be able to record two channels at once, I had to purchase a splitter so that I could connect the same antenna to both inputs. Even though I got the highest-quality splitter available, the added coaxial cable length and the splitter itself do cause some signal loss, resulting in occasional glitches in the video and/or audio streams. If you go this route, make sure you purchase a 2+ GHz splitter that can accommodate the higher bandwidth of digital television.
Other than the above, which being a design choice rather than a flaw I don't consider a valid reason to drop a star, I'm extremely satisfied with the HDHomeRun and consider it one of the best investments I've ever made.
The driver has been rock stable and shown no issues on Windows 7, even before Windows 7 was officially released.
The only minor inconvenience for me, which I'm sure some people will consider a feature, is the two separate input connectors. I don't subscribe to TV service, so I only have one signal source: the antenna outlet on the wall. In order to be able to record two channels at once, I had to purchase a splitter so that I could connect the same antenna to both inputs. Even though I got the highest-quality splitter available, the added coaxial cable length and the splitter itself do cause some signal loss, resulting in occasional glitches in the video and/or audio streams. If you go this route, make sure you purchase a 2+ GHz splitter that can accommodate the higher bandwidth of digital television.
Other than the above, which being a design choice rather than a flaw I don't consider a valid reason to drop a star, I'm extremely satisfied with the HDHomeRun and consider it one of the best investments I've ever made.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great QAM tuner
(4 out of 5) by K. Greene on Nov 12, 2008 (Knoxville, TN)Great product. Dual tuners, and multipe PC access to the unit, what more could you ask for? Very well integrated with the Vista Media center. Highly recomend using it on a wired network. 802.11n may work, if your signal is strong enough.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
good hardware but poor software
(2 out of 5) by Joe J on May 2, 2009 (Lynnwood, WA)The ease of setup was great. Plug it into the nework and to cable and installed the setup software and all worked fine. It is the DVR / tuner software that is very lacking. Couldn't reorder channels or remap the channel names/numbers. Comcast is going all digital and has remaped channels and makes it difficult to use anything but their boxes. I tried Vista Media Player with limited success, GVR didn't work at all, Total Media worked but barely and not well, Beyond TV worked better but wasn't worth the $99 cost to buy. Until a DVR software package comes around that works with channel remaping, I don't recommend this product.