Just another note, Another difference I noticed in the models is the ability to view via DLNA device. My older (cheaper) dual tuner does not have that ability, and I think the less expensive models do have the DLNA viewing... This page seemed to work best to compare models (list DLNA & transcode ability by model..) http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ I believe microcenter does carry the SiliconDust devices also that is where I got my last one. But I don't think they carry all models. Good luck. ==>brian. On 08/04/2015 12:33 PM, T L wrote: > Let me join the chorus praising the SiliconDust tuners! :-) > > Seriously, though, here's your decision tree: > > Do you want to record cable TV? > If yes, you want a model that can accept a CableCard. That's the PRIME > model, which can record three channels at a time . $115 at Amazon. > > Do you want to capture from satellite? > If yes, the you don't want one of these: you need something that will > take HDMI or component inputs and do something with it. A Hauppauge HD > PVR 2 or something similar which can record one channel at a time. > > Do you want to record over the air TV? > If yes, then: > > Do you require that you can watch it on your phone or some other device > that needs to get the content via WiFi? > If yes, then you must have transcoding. One can do this via transcoding > on the back end (as I've been doing for years) or use the brand new > option of a hardware-based transcoder in the EXTEND model (formerly > known as the PLUS model) which can record and transcoder two channels at > the same time. This is $195 at Amazon. > > If you are OK with transcoding on the back end or: > > Will you be watching it using frontends that can use wired Ethernet, > such as an Amazon FireTV running XBMC or Kodi or a Raspberry Pi or a PC > or Mac? > If either of these, then you can use the cheapest model. > > Now known as the CONNECT (formerly known as the DUAL), this can recird > two channels at the same time and is $80 from Amazon. > > I own three DUAL tuners. One has the newer black box and two are the > older grey boxes. They are functionally equivalent. We now live in a > home where I can't run Ethernet to an important room. As a test, I've > purchased an EXTEND model and verified that I can watch there over WiFi. > > So, in selling my older DUAL tuners and upgrading to another EXTEND > model. If you want to buy them, I think that $40 is a fair price. > > A bit about the number of devices: consider the maximum simultaneous > recording channels. For OTA, you might want to record PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC > and Fox at the same time. You'd need two PRIME or three over the air > boxes. I've been using MythTV since 2002 and a need for five > simultaneous channels has never happened to me. If you only want to > record four channels at the same time, you need two devices. (I have > three because I used to have a Myth box at my uncle's in Iowa. ) > > Hope this helps. Let me know if anyone wants to buy my old tuners. > > Thomas > > On Aug 4, 2015 12:06 PM, "Brian Dolan-Goecke" <goeko at goecke-dolan.com > <mailto:goeko at goecke-dolan.com>> wrote: > > > Mike, > > The SiliconDust are great! > > I have been using one with my MythTV for years (I have also used the > native desktop app, with VLC to watch live TV from the HDHomeRun) it > is the best tuner to use with mythtv (IMHO). Easy to setup, don't > need to put a card/usb on a box, doesn't use resources of the MythTV > system... > > The question is which model. I just have the basic HD Homerun > connect dual turner never had issues with it. John Frisk has been > using the HD Home run PRIME I believe, and has it connected to his > cable. (If you are going to use the PRIME you need to talk with John > he will know who/how you need to talk with comcast to get the turner > card for the PRIME.) > > Good luck, happy to help if you have any other questions. > > BTW we WILL be having our annual MythTV talk at the Penguins Unbound > meeting this fall, date not set yet. Watch the Meetup or the > Website for announcement! > > Penguins Unbound Meetup > http://www.meetup.com/PenguinsUnbound/events/221124540/ > > Penguins Unbound Webpage > http://www.penguinsunbound.org > > > ==>brian. > > On 08/03/2015 11:12 PM, Mike Miller wrote: > > I've seen a few strong recommendations here for the HD Homerun from > SiliconDust for use with MythTV, but when I look for it, I find > a bunch > of models: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=hdhomerun+tuner&tbm=shop > > Which one should I be trying to get? > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >