Reddit Reddit reviews SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect. Free Broadcast HDTV (2-Tuner)

We found 30 Reddit comments about SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect. Free Broadcast HDTV (2-Tuner). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect. Free Broadcast HDTV (2-Tuner)
Cut the cable and cut monthly fees; Watch live HDTV on up to 2 devices simultaneously on your wired networkWorks with our HDHomeRun DVR software so you can watch, pause and recordExpand the number of tuners with multiple HDHomeRun devices; Will stream HD via WiFi on an 802.11ac router or SD on an 802.11n compatible routerWatch and record in full 1080p resolution where availableHDHomeRun streams to DLNA compatible devices on your network; TV Antenna required
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30 Reddit comments about SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect. Free Broadcast HDTV (2-Tuner):

u/IStream2 · 14 pointsr/PleX
u/newtolou · 12 pointsr/cordcutters

I use a HDHomeRun hooked up to my PC and Window Media Center to manage all of my recordings. It was amazingly simple to hook everything up.

HDHomeRun

u/caffeineme · 5 pointsr/cordcutters

HDHomerun + Plex.

u/NativityCrimeScene · 4 pointsr/fargo

Yes. I have also cut the cord with the help of this subreddit. I pay for my internet bill, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and I have Amazon Prime as well.

I also bought one of these antennas and an HDHomeRun and after several hours of struggling with software, I have a really nice setup to watch and record broadcast television with a full TV guide similar to digital cable with DVR. I just have my computer plugged into my TV. It took some time and money to setup, but now I'm saving almost $100/month.

u/ShawnDex · 3 pointsr/AndroidTV

Android TV very good setup and will fit your budget read the reviews from the buyers that's only opinion that matter from people that actually own these products.

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SiliconDust HDHomeRun CONNECT. FREE broadcast HDTV (2-Tuner) $73.95 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GY0UB54/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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[2018 Latest] Amplified HD Digital TV Antenna Long 65-80 Miles Range – Support 4K 1080p & All Older TV's Indoor Powerful HDTV Amplifier Signal Booster - 18ft Coax Cable/USB Power Adapter $27.95 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVLXHYV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/riffy13 · 3 pointsr/PleX

For live content you're better off with Kodi/SPMC with a homerun device. There are others like Tablo, but they're buggy & have subscriptions. Or... I use a cheap HDHomeRun CONNECT wth TVHeadEnd on Linux. Plex has a channel to watch Live TV both from TVHeadEnd or HDHR Viewer & the recordings are seen just fine in Plex too, even tho they have to be transcoded to view on a lot of devices. You can even get fancy & use comskip to remove the commercials for ya. :-)

u/bearxor · 3 pointsr/cordcutters

If you want to get REALLY fancy in the future, buy a HDHomeRun Connect: https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54

Hook your antenna up to it somewhere out of sight and use Channels on your AppleTV to watch Live television: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/channels-live-tv-anywhere/id1117689474?mt=8

There's an AppleTV version and it works EXTRMELY well.

u/dogginsteed · 3 pointsr/theNvidiaShield

Get this instead https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54
It's awesome, watching morning news on it right now through it's app on my shield

u/654456 · 3 pointsr/cordcutters

Why not grab the shield TV, and grab a hdhomerun to consolidate what you are doing to one box instead of two so you aren't switching inputs? The shield has a several different DVRs built in. Also if you wanted to you could use plex with the shield?

https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Streaming-Player-Remote/dp/B075RXV2VR/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1510506499&sr=8-2&keywords=shield+tv

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510506517&sr=1-1&keywords=hdhomerun

www.plex.tv

u/Smaskifa · 3 pointsr/cordcutters

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54

I don't use this, but use their other device which works with a cable card. Built my own DVR using a Windows 7 PC. It relies on Media Center which is not available in newer Windows versions.

u/dsofrank · 2 pointsr/cordcutters

I've used those types of tuners in the past, as well as Hauppage cards for desktop pcs. Recently I picked up one of these, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GY0UB54/ and feel like a sucker for using tuner cards all those years. Plug it into your router, hook up your antenna and you can have OTA TV on your laptop, phone, tablet, anything on your network. I use with Emby for DVR and also remote access.

u/tvtb · 2 pointsr/PleX

I don't know if it's the cheapest, but the HDHomeRun Connect does two tuners with an HD antenna for $99. There are ones with more than two tuners but you'll pay more.

u/Coffman34 · 2 pointsr/htpc

They have the 2 Tuner SD (1080i) version for $69. Which is still 40% off the normal price.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GY0UB54/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/scherlock79 · 2 pointsr/politics

So do I. just need a computer and one of these https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GY0UB54

u/OblongPi · 2 pointsr/youtubetv

>eed these locals in Chicago. Channel 9 is WGN, one of the biggest local stations in the US, previously owned by Tribune and now Nexstar.
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>Channel 11, WTTW, is our main PBS station.

I use one of these bad boys hooked up to an antennae. https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54

Allows your phone, DNLA devices etc. to access the tuners over the network. It's actually so integrated into the Sony Bravia that my TV acts like I plugged the antennae right into my television even though it's just a box on the network.

I used it mainly for cubs games on WGN (and ABC used to be blacked out but the most recent year it wasn't) but now with the Cubs getting their own network (Marquee) probably won't even use it anymore. PBS is supposed to be coming to all of YTTV quite soon.

u/amnSor · 2 pointsr/cordcutters

Have you considered some under the counter tvs? These were popular in the kitchen before the age of tablets.

Speaking of which, if you already have a tablet with a wifi setup, may I suggest HDHomeRun. By connecting this device to an antenna and your home router, you can stream OTA channels to your PCs and mobile devices.

u/farptr · 2 pointsr/raspberry_pi

You'll need a USB ATSC TV tuner that is supported under Linux ARM and run something like tvheadend. It'll mean a lot of messing about with selecting the right tuner and then getting the right driver compiled for the kernel. TV tuners under Linux is fairly complicated still as the kernel provided drivers tend to be old.

How much do you really want to tinker though? I'd suggest just buying a dual tuner HDHomeRun box instead for $94. USB ATSC tuners looks to be ~$35 by themselves. The cheap TV tuners that say RTLSDR or DVB aren't compatible. The HDHomeRun boxes work very well and it is all ready to go for a reasonable price if you're looking for dual tuner capability.

Kodi supports streaming TV from a tvheadend server or HDHomeRun. I'm unsure how you'd get it to work on a Roku box though. AFAIK it doesn't support streaming the necessary TV broadcast codecs directly so you'd need a server somewhere transcoding. The HDHomeRun does support DLNA so you should be able to get it to stream to your Xbox directly.

u/MeowMixSong · 2 pointsr/cordcutters

If you want to be able to integrate it into your Plex server, you can use a HDHR Connect, and you'll be able to record OTA with your Plex server, (and also access it with your Roku devices if you have the Roku synced up with your Plex server. Of course, you'll need adequate HDD space to store the shows that you want to archive.

u/Kichigai · 2 pointsr/Android

> I don't pay for cable so I have nothing to record

I don't pay for cable either. I use an antenna and I get about 30 channels.

>Private torrents have every show I've ever wanted basically unless it's some weird British show that I couldn't even DVR here even if I had cable ..

Well I happen to work in the industry, and I feel for me to pirate that programming would be a bit hypocritical of me.

AFAIK, however, you don't really see much pirating of shows like Meet the Press, nor do I easily see any ability to get any locally produced programming via pirating, including programs I worked on.

There's also a lot of oddball stuff that just isn't out there, or shows I just want to casually use as sort of background noise.

And then there's the fact this isn't using up some of my bandwidth cap with my ISP.

>I understand how the DVR is useful, but it's a lot of money/setup and again I don't want to pay for cable.

Well good news, it's not that big a deal. There are very basic and simple DVRs like the HomeWorx HW-150PVR, where all you have to do is add a USB hard disk. Pop an antenna and you're set. All done!

Or you can go a little more advanced. Get yourself a used computer for like $100 (I see some Core 2 Duo Mac Minis going for $100 and under on eBay, if you want something smaller), add a TV tuner (HDHomeRun Connect going for $77 on Amazon) and an antenna (I like the Winegard Flatwave since it has VHF elements in it and I live on the far side of the metro from the towers, $35 on Amazon, but depending on where you live you might only need an straightened out paperclip) and load it up with some software. You could use NextPVR if you want to stay in Windows, or if you're crafty you can use MythTV in Linux. If you like Linux, but aren't super confident you can use a pre-rolled distro like MythBuntu that has MythTV preinstalled and steps you through everything.

So that's about $200, plus $25/yr if you want more robust TV listings from SchedulesDirect (which I recommend). That's not that expensive, especially when you consider that's the price of a mid-range gaming GPU, and people spend twice that much on game consoles.

You could probably get that down a little cheaper if you look at busted laptops or trawled Craigslist for used PCs. You could run this on a Raspberry Pi if it had more RAM and faster USB disk access.

>Plus most WEB-DL's often look way better than any 1080p HDTV rip I've seen lately.

You should check your local broadcasters. They may be better than you realize.

u/whiteymcgroovenhaven · 2 pointsr/burbank

what kind of antenna are you using?

i use this one
1byone
i velcroed it to the back of my entertainment center. i get great signals on some of the networks, but some are spotty. when that happens, i pull it out and move it around to higher areas until i fix the signal. i rarely can't get a channel when i try.

i know people who swear by this pricier box, but i've never used it.
SiliconDust HDHomeRun

and if you're not up for doing the antenna thing and cable's too expensive, there's tons of streaming options out there that get basic cable and local channels. pretty sure they can be as low as 20/month.

youtube tv, sling, playstation vue, directvnow, the list seems to be getting bigger everyday.

u/freythman · 2 pointsr/cordcutters
u/iamofnohelp · 1 pointr/PleX

The price of the HDHR4 had gone up about $25 from $89 to $114 since the Plex announcement.

Plus they look out of stock on Amazon right now.


Last I looked, Micro Center had them for $79.


http://camelcamelcamel.com/SiliconDust-HDHR4-2US-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-2-Tuner/product/B00GY0UB54?context=browse

u/LightShadow · 1 pointr/homelab

Sure!

So, below are my system specs. The process is hugely CPU bound, so if you can get something better, I would. I'm thinking about upgrading to a dual-socket 16 core Xeon in a few months.

For software I use Windows Media Center (in 8.1). The scheduling manager is probably a 3.5/5, it's all there it's just a pain to use sometimes because it was designed to be navigated with a remote so you have to click a lot for some things. The shows come in WTV format, which I assume is an AVI-like container because the files are gigantic. The program MCE Buddy takes those files and can generate MP4/MKV with .NFO files auto-magically with filters and naming conventions. It's basically a scheduling manager wrapped around ffmpeg/handbrake.

To strip commercials it uses a program called comskip which does a decent job out of the box, but you can spend some time fine tuning it (I spent 5-6 hours one saturday to just get SLIGHTLY better precision on the commercials, I've just started accepting a few slips).

For the last step I wrote some software I called torrentula that extracts screens and crawls for additional meta-data before wrapping it all up in a RAR/ZIP/TORRENT file. It's not ready for other people yet, but I can throw it on github if you wanna give it a try....it's just really raw still. Shameless plug to my twitch stream where I do walk throughs a couple times a week for a few hours on how I program these tools.

Storage can be whatever, I just have simple volumes in Windows.

For Library management I've surrendered to the Plex machine. It's not the best, but it's good enough and works without much configuration. Too resource intensive for me though.

u/oldepharte · 1 pointr/kodi

Yes. The HDHomeRun is the best device for the purpose, just be sure you get a model for over-the-air channels and not the one for cable channels. The older model HDHomeRun DUAL (model HDHR3-US) works well and is a little less expensive than the HDHomeRun CONNECT, though either should work. Amazon links are:

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-Definition-Digital-HDHR3-US/dp/B004HO58SO

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54

Both models have dual tuners so you can watch programs from two different channels at once, or if you have PVR backend software such as Tvheadend, MythTV, MediaPortal, NextPVR, etc. installed on a computer, you can record from one channel while watching another, or record from two channels at the same time. If you have any experience at all with Linux then I recommend Tvheaded, but that's a personal preference.

On your computer (or home theater PC, if you ever want to watch using a TV) you would run Kodi (please be sure you get the official Kodi from https://kodi.tv/download and not from some sleazy third party site that might contain malware), or you could even view the stream in VLC or possibly your operating system's media player, if that's your preference. Kodi just makes it a little easier.

The nice thing about the HDHomeRun device is it does not have to be connected to a computer; it streams directly through your network to whatever computer is requesting the stream. With a USB tuner stick you'd need to have it plugged into a computer somewhere to work. Also, you can locate the HDHomeRun wherever your antenna cable enters your house, as long as there's also a local network connection available. So if your antenna wire comes into the basement you can put the HDHomeRun there and still watch it on a computer in an upstairs bedroom, as long as there is a network (LAN) connection at both places, and electric power of course.

u/rholbert · 1 pointr/cordcutters

The AmazonBasics antenna won't work well on VHF. Your local NBC station is on VHF...

I've had good luck using the HDHomerun network tuner.

u/DamnShaneIsThatU · 1 pointr/PleX

Does anyone know if the HDHomeRun Connect will still allow DVR on Plex?

https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B00GY0UB54

u/Vinnyb1322 · 1 pointr/PleX

So you'll take one of these for your Prime HD?