HDHomeRun

A rack-mounted HDHomeRun

HDHomeRun is a network-attached digital television tuner box, produced by the company SiliconDust USA, Inc.

Overview

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Unlike standard set-top box (or set-top unit) appliances, HDHomeRun does not have a video output that connects directly to the user's television. It instead receives a live TV signal and then streams the decoded video over a local area network to an existing smart phone, tablet computer, smart tv, set top streaming device, computer, or game console. This allows it to stream content to multiple viewing locations.[1]

Compatibility

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The HDHomeRun can be controlled and viewed from a wide variety of DVR/PVR software. Microsoft provides Windows Media Center for Windows XP through 8, but discontinued the product in Windows 10.[2] Apple macOS 10 runs EyeTV 3.[3] Linux runs Myth TV.[4][5]

Newer models of HDHomeRun are DLNA device compatible.[6]

HDHomeRun Tuners

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Consumer Tuners

Line Model Part Number Number of Tuners Tuners Coax Ports CableCARD Slots USB Hard Drive DLNA/UPnP Hardware Transcoder Notes
ATSC 1.0 QAM 64/256 ATSC 3.0 CableCard DVB-T DVB-T2 DVB-C ISDB-T
Flex Flex 4K HDFX-4K 4 Yes Yes Yes
(2 of 4 tuners)		 No No No No No 1 0 Yes No Yes No
Flex 4K
Development Edition		 HDFX-4K-DEV 4 Yes Yes Yes
(2 of 4 tuners)		 No No No No No 1 0 Yes No Yes No Comes with developer firmware for deep signal inspection/tinkering
Flex Duo HDFX-2US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 Yes No Yes No
Flex Quatro HDFX-4US 4 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 Yes No Yes No
Connect Connect 4K HDHR5-4K 4 Yes Yes Yes
(2 of 4 tuners)		 No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes No
Connect Duo HDHR5-2US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes No
HDHR5-2DT 2 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 1 0 No No Yes No
Connect Quatro HDHR5-4US 4 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes No
HDHR5-4DT 4 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 1 0 No No Yes No
Connect HDHR4-2US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes No
HDHR4-2DT 2 No No No No Yes Yes No No 1 0 No No Yes No
HDHR4-2IS 2 No No No No No No No Yes 1 0 No No Yes No
Scribe Scribe 4K HDVR-4K-1TB 4 Yes Yes Yes
(2 of 4 tuners)		 No No No No No 1 0 No 1TB Yes No
Scribe Duo HDVR-2US-1TB 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No 1TB Yes No
Scribe Quatro HDVR-4US-1TB 4 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No 1TB Yes No
Dual HDHR3-US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No No No
HDHR3-DT 2 No No No No Yes No No No 1 0 No No No No
HDHR3-EU 2 No No No No Yes No Yes No 1 0 No No No No
HDHR-US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 2 0 No No No No
HDHR-EU 2 No No No No Yes No Yes No 2 0 No No No No
Single HDHR-US-T1 1 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No No No
Extend HDTC-2US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes MPEG2 → h.264 Plastic case and fan
HDTC-2US-M 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes MPEG2 → h.264 Metal case, fanless
HDTC-2US-L 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No Yes MPEG2 → h.264 2US converted to fanless case
Expand HDHR3-4DC 4 No No No No No No Yes No 1 0 No No Yes No 5V 2A power adapter
HDHR5-4DC 4 No No No No No No Yes No 1 0 No No Yes No 5V 1.5A power adapter
Prime HDHR3-CC 3 No Yes No Yes No No No No 1 1 Yes No Yes No USB for Tuning Adapter only[7]
HDHR3-6CC-3x2 6 No Yes No Yes No No No No 1 2 Yes No Yes No USB for Tuning Adapter only[7]
HDHR5-6CC 6 No Yes No Yes No No No No 1 1 Yes No Yes No Unreleased, canceled[8]

Commercial Tuners

Line Part Number Number of Tuners Tuners Coax Ports CableCARD Slots USB Hard Drive DLNA/UPnP Hardware Transcoder Rackmount Notes
ATSC 1.0 QAM 64/256 ATSC 3.0 CableCard DVB-T DVB-T2 DVB-C ISDB-T
Tech TECH3-6CC-3X2 6 No Yes No Yes No No No No 2 2 Yes No No No Yes
TECH4-8US-2X4 8 Yes Yes No No No No No No 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH4-8DT2x4 8 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH4-2US 2 Yes Yes No No No No No No 1 0 No No No No No
TECH4-2DT 2 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 1 0 No No No No No
TECH4-2IS 2 No No No No No No No Yes 1 0 No No No No No
TECH4-8IS 8 No No No No No No No Yes 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH5-4K 4 Yes Yes Yes
(2 of 4 tuners)		 No No No No No 1 0 No No No Yes
(ATSC 3.0 → MPEG-TS)		 No
TECH5-4K8-2X4 8 Yes Yes Yes No No No No No 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH5-16US-4X4 16 Yes Yes No No No No No No 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH5-16DT-4X4 16 No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 4 0 No No No No Yes
TECH5-16DC-4X4 16 No No No No No No Yes No 4 0 No No No No Yes Unreleased, canceled[8]

Sources:[9] [10]

HDHomeRun PRIME

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Introduced in Fall 2011, the HDHomeRun PRIME provided the ability to view and record all the digital cable channels the user subscribed to without using a cable-supplied set-top-box. The device employed a CableCARD to replace the set-top box. The HDHomeRun PRIME could be integrated with Windows Media Center (WMC). With 3 tuners, the PRIME let you record two programs and watch another live simultaneously. Due to a change in FCC regulation (cable service providers no longer have to make CableCARDs available to their customers), they are no longer in production.[8]

HDHomeRun Premium TV

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Launched in 2018, HDHomeRun Premium TV was a virtual MVPD service that worked with the HDHomeRun Prime and HDHomeRun DVR service. A notable feature of this service was the ability to record the channel streams to a local hard drive for time-shifted viewing. In March 2019, HDHomeRun announced that it would shut down its Premium service.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Engadget HD Review: HDHomeRun - Engadget HD". www.engadgethd.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-11.
  2. ^ "Windows Media Center is not available". Microsoft.com.
  3. ^ "EyeTV 3 TV Software for Mac". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  4. ^ "Silicondust HDHomeRun - MythTV Official Wiki".
  5. ^ "Linux.com :: HDTV reception and network streaming in a box". www.linux.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
  6. ^ "HDHomeRun CONNECT - Silicon Dust".
  7. ^ a b "HDHomeRun PRIME". Silicondust HDHomeRun info website.
  8. ^ a b c Pollard, Josh (10 December 2020). "The HDHomeRun Prime is Back in Stock!". The Digital Media Zone. The Digital Media Zone.
  9. ^ "Consumer".
  10. ^ "Start [HDHomeRun]".
  11. ^ "HDHomeRun Premium TV is Shutting Down". 28 March 2019.
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