My New TV Tuner and The Next Generation Heaven
A couple weeks ago, I bought the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Network-Based Dual Digital HDTV Tuner from Woot. At $84.99, it’s one of my most expensive Woots ever but well worth it.
SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDTV Tuner
The device allows me to watch TV on my PC without installing a PCI tuner card. Instead, the HDHomeRun works over my network. I connect it to an open port on my router with the included ethernet cable, screw on a pair of rabbit ears to one of the two tuners, install some drivers, open up Windows Media Center, and bam!, I can watch over-the-air HD television on my PC. There’s a great program guide and I can schedule it to record a particular program or even an entire series.
Recently, KTLA (channel 5 here in L.A.) moved its airing of Star Trek: The Next Generation from 12:30 AM to 1:00 AM! It was already pretty late for me to stay up and then they go and make it even later! Fortuantely with this wonderful little device, I’ll have an HD recording of every episode of TNG that airs from now on. I can’t even begin to explain how excited that makes me! I looooooove TNG and in addition to the first season which I own on DVD, I’ll have other episodes to watch again and again!! ::happy dance::
Although the $84.99 was a bit pricey for me personally (though a steal compared to what it’s going for elsewhere), I’m very happy with this purchase! Of note for anyone who stumbles upon this: I had to turn off my public firewall before my Windows 7 PC actually showed a TV signal. ‘Twas quite frustrating until I figured this out and now everything works perfectly.
Here’s a short video clip of the TV tuner in action streaming the evening news on my computer:
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