[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun

Mitch Gore mitchell.gore at gmail.com
Fri Apr 6 00:00:11 UTC 2007


or you could put another NIC in your BE and configure a DHCP server for that
interface.  That way the HDHR has its own path to carry data on. This will
take a lot more time to get going but would be cheaper and maybe more
efficient

Mitchell


On 4/5/07, Jake Palmer <jakep_82 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >From: Rich West <Rich.West at wesmo.com>
> >
> >Rich West wrote:
> > > ryan patterson wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 4/5/07, *Willy Boyd* <willyboyd at gmail.com
> > >> <mailto:willyboyd at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>     On 4/5/07, Rich West <Rich.West at wesmo.com
> > >>     <mailto:Rich.West at wesmo.com>> wrote:
> > >>     > After reading past posts on the list and looking at the device
> > >>     itself
> > >>     > (on the web page), is it as easy as it claims to be?  That old
> > >>     phrase of
> > >>     > "If it's too good to be true, it probably isn't" rings through
> > >>     my head
> > >>     > every time I come back to it.  But, from what I have read, a
> > >>     number of
> > >>     > people are using it.  What are people's experiences with the
> > >>     HDHomeRun
> > >>     > and does the antenna you choose have an impact (I'm sure it
> > >>     does, but by
> > >>     > how much)?  Is the HDHomeRun better/worse than getting an
> > >>     internal HD
> > >>     > tuner card?
> > >>     >
> > >>
> > >>     FWIW, I got mine Monday and set it up that night.  After plugging
> > >>     things up and following the instructions (can be found on the
> wiki
> >or
> > >>     silicondust's forums, sounds like you've found them), it really
> was
> > >>     THAT easy.
> > >>
> > >>     You'll have to go through your channels and put in xmltvid's, and
> > >>     lots
> > >>     of your scanned channels might not actually tune, but as far as
> I'm
> > >>     aware these actions are independent of which HD tuner you end up
> >going
> > >>     with and would be done regardless.  The real boon for me, was
> that
> > >>     this was my first foray into having more than one tuner.  I put
> in
> >a
> > >>     two-way splitter on my cable line and instantly had 2 identical
> > >>     sources to record from.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> The HDhomerun is very easy to set up and use.  I don't know why Willy
> > >> Boyd says you have to put in xmltvid's.  I never had to do that.  I
> > >> can't compare the HDhomerun's tuner against any other HD tuners.  I
> > >> hooked it up and it gets all my local HD channels.  That is all I
> know.
> > >>
> > >> I am a harsh critic and I rate the HDhomerun as a 9 out of 10.  It
> > >> loses one point because: no static ip address option, no wall
> mounting
> > >> holes, and a wall wart AC adapter.
> > >>
> > >
> > > It is funny you mention the AC adapter.  That was one of those things
> I
> > > was thinking "Aww, crud.  Not another power cube".
> > >
> > > I am pretty much sold on the idea of the HDHomeRun.  I think my other
> > > concerns are more HD related, like planning for the larger file sizes
> > > (not sure what the ratio is per hour of video), adjusting MythTV to
> use
> > > the HD tuners at a higher priority than the PVR-150's already in the
> > > system (when appropriate), etc.
> > >
> > > How hot do these things run, anyhow?
> > >
> > > I just I should just go and buy one already. :)
> > >
> > > -Rich
> >
> >Of course I remember this right after I hit send..
> >
> >How badly (if at all) does the HDHomeRun pound the network?  I've got
> >one backend with 3 frontends.  I don't think I have had all 3 FE's in
> >use at the same time, but with HD being pushed TO the BE and back out
> >again from the BE, will that become a choke point, or am I over
> >analyzing this?
> >
> >-Rich
>
> HD can run up to 19Mbps.  Multiply that by 5 (2 into the BE, 3 out of the
> BE) and you're probably beyond the limits of a 100Mbps network.  But that
> only applies if you're recording 2 HD channels and all 3 frontends are
> watching HD.  You might want to upgrade the ethernet card in your BE and
> your router to gigabit if you see that ever happening.
>
> Jake
>
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