[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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