[mythtv-users] Hauppauge USB CableCard Tuner for $129!

Ronald Frazier ron at ronfrazier.net
Thu Jul 14 11:01:26 UTC 2011


> They are taking orders Monday and shipping by the end of July.
> Since they partnered with SiliconDust on this, is there any chance this will
> be supported in MythTV?
> http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/12/hauppauge-to-expand-its-offerings-to-include-a-cablecard-tuner/


You linked to an old article (2009). Here's something more recent:
http://hd.engadget.com/2011/07/13/hauppauge-usb-cablecard-tuner-announced-on-facebook-ships-later/

It appears to be a 2 tuner model. That makes the game sort of
interesting. If you ONLY want 2 tuners, then it's not a bad deal. If
you would be thinking about buying 2 of these, you'd probably be
better off with a Ceton card. It's only $40 more, and you'd easily
save that in about a year by having to only rent 1 cablecard for the
Ceton, vs renting 2 for the Hauppauges. The HDHR Prime is in an
interesting position. It costs almost as much as a Ceton or 2 of
these, and would only get you 3 tuners vs 4. Its network attached
design seems to be its only big selling point anymore, as the lower
price on the Ceton and now this device are sort of chipping away at
the Prime's market from both ends.


-- 
Ron Frazier


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