[mythtv-users] Any UK HDHR users here?

[Another Sillyname]

Not cheap, but the Dogs bo**ocks as far as I'm concerned.

https://www.tbsdtv.com/products/tbs6205_dvb_t2_quad_tuner_pcie_card.html

Rock solid reliable in a 24/7 server for about 4 or 5 years.

On 10 April 2018 at 14:35, Justin Hornsby <justin0hornsby at gmail.com> wrote:
> After 15 or so years of sterling service no less than 2 of my 3 DVB-T tuners
> have decided they've had enough of being on 24/7 & no longer give error free
> reception. Boo!  I can't really complain since I bought 3 from ebay at the
> princely sum of about £12!
>
> So the mythtv system has been limping along with only 1 working tuner for a
> while much to the annoyance of my wife who's had to cope with recording
> later showings of her favourite programmes.
>
> I can't really justify replacing the backend entirely & its motherboard has
> only 1 pcie slot... That & adding more secondhand tuners isn't much of a
> good idea... So I've taken the plunge & ordered an HDHR5-2DT box which I'm
> led to believe can do multirec with DVB-T2 and DVB-T (so long as transcoding
> is disabled in the hdhr settings).
>
> Are these things any good? Are they reliable?
>
> I've said for a while that I'm still looking for an ondemand streaming
> solution that can play media from a network share too (no, please NOT the
> mess they call K***) but while I'm waiting we might as well continue to
> record what we want to watch on demand & enjoy everything from the same UI
>
> I'm looking forward to finally being able to record HD - without having to
> resort to clunky drivers or USB sticks dangling from the back, or paying £££
> for a clunky unintuitive piece of rubbish 'Freeview DVR'  :)
>
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