<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com" target="_blank">gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:06 PM, jr <<a href="mailto:jraymyth@gmail.com">jraymyth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> In a market where only broadcast channels are unencrypted, is there<br>
> any advantage to an HDHR Prime over an older HDHomeRun?<br>
<br>
</div>Little (today). The one advantage *might* be that if you get the Prime<br>
and a CableCard you would not have to do the frequency/programid<br>
dance (tracking changes by your provider and updating the database).<br>
Of course, renting the CableCard has a cost too (usually), so updating<br>
the database is usually cheaper.<br>
<br>
In the future, there are some proposed FCC rules that your provider<br>
might take advantage of so that you will need a CableCard (or STB)<br>
even for the broadcast channels, but that is all conjecture (both the<br>
FCC ruling, and whether your provider will take advantage of them).<br>
I would not base a purchasing decision today on what might be in<br>
the future (since by then, everything may be different all over again).<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Gary<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>If your provider uses SDV (Switched Digital Video) the HD Homerun won't be able to tune all the channels.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm unsure if you are _required_ to use a CardCard with an SDV adapter, but I would bet that nearly all cable companies are migrating to SDV. </div>
<div><br></div><div>My SDV adapter is about as big as a cable box, but it works perfectly with the Prime.</div>