[mythtv-users] TiVo Convert Experience - HDTV Video Card Recommendation

[Rich West]

Jim Shank wrote:
> I got it working. Not sure what I did but here are the steps: 
>
> 1. Started hdhomerun manager on my Windows box and went to status for tuner
> 0 
> 2. Deleted both capture cards for the HDHR (Tuner 0 and 1) in mythtvsetup 
> 3. Added new capture card but this time I used the id instead of FFFFFFFF
> for tuner 0 
> 4. Did not add another card for tuner 1 (I don't have an antenna attached to
> it anyway) 
> 5. Ran channel scan and it worked this time! 
>
> I am guessing that either something was messed up in the database that was
> cleared up when I deleted and recreated the capture card (possibly the
> associated frequencies table) or using the ID instead of the broadcast
> address resolved it. Feedback is welcome but now that I have it working, I
> am not going to touch it. =) Thanks go out to everyone who contributed, now
> to go enjoy some OTA HD.  

Just curious since I have been looking in to getting the HDHomeRun
myself, but can't you use a splitter and use the same antenna for both
tuners?  Or does that not work the way I think it does?

-Rich