[mythtv-users] HDHR in harsh enviroments (was:OT: OTA HD )

[John Drescher]

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 11:59 AM, James Van Vleet
<james.vanvleet at verety.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 25 December 2008 11:48:14 Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
>
>>
>> If you have power and ethernet in the attic you can place a network
>> based ATSC device such as a HDHomeRun next to the antenna. Even if
>> you just have power there you can set up power-line networking to
>> reach the device.
>
> Has anyone done this?   I was wondering if an HDHR could stand up to the
> kind of temperature swings that can happen in an attic.  I was
> contemplating something like this in the spring.  A few of us have
> posted to the HDHR forum and finally were told only that it was
> guaranteed to work in 0-40C (32-104F).
>
> I have only had my HDHR for a month or so but it has stood up to -15
> degrees in the garage...
>

I have thought about this in the past but for me the temps are too
hot. I would avoid the attic unless you have an attic fan. Even with
two fans my attic gets over 110F in the summer in Pittsburgh, PA.

John