[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Vs. PCIe tuner card?

[Rod Smith]

On Tuesday 11 August 2009 06:49:24 pm Tom wrote:
>
> Does the HDHomeRun box limit me in some way? I would like to record one or
> two ATSC OTR programs at once, perhaps while playing back a prior
> recording. I have no cable or satellite. I'd be recording in SD for now,
> looking to moving to HD down the road.

I have no experience with the HDHomeRun; however, you should be aware that 
digital TV doesn't give you any choices about resolution or bit rate. You 
record what the station puts out, so if the show you want to record is in HD, 
you record it in HD, period. You can of course transcode it down in MythTV if 
disk space is an issue, but this takes time, so you might not want to do it 
if you want to watch the show immediately. You can also play back HD 
recordings on an SD TV -- they look more-or-less like DVDs in overall picture 
quality.

-- 
Rod Smith