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

[John Finlay]

Craig Treleaven wrote:
> At 5:06 PM -0400 8/12/09, Eric Sharkey wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:58 PM, James Oltman<cnlibmyth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> I chose to go with a HD HomeRun.  []  I'd buy another one in a heartbeat (if I had the need
>>> that is).
>>>       
>> Just to add to the HDHR love fest...
>>
>> I had the power supply for my HDHR fail about a month or two after the
>> one year warranty on mine expired.  Silicon Dust shipped out a new
>> supply at no cost to me without any problems.  All I had to do was
>> file a trouble ticket on their web site and it was at my door within
>> the week.
>>
>>     
> I like my HDHomerun but there are two things that need to be pointed out:
>
> 1) The HDHR is susceptible to electromagnetic noise.  Sitting in the stack of electronics under my TV, I had regular glitches in recordings.  Moved a couple of feet of to one side, it is much better.  But it is off center for IR commands which trips up visitors.
>
> 2) The tuner in the HDHR is less than stellar.  A number of people have reported that their HDHR recordings have glitches when other tuners (computer or in the TV) are perfect.  Some people are able to receive distant stations with other tuners but not the HDHR.
>   
My experience comparing the HDHR with several different CECBs, PCHDTV 
PCI tuners and my Vizio HDTV shows that the HDHR is nearly as sensitive 
as my best tuners and the practical difference is not significant. I've 
found that if the HDHR glitches then usually the other tuners glitch as 
well. The issue is usually ensuring that the signal path to the tuners 
is good.

John