[mythtv-users] Hauppauge USB CableCard Tuner for $129!

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Tom Bongiorno <two.bits.11 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:01 AM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net>wrote:
>
>> > They are taking orders Monday and shipping by the end of July.
>> > Since they partnered with SiliconDust on this, is there any chance this
>> will
>> > be supported in MythTV?
>> >
>> http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/12/hauppauge-to-expand-its-offerings-to-include-a-cablecard-tuner/
>>
>>
>> You linked to an old article (2009). Here's something more recent:
>>
>> http://hd.engadget.com/2011/07/13/hauppauge-usb-cablecard-tuner-announced-on-facebook-ships-later/
>>
>> It appears to be a 2 tuner model. That makes the game sort of
>> interesting. If you ONLY want 2 tuners, then it's not a bad deal. If
>> you would be thinking about buying 2 of these, you'd probably be
>> better off with a Ceton card. It's only $40 more, and you'd easily
>> save that in about a year by having to only rent 1 cablecard for the
>> Ceton, vs renting 2 for the Hauppauges. The HDHR Prime is in an
>> interesting position. It costs almost as much as a Ceton or 2 of
>> these, and would only get you 3 tuners vs 4. Its network attached
>> design seems to be its only big selling point anymore, as the lower
>> price on the Ceton and now this device are sort of chipping away at
>> the Prime's market from both ends.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ron Frazier
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>
> My mistake.  It was late, and I copied the address from the wrong tab.
> Oops!
>
> I am thinking of another MythTV friend who would definitely consider a dual
> tuner device.  For me, two tuners probably will not be enough.  I would
> prefer four, but the supported three-tuner PRIME may have to do for now.
> Since I don't own any CableCard tuner yet, everything is still an option.
>
> The PRIME will probably win out for me because it replaces $30/month in
> rental fees.  This means that every month the other devices are not
> supported, $30 would be added to their cost.  Any way it shakes out, I am
> EXTREMELY excited to see multiple CableCard devices.  I am also very
> grateful to the devs for working on support for them!
>
> -Tom
>

Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 (2-tuner): $129 ($65 per tuner)
SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME (3-tuner): $249 ($85 per tuner)
Ceton InfiniTV 4 (4-tuner): $299 ($75 per tuner)

In my area Comcast charges $1.99 per CableCard with the first being "free".
Although it would take quite a while for $1.99 to make up the difference
between devices, I am really shooting for eliminating any rental fees.

-Tom
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