[TriLUG] TV Tuner, Linux, and QAM

[Bill Farrow]

Hi Jason,
I have used the HD HomeRun with TimeWarner cable tv and I can get the
standard broadcast channels like NBC, WRAL, UNC.  I have never had an
analog tuner or TV so I can't comment on what channels, if any, that I
was missing out on.

I have now using an internal antenna and I seem to be getting more
channels over-the-air than I did with TWC. My HDHomeRun now sits
beside the antenna upstairs and I run CAT5 down to my router/switch,
eliminating the signal losses from long coaxial cables.

HDHomeRun has a small GUI app for tuning channels and displaying
signal strength bars.  This was really useful for positioning the
antanna in order to get max signal strength.

Bill

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Jason Evans <jsevans at mises.com> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> The HD HomeRun may be exactly what I'm looking for.  I basically want to
> avoid using my roommate's Time Warner DVR and getting a tv tuner card to be
> able to do the same.  So I guess here's my next question.  Do you use your
> HD HomeRun with Time Warner and if so, what stations can you get?
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Jason Evans
>
> http://jsevans.us
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Bill Farrow <bill at arrowsreach.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Scott G. Hall
>> <ScottGHall at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> > Jason Evans wrote:
>> >> $100, be able to record to HDD like a DVR/PVR and be able to
>> watch/record
>> >> digital cable stations as well.  The big question is about the card
>>
>> Hi Jason,
>> You might want to clarify your requirements a little.  Do you want to
>> record:
>>
>> 1. Analog Cable TV channels
>> 2. Un-encrypted Digital Cable TV channels (QAM)
>> 3. Encrypted Digital Cable TV channels (QAM)
>> 4. Over the Air (OTA) Digital TV channels (ATSC)
>> 5. Analog VCR Player using OTA coax (NTSC)
>> 5. Analog VCR Player using RCA video/audio cables (NTSC)
>>
>> My HD HomeRun does items 2 & 4, and works well with MythTV.  Because
>> Digital TV is sent in mpeg2 format there is no CPU encoding required.
>>
>> Have a look at the MythTV wiki hardware list:
>>    http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Category:Video_capture_cards
>>
>> Bill
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