HDHomeRun
HDHomeRun is a network-attached digital television tuner box, produced by the company SiliconDust USA, Inc.
Overview
Unlike standard set-top box (or set-top unit) appliances, HDHomeRun does not have a video output that connects directly to the user's television. It instead receives a live TV signal and then streams the decoded video over a local area network to an existing smart phone, tablet computer, smart tv, set top streaming device, computer, or game console. This allows it to stream content to multiple viewing locations.[1]
Compatibility
The HDHomeRun can be controlled and viewed from a wide variety of DVR/PVR software. Microsoft provides Windows Media Center for Windows XP through 8, but discontinued the product in Windows 10.[2] Apple macOS 10 runs EyeTV 3.[3] Linux runs Myth TV.[4][5]
HDHomeRun Tuners
Consumer Tuners
| Line | Model | Part Number | Number of Tuners | Tuners | Coax Ports | CableCARD Slots | USB | Hard Drive | DLNA/UPnP | Hardware Transcoder | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSC 1.0 | QAM 64/256 | ATSC 3.0 | CableCard | DVB-T | DVB-T2 | DVB-C | ISDB-T | |||||||||||
| Flex | Flex 4K | HDFX-4K | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes (2 of 4 tuners) | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Flex 4K Development Edition | HDFX-4K-DEV | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes (2 of 4 tuners) | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Comes with developer firmware for deep signal inspection/tinkering | |
| Flex Duo | HDFX-2US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Flex Quatro | HDFX-4US | 4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Connect | Connect 4K | HDHR5-4K | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes (2 of 4 tuners) | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Connect Duo | HDHR5-2US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| HDHR5-2DT | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Connect Quatro | HDHR5-4US | 4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| HDHR5-4DT | 4 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Connect | HDHR4-2US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| HDHR4-2DT | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| HDHR4-2IS | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Scribe | Scribe 4K | HDVR-4K-1TB | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes (2 of 4 tuners) | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | 1TB | Yes | No | |
| Scribe Duo | HDVR-2US-1TB | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | 1TB | Yes | No | ||
| Scribe Quatro | HDVR-4US-1TB | 4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | 1TB | Yes | No | ||
| Dual | HDHR3-US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | ||
| HDHR3-DT | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | |||
| HDHR3-EU | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | |||
| HDHR-US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | |||
| HDHR-EU | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | |||
| Single | HDHR-US-T1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | ||
| Extend | HDTC-2US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | MPEG2 → h.264 | Plastic case and fan | |
| HDTC-2US-M | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | MPEG2 → h.264 | Metal case, fanless | ||
| HDTC-2US-L | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | MPEG2 → h.264 | 2US converted to fanless case | ||
| Expand | HDHR3-4DC | 4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | 5V 2A power adapter | |
| HDHR5-4DC | 4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | Yes | No | 5V 1.5A power adapter | ||
| Prime | HDHR3-CC | 3 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | Yes | No | USB for Tuning Adapter only[7] | |
| HDHR3-6CC-3x2 | 6 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 1 | 2 | Yes | No | Yes | No | USB for Tuning Adapter only[7] | ||
| HDHR5-6CC | 6 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Unreleased, canceled[8] | ||
Commercial Tuners
| Line | Part Number | Number of Tuners | Tuners | Coax Ports | CableCARD Slots | USB | Hard Drive | DLNA/UPnP | Hardware Transcoder | Rackmount | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSC 1.0 | QAM 64/256 | ATSC 3.0 | CableCard | DVB-T | DVB-T2 | DVB-C | ISDB-T | |||||||||||
| Tech | TECH3-6CC-3X2 | 6 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
| TECH4-8US-2X4 | 8 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH4-8DT2x4 | 8 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH4-2US | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| TECH4-2DT | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| TECH4-2IS | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 1 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| TECH4-8IS | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH5-4K8-2X4 | 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH5-16US-4X4 | 16 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH5-16DT-4X4 | 16 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| TECH5-16DC-4X4 | 16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 4 | 0 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Unreleased, canceled[8] | |
HDHomeRun PRIME
Introduced in Fall 2011, the HDHomeRun PRIME provided the ability to view and record all the digital cable channels the user subscribed to without using a cable-supplied set-top-box. The device employed a CableCARD to replace the set-top box. The HDHomeRun PRIME could be integrated with Windows Media Center (WMC). With 3 tuners, the PRIME let you record two programs and watch another live simultaneously. Due to a change in FCC regulation (cable service providers no longer have to make CableCARDs available to their customers), they are no longer in production.[8]
HDHomeRun Premium TV
Launched in 2018, HDHomeRun Premium TV was a virtual MVPD service that worked with the HDHomeRun Prime and HDHomeRun DVR service. A notable feature of this service was the ability to record the channel streams to a local hard drive for time-shifted viewing. In March 2019, HDHomeRun announced that it would shut down its Premium service.[11]
See also
References
- "Engadget HD Review: HDHomeRun - Engadget HD". www.engadgethd.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-11.
- "Windows Media Center is not available". Microsoft.com.
- "EyeTV 3 TV Software for Mac". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- "Silicondust HDHomeRun - MythTV Official Wiki".
- "Linux.com :: HDTV reception and network streaming in a box". www.linux.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
- "HDHomeRun CONNECT - Silicon Dust".
- "HDHomeRun PRIME". Silicondust HDHomeRun info website.
- Pollard, Josh (10 December 2020). "The HDHomeRun Prime is Back in Stock!". The Digital Media Zone. The Digital Media Zone.
- "Consumer".
- "Start [HDHomeRun]".
- "HDHomeRun Premium TV is Shutting Down". 28 March 2019.