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ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« on: October 16, 2007, 02:23:35 pm »
I'm looking for a USB (PCI acceptable though) device that tunes in:

ATSC (OTA and 121 channel cable)
FM stereo

Don't really need functioning time-shift PVR functionality.  Just a tuner that functions with MC would be nice.

Oh, and it would be really nice if 2-3 of these devices could co-exist on the same hardware/OS platform with MC.

I'm staring real hard at the ATI TV Wonder 650 USB and the SiliconDust HDHomeRun.  Comments?

And thanks!
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2007, 01:23:26 pm »
Quote from: newsposter on October 16, 2007, 02:23:35 pm

I'm staring real hard at the ATI TV Wonder 650 USB and the SiliconDust HDHomeRun.  Comments?


I hope other users who tried these can provide some comments. We have not tried either of these.

We have tested an older ATI device, HDTV Wonder, that works well. Therefore I would think TV Wonder 650 USB should work too.
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2007, 12:31:21 pm »
I wonder if you could start a 'hardware fund' that people can contribute to.

Make a wish list of a/v hardware you want to test and get working with MC and set up a paypal link for users who want to help out.

Not that ATSC cards are all that expensive (say around $150- each) but if you guys could end up with a new card from time to time it would likely save a lot of RMA and wasted shipping charges among the user base.
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2007, 02:16:23 pm »
We are testing new cards. Money is not the issue. Time is the issue.
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2007, 02:36:37 pm »
As soon as I get my temporal field distorter back from Star Fleet Depot Maintenance I'll loan it to you guys.

If not sooner ;D
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2007, 02:38:13 pm »
newsposter,
Thanks for the thought.

Jim
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Re: ATSC/FM tuner recommendation?
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2007, 12:27:21 pm »
and apparently the new Slingbox Pro is fully networkable as a uPnP device.

In a 'perfect' world, MC (in server mode) would be able to manage multiple tuner devices for PVR as well as live viewing.
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