[mythtv-users] Best hardware to build dual tuner? (HD(QAM) + Analogue, but run out of slots)

[Andrew Close]

On 4/5/07, Todd Ignasiak <ignasiak at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/5/07, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4/5/07, Jim Kelly <jimkel at mail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > The HDHomerun costs $169.00 as oposed to $39.00 for the KWorld 110
> >
> > i'm not sure i understood your question then Jim.  i thought you were
> > looking for a dual tuner solution that handled HD/QAM/Analogue.  the HDHR
> > fits that requirement...
> > maybe you could be a bit more specific about what you're looking for?
>
> The HDHomeRun does not have any MPEG encoder capability, so it does
> not support analog channels.
>
> I have an HDHomeRun unit, and I like it very much.  I also think the
> ease of integration and flexibility of the HDHR is worth paying a bit
> extra for (no kernel driver requirements, you just talk to it over the
> network).    But, I would definitely buy an HDHR unit that also
> supported analog tuning/encoding - if they ever add new models.

my mistake.  thanks for the correction Todd.
Jim, a dual tuner solution that supports analogue is the PVR-500 from Hauppauge.