[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun Died

[John Finlay]

Paul wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have had my HDHR since its initial release approx.  (2007ish)  over the
>> weekend all the suddon it quit working.  Only power light turns on.
>> SiliconDust says its a hardware issue and I need to replace.  I was thinking
>> about cracking it open and seeing if i could see what was wrong.  Anyone
>> tried this?  Success?
>>
>> --
>> Mitchell
>>
>>     
>
> Interesting, the same thing happened to mine last week, I started
> using it in january 2007. I just decided to do the $75 repair/replace
> offer they have. Kind of a pain though being with out 2 of my 3 tuners
> for a few weeks
>   
When my Dec 2007 HDHR died in Jan 2009 just out of warranty I asked if 
they would cross-ship a replacement and they were kind enough to do it 
even though it isn't their normal policy. I eventually bought a second 
unit to avoid down time in the event of failure.

John