[mythtv-users] HDTV Tuner Cards - Please catch me up a few years

William Powers wepprop at gmail.com
Mon Sep 13 16:47:01 UTC 2010


On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Brian Foddy <brian at fodvo.org> wrote:
> The challenge with the network is the backend tuners are in the
> basements with only a single network cable down to them.  It is the  
> only
> place in the house where network and antenna cable meet.  So either  
> I'd have to put a second network card in the computer, or a remote  
> slave
> switch (gigabit), or some other not-so-pretty solution.

A satellite switch sounds like an easy solution but, with enough PCI  
slots, a $5 Fast Ethernet card is easy too. You won't even need a  
crossover cable because the HDHR network port is auto-MDX. 


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