[mythtv-users] OTA/DTV tuner-card related questions, recommendations

[Douglas Peale]

On 01/20/2011 11:06 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> You may not have to upgrade your switch/hub/router. The HDHR only needs to speak to your backend and only your backend needs
> to speak to the HDHR, so if you have a spare PCI port on the motherboard just buy a $5 network card and plug it in. Then use a
> simple cable* to connect it to the HDHR. You'll need to run the HDHR on another subnet thus some ethernet configuration
> changes needed but in practice they aren't that difficult.
>
> *OK, you may need a crossover cable or dongle. No biggie.
I know he does not want one, but a 10/100 switch is really cheap, and might end up more useful than a second nic in his computer.

BTW, the HDHR is a 10/100 device. Also don't try to run HD video over a wireless connection, most times it does not work.

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