[ale] [OT] Digital TV conversion box

[Calvin Harrigan]

James Sumners wrote:
> The HD HomeRun is not the same thing as a DTV converter. It is solely
> an ATSC tuner (actually two of them) that passes the raw MPEG-2 stream
> to whatever device is capable of reading it through the ethernet port.
> Usually such a device is going to be a computer; specifically, some
> sort of DVR.

It's not a converter, agreed. He did ask about Ethernet/USB connectivity 
, which in my mind puts in in the realm of a digital tuner.  If it 
solely converted from ATSC to NTSC, what would be the point of having 
Ethernet/USB on it if it wasn't to connect it to a computer?
Those devices have to convert the incoming mpeg stream to an analog 
signal then either feed it out directly as s-video/composite or 
remodulate it.  In speculation I would imagine that he would like to get 
the signal before it's ran through the DACs.


> 
> The HDHR and the DTV converters asked about perform two completely
> different functions.
> 
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Calvin Harrigan
> <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> If you are interested in a HD tuner that's has ethernet there is the
>> HDHR by silicon dust.  Works fairly well.  I've had mine about a year
>> now, use it with mythTV.  Can't get over how much better broadcast HD is
>> compared to cable or satellite.  The HDHR supports qam (unencrypted
>> cable) and ATSC (broadcast).
>>
>> http://www.silicondust.com
>> http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun
>>
>>
>> LOL, I wonder how much I'll be payed for singing their praises?
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