Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Deal of the Day - SiliconDust HDHR Dual QAM Tuner $140

SiliconDust HDHomeRun Network-based Dual Digital HDTV Tuner Ethernet Interface

UPDATE:  EVILPENGUIN (FORUM MEMBER ON SAGETV FORUMS) POINTED OUT THAT YOU CAN GET THIS FOR EVEN LESS WITH A COUPON CODE $139.99 after $20 off Coupon Code EMCLNLP65 (Exp 2/9)

My TV favorite tuner of all time, the SiliconDust HDHR Dual QAM tuner is on sale at Newegg (affiliate) for $159.99 $139.99 with free shipping.  Next cheapest price is at Amazon for $166 and is sold for about $178 with shipping from SiliconDust direct.

 

SiliconDust HDHomeRun Network-based Dual Digital HDTV Tuner Ethernet Interface $159.99 $139.99 with Free Shipping! [Coupon Code EMCLNLP65 (Exp 2/9)]

 

The HDHomeRun works with the following Software:

  • Windows Media Center:
    • MCE 2005 32-bit
    • MCE 2005 64-bit
    • Vista MCE 32-bit
    • Vista MCE 64-bit
  • SageTV - HTPC software for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Home Server, Mac & Linux
  • SnapStream BeyondTV - DVR for Windows
  • Elgato EyeTV - DVR for Mac
  • MythTV - DVR for Linux
  • MediaPortal - DVR for Windows
  • GB-PVR - DVR for Windows
  • VLC - Multi-platform media viewer
  • TSReader - MPEG-2 transport stream analysis
To check which channels are available to you through clear QAM, check out SiliconDusts Clear QAM database by inputing your zipcode and selecting your cable provider.
If you want to research the HDHR a little more before buying check out my review of the device from last year