SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDR3 $74.99 FSSS

Figured I'd bump this thread since it has been put back in hot deals and is still in stock.

I managed to get one once it came back, hopefully it will work out well for me.

In for one today, now I don't "need" to watch the woot-off, I can just enjoy the woot-off since I missed it on woot earlier this month

Quote from Liv4Deals : This is back in stock. Probably should be put back in the hot deals forum.

Thanks Liv4Deals... I'm ditching Dish Network over OTA local channels and has been waiting for this deal to come back !!! Now I can say "Sayonara" to Dish...

Now this may be a bit "tangential" to the topic of the thread, but can anyone recommend these to me (newbie going into OTA territory):

1) A good (preferrably free) software to use for "DVR" functionality - I want something that will let me schedule shows to record and will automatically bring my PC out of sleep mode a few minutes before the show starts... so it can grab the streams being broadcasted by the HDHomeRun and store them on disk.

2) A good Remote Control that can bring my PC out of sleep mode when I click the power button. As far as I know these need to have a 4-pin "special" connector that plugs into the motherboard where the one from the power supply should go, and it also has the same 4-pin connector in the card itself to plug the power supply one. It's kind of a "middle-man" for the 4-pin power connector...

I've seen some options on #2 above, but they come together with a really expensive Video decoder... not sure if there's something like a standalone option with only the Remote Control for this to work.

Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

If I had 2 of these, would I be able to share all 4 tuners with all my PCs running Windows 7 Media Center? Would they be smart enough to know what tuners are in use, and which are not, and allocate accordingly?

Also, will picture quality be affected by network load? Like if I'm copying a multi-gigabyte file while recording or watching something?

Quote from maposo : Now this may be a bit "tangential" to the topic of the thread, but can anyone recommend these to me (newbie going into OTA territory): 1) A good (preferrably free) software to use for "DVR" functionality - I want something that will let me schedule shows to record and will automatically bring my PC out of sleep mode a few minutes before the show starts... so it can grab the streams being broadcasted by the HDHomeRun and store them on disk. 2) A good Remote Control that can bring my PC out of sleep mode when I click the power button. As far as I know these need to have a 4-pin "special" connector that plugs into the motherboard where the one from the power supply should go, and it also has the same 4-pin connector in the card itself to plug the power supply one. It's kind of a "middle-man" for the 4-pin power connector... I've seen some options on #2 above, but they come together with a really expensive Video decoder... not sure if there's something like a standalone option with only the Remote Control for this to work. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Media center is the best/easiest; will do everything you have for #1. #2, you dont need anything special to wake the computer from sleep; you only need those special remotes if you want to power on with a remote which know one does (if you shut down your shows wont record)....everyone uses sleep mode.

Quote from GnatGoSplat : If I had 2 of these, would I be able to share all 4 tuners with all my PCs running Windows 7 Media Center? Would they be smart enough to know what tuners are in use, and which are not, and allocate accordingly? Also, will picture quality be affected by network load? Like if I'm copying a multi-gigabyte file while recording or watching something?

Yes you can have 4 tuners and its pretty smart to figure it out. Doubt network load will lower watching quality; definitely wont mess up recording quality if your network is decent (wired is best)

Quote from maposo : Now this may be a bit "tangential" to the topic of the thread, but can anyone recommend these to me (newbie going into OTA territory): 1) A good (preferrably free) software to use for "DVR" functionality - I want something that will let me schedule shows to record and will automatically bring my PC out of sleep mode a few minutes before the show starts... so it can grab the streams being broadcasted by the HDHomeRun and store them on disk. 2) A good Remote Control that can bring my PC out of sleep mode when I click the power button. As far as I know these need to have a 4-pin "special" connector that plugs into the motherboard where the one from the power supply should go, and it also has the same 4-pin connector in the card itself to plug the power supply one. It's kind of a "middle-man" for the 4-pin power connector... I've seen some options on #2 above, but they come together with a really expensive Video decoder... not sure if there's something like a standalone option with only the Remote Control for this to work. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

As for #2 on your list, I just got this Media Center remote for $15 and it's been working great. Mainly I just bought it for the IR Receiver to use with my Harmony Remote. It will allow you to both wake the computer and sleep it from the remote. Nothing special needed, no 4-pin connecter (?, not sure what that's about.) needed.

Since it emulates a keyboard, it works with XBMC, and probably other DVR software.

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Con...732&sr=8-1

Stupid question alert.

I have digital cable in my living room coming in via a cable box, but in my den I have an hdtv hooked up to the coax coming out of the wall. The tuner in the tv decodes most of the channels and I don't need to fork over an extra $12 a month for an additional cable box. If I put this in the den, I am assuming it's going to pick up all of the channels my hdtv does?

Anyone know if a MOCA network is fast enough for this?
Anyone ever put one on a Kill-A-Watt to check power consumption?