HDHomeRun

HDHomeRun is a network-attached digital television tuner box, produced by the company SiliconDust USA, Inc.

A rack-mounted HDHomeRun

Overview

Unlike standard set-top box (or set-top unit) appliances, HDHomeRun does not have a video output that connects directly to the user's television. It instead receives a live TV signal and then streams the decoded video over a local area network to an existing smart phone, tablet computer, smart tv, set top streaming device, computer, or game console. This allows it to stream content to multiple viewing locations.^[1]

Compatibility

The HDHomeRun can be controlled and viewed from a wide variety of DVR/PVR software. Microsoft provides Windows Media Center for Windows XP through 8, but discontinued the product in Windows 10.^[2] Apple macOS 10 runs EyeTV 3.^[3] Linux runs Myth TV.^[4][5]

Newer models of HDHomeRun are DLNA device compatible.^[6]

HDHomeRun Tuners

Consumer Tuners

Line	Model	Part Number	Number of Tuners	Tuners								Coax Ports	CableCARD Slots	USB	Hard Drive	DLNA/UPnP	Hardware Transcoder	Notes
				ATSC 1.0	QAM 64/256	ATSC 3.0	CableCard	DVB-T	DVB-T2	DVB-C	ISDB-T
Flex	Flex 4K	HDFX-4K	4	Yes	Yes	Yes (2 of 4 tuners)	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Flex 4K Development Edition	HDFX-4K-DEV	4	Yes	Yes	Yes (2 of 4 tuners)	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	No	Comes with developer firmware for deep signal inspection/tinkering
	Flex Duo	HDFX-2US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Flex Quatro	HDFX-4US	4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	Yes	No	Yes	No
Connect	Connect 4K	HDHR5-4K	4	Yes	Yes	Yes (2 of 4 tuners)	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
	Connect Duo	HDHR5-2US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
		HDHR5-2DT	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
	Connect Quatro	HDHR5-4US	4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
		HDHR5-4DT	4	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
	Connect	HDHR4-2US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
		HDHR4-2DT	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
		HDHR4-2IS	2	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1	0	No	No	Yes	No
Scribe	Scribe 4K	HDVR-4K-1TB	4	Yes	Yes	Yes (2 of 4 tuners)	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	1TB	Yes	No
	Scribe Duo	HDVR-2US-1TB	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	1TB	Yes	No
	Scribe Quatro	HDVR-4US-1TB	4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	1TB	Yes	No
Dual		HDHR3-US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	No	No
		HDHR3-DT	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	No	No
		HDHR3-EU	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	No	No
		HDHR-US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	2	0	No	No	No	No
		HDHR-EU	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	2	0	No	No	No	No
Single		HDHR-US-T1	1	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	No	No
Extend		HDTC-2US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	MPEG2 → h.264	Plastic case and fan
		HDTC-2US-M	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	MPEG2 → h.264	Metal case, fanless
		HDTC-2US-L	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	MPEG2 → h.264	2US converted to fanless case
Expand		HDHR3-4DC	4	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No	5V 2A power adapter
		HDHR5-4DC	4	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	Yes	No	5V 1.5A power adapter
Prime		HDHR3-CC	3	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	1	1	Yes	No	Yes	No	USB for Tuning Adapter only[7]
HDHR3-6CC-3x2	6	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	1	2	Yes	No	Yes	No	USB for Tuning Adapter only[7]
HDHR5-6CC	6	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	1	1	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unreleased, canceled[8]

Commercial Tuners

Line	Part Number	Number of Tuners	Tuners								Coax Ports	CableCARD Slots	USB	Hard Drive	DLNA/UPnP	Hardware Transcoder	Rackmount	Notes
			ATSC 1.0	QAM 64/256	ATSC 3.0	CableCard	DVB-T	DVB-T2	DVB-C	ISDB-T
Tech	TECH3-6CC-3X2	6	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	2	2	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH4-8US-2X4	8	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH4-8DT2x4	8	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH4-2US	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	No	No	No
	TECH4-2DT	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1	0	No	No	No	No	No
	TECH4-2IS	2	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	1	0	No	No	No	No	No
	TECH4-8IS	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH5-4K	4	Yes	Yes	Yes (2 of 4 tuners)	No	No	No	No	No	1	0	No	No	No	Yes (ATSC 3.0 → MPEG-TS)	No
	TECH5-4K8-2X4	8	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH5-16US-4X4	16	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH5-16DT-4X4	16	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes
	TECH5-16DC-4X4	16	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	4	0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Unreleased, canceled[8]

Sources:^{[9] [10]}

HDHomeRun PRIME

Introduced in Fall 2011, the HDHomeRun PRIME provided the ability to view and record all the digital cable channels the user subscribed to without using a cable-supplied set-top-box. The device employed a CableCARD to replace the set-top box. The HDHomeRun PRIME could be integrated with Windows Media Center (WMC). With 3 tuners, the PRIME let you record two programs and watch another live simultaneously. Due to a change in FCC regulation (cable service providers no longer have to make CableCARDs available to their customers), they are no longer in production.^[8]

HDHomeRun Premium TV

Launched in 2018, HDHomeRun Premium TV was a virtual MVPD service that worked with the HDHomeRun Prime and HDHomeRun DVR service. A notable feature of this service was the ability to record the channel streams to a local hard drive for time-shifted viewing. In March 2019, HDHomeRun announced that it would shut down its Premium service.^[11]

See also

• Monsoon HAVA
• Dreambox
• DBox2
• Slingbox
• LocationFree Player

References

1. "Engadget HD Review: HDHomeRun - Engadget HD". www.engadgethd.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-11.
2. "Windows Media Center is not available". Microsoft.com.
3. "EyeTV 3 TV Software for Mac". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
4. "Silicondust HDHomeRun - MythTV Official Wiki".
5. "Linux.com :: HDTV reception and network streaming in a box". www.linux.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
6. "HDHomeRun CONNECT - Silicon Dust".
7. "HDHomeRun PRIME". Silicondust HDHomeRun info website.
8. Pollard, Josh (10 December 2020). "The HDHomeRun Prime is Back in Stock!". The Digital Media Zone. The Digital Media Zone.
9. "Consumer".
10. "Start [HDHomeRun]".
11. "HDHomeRun Premium TV is Shutting Down". 28 March 2019.

External links

• Official website