HDHomerun vs Hauppauge DCR-2650

[ottoguy]

Which is better? I see the HDHomerun has a 3 tuner option. I do max-out my 2 tuners sometimes. Or would 2 DCR-2650's be better? That way I could buy one now and one at a later date.

[whurlston]

If you mean the HDHR Prime vs the DCR-2650, they are the same thing except that the 2650 has a USB connection.

If you meant the original HDHomeRun, they are two different things. The (original) HDHomeRun is a clear QAM tuner and the Prime/2650 is a CableCard tuner.

[ottoguy]

Yea the HDHR Prime is the one I was talking about. It sounds like both are fully supported on NPVR so guess the question is price and tuner count.

[sub]

It sounds like both are fully supported on NPVR so guess the question is price and tuner count.

Yes, thats pretty much it.

[soccerdad]

If you need more than 2 tuners and if you need to use a tuning adapter were you are for switched digital, then you might want go for the 3 tuner HDHR Prime. The tuning adapters work for multiple channels at a time, but I am not sure how one TA works with 2 DCR's. You might ask Hauppauge before you pull the trigger. It might be fine, but you should check.

[mvallevand]

Reading on the SageTV forums, there are comments that the Ceton's and Hauppauge's aren't available right away after boot/sleep. The Ceton's take up to 40s to init. The primes are always on/available.

Martin