NextPVR Forums
  • Home
  • New Posts
  • Wiki
  • Members
  • Help
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • Home
  • Wiki
  • Members
  • Help
  • Search
NextPVR Forums Public Hardware v
« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 259 Next »
Silicon Dust Card with both Window 10 and Linux Support

 
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
Silicon Dust Card with both Window 10 and Linux Support
motocrossmann
Offline

Junior Member

United States
Posts: 15
Threads: 7
Joined: May 2020
#1
2020-07-09, 06:03 PM
All;

What is a good choice if I want both Windows 10 Support and Linux support for a ClearQAM Silicon Dust tuner with NextPVR?   I use a Hauppauge 950Q right now, and it works okay in Windows 10 and not very well in Linux.   I'd like to upgrade to a model with 2 or more tuners and supports both OS's, as I'd like to play around with which OS I choose.    I'm considering the HDHR3-CC.     What say the experts?
mvallevand
Offline

Posting Freak

Ontario Canada
Posts: 37,345
Threads: 744
Joined: May 2006
#2
2020-07-09, 06:38 PM
Not really answering your question but HDHR tuners may be easier to set up in NextPVR but it doesn't mean they have better tuners. Perhaps you added a split for linux testing? Whether it is linux or Windows, the firmware that does the actual h/w capture is typically the same (for supported devices). My experience is clear QAM needs a strong signal so maybe remove any splits to see if things improve for you.

Martin
ElihuRozen
Offline

Senior Member

Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 442
Threads: 44
Joined: Apr 2006
#3
2020-07-11, 04:11 AM
(2020-07-09, 06:03 PM)motocrossmann Wrote: All;

What is a good choice if I want both Windows 10 Support and Linux support for a ClearQAM Silicon Dust tuner with NextPVR?   I use a Hauppauge 950Q right now, and it works okay in Windows 10 and not very well in Linux.   I'd like to upgrade to a model with 2 or more tuners and supports both OS's, as I'd like to play around with which OS I choose.    I'm considering the HDHR3-CC.     What say the experts?
The HDHR3-CC is the Prime, which is for CableCard.  You can use it without a CableCard to get QAM, but if you really use Clear QAM, you can get an HDHR Connect.  Why pay for CableCard support if you won't use it?
Tuners: SD HDHR Prime (HDHR3-CC). SD HDHR Connect Quatro Tuner (HDHR5-4US) - only QAM.  URayCoder H.264 - capturing cable box.
Client: Odroid-N2 running knewc on KODI - connected via MoCA.
EPG: SchedulesDirect
Provider: Verizon Fios
Server: Dell XPS 8700 with Windows 8.1
BrettB
Online

Posting Freak

Saint Paul, MN, USA
Posts: 1,880
Threads: 148
Joined: Jun 2007
#4
2020-07-11, 01:08 PM
(2020-07-11, 04:11 AM)ElihuRozen Wrote: The HDHR3-CC is the Prime, which is for CableCard.  You can use it without a CableCard to get QAM, but if you really use Clear QAM, you can get an HDHR Connect.  Why pay for CableCard support if you won't use it?

Possibly for future investment protection? These days, it is becoming quite rare for cable companies in the US to still be providing clear QAM. The original poster didn't tell us where the clear QAM signal is coming form (unless I missed it). But if it is a cable company (rather than a condo/apartment generated cable or something similar), I'd guess it is very likely to get changed from clear QAM in the near future. Having the Prime model would then allow the OP to simply get a CableCard and keep using the same HDHR rather than having to get a new tuner then.
pkscout
Offline

Senior Member

USA
Posts: 377
Threads: 45
Joined: May 2014
#5
2020-07-11, 10:58 PM (This post was last modified: 2020-07-11, 11:00 PM by pkscout.)
(2020-07-11, 04:11 AM)ElihuRozen Wrote:
(2020-07-09, 06:03 PM)motocrossmann Wrote: All;

What is a good choice if I want both Windows 10 Support and Linux support for a ClearQAM Silicon Dust tuner with NextPVR?   I use a Hauppauge 950Q right now, and it works okay in Windows 10 and not very well in Linux.   I'd like to upgrade to a model with 2 or more tuners and supports both OS's, as I'd like to play around with which OS I choose.    I'm considering the HDHR3-CC.     What say the experts?
The HDHR3-CC is the Prime, which is for CableCard.  You can use it without a CableCard to get QAM, but if you really use Clear QAM, you can get an HDHR Connect.  Why pay for CableCard support if you won't use it?

The one trick with the HDHR3-CC is that it isn't available anymore (and least not in the US, and I don't think any other country uses CableCards).  You'll have to look on eBay or Amazon for one used (or somehow grey market new), and they tend to be even more expensive now than when the came out.  SiliconDust's replacement device, the HomeRun Prime 6, has been in development for over 2 years, and the last status update from the company on it was on February 19, 2019.  That doesn't instill much confidence in them ever shipping it.
nobody
Offline

Junior Member

Posts: 43
Threads: 3
Joined: Oct 2009
#6
2020-07-12, 08:58 PM
They are still slooowly working on the HDHR Prime 6, latest update JUN 30 2020
Quote:Small Prime6 update - test boards just arrived for testing an updated RF filter design to prevent interference from MoCA and WiFi.
https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/view...19#p361019
pkscout
Offline

Senior Member

USA
Posts: 377
Threads: 45
Joined: May 2014
#7
2020-07-13, 03:21 AM
(2020-07-12, 08:58 PM)nobody Wrote: They are still slooowly working on the HDHR Prime 6, latest update JUN 30 2020
Quote:Small Prime6 update - test boards just arrived for testing an updated RF filter design to prevent interference from MoCA and WiFi.
https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/view...19#p361019

Thanks for that link.  It's kind of funny that they've posted nothing to the official sticky status thread for the Prime 6 update.
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)



Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  What would the best PVR/Capture Card be? wiledafoe47 1 265 2021-02-09, 01:46 PM
Last Post: NumberFive
  Need a new HDMI capture card for nextpvr Kamakzie1976 4 825 2020-08-25, 05:16 PM
Last Post: Kamakzie1976
  Twinhan 3250 ATSC only one card works at a time FM5 12 1,067 2020-07-27, 07:15 PM
Last Post: sub
  DAB radio PC capture card Harfordg1 12 1,125 2020-07-06, 02:40 PM
Last Post: Graham
  TBS6522 Multi-standard Dual Tuner PCI-e Card spudjg1 4 1,145 2019-09-29, 02:15 PM
Last Post: spudjg1
  TT-connect® CT2-4650 support for CI in NextPVR? cazz 4 1,737 2019-05-25, 05:53 PM
Last Post: cazz
  Can you Identify this Card? Cyborgbob 7 3,373 2018-08-12, 04:47 AM
Last Post: UncT
  Hauppauge Quad Tuner Card Support jmooremcc 3 2,978 2016-12-28, 01:27 PM
Last Post: UncT
  Older Card AverTV HD DVR C027 Configuration Jimdish2555 5 2,424 2016-08-16, 04:09 PM
Last Post: mvallevand
  tuner in graphic card slot ? NthrnNYker 11 4,475 2016-02-18, 03:42 PM
Last Post: ElihuRozen

  • View a Printable Version
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:

© Designed by D&D, modified by NextPVR - Powered by MyBB

Linear Mode
Threaded Mode