<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/19/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Matt Mossholder</b> <<a href="mailto:matt+MythTV-Users@mossholder.com">matt+MythTV-Users@mossholder.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 16:21 -0500, Mathias Gibbens wrote:<br>> Hi list,<br>><br>> I'm looking for a digital tuner card for my Linux system. This is my<br>> first attempt at setting up TV on a computer, so thanks in advance for
<br>> your patience. I'm looking for a card that can receive digital OTA<br>> channels, both SD and HD. I've looked at the pcHDTV 5500, and there<br>> are mixed reviews. Some love it and others report problems receiving
<br>> channels. What's worked well for people on this list? I want to get a<br>> good, solid PCI card receiver, and not an external one like the<br>> HDHomeRun. Thanks for your help!<br>><br>> Mathias<br>
><br>> PS I'm in the USA<br>><br><br>Mathias,<br> Although you said you didn't want one, I am going to recommend the<br>HDHomerun anyway :) From my experience, "good, solid" doesn't describe
<br>what I have experienced with PCI cards. The HDHomerun has been both<br>solid AND cheap, especially when you consider it has two tuners, rather<br>than just one. When you add in that it can be shared by multiple<br>devices, with a bit of schedule avoidance, and that sure makes it a
<br>winner in my book.<br><br> --Matt<br><br><br></blockquote></div>Have to agree here; the description "good, solid" only applies to one of the three types of tuners I own - the HDHomerun.<br>________________________
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