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Review on πŸ“Ί HDHomeRun PRIME Cable HDTV by SiliconDust by Ryan Morrow

Revainrating 5 out of 5

This amazing device

The best available option for watching TV on your computer. I've been using it for a month now and I have no hesitation in saying it's a fantastic device! I'm a Time Warner customer and setup was pretty easy (except Time Warner had to resubmit the activation a couple of times). The video is very good, just perfect! I still have Windows Media Center so there are no problems setting up the computer. There is an Android app that allows you to stream on Android tablets and TV boxes. Now there is a downside, I usually use Linux and this doesn't work with most of the channels, this has nothing to do with HDHomerun, it's more a problem with Time Warner. TWC marks almost every channel as an entry once, making Linux useless except for the locals' free copies. Android, on the other hand, works regardless of the channel flag, and you get your entire lineup on one Android device. Another point about using Android: if it's available on your network, choose 5.8GHz because of the much higher bandwidth. Streaming usually runs at around 8 or 9 Mbps and takes up disk space :-) This is amazing hardware and worth every penny spent. By the way, I thought about another device, but after some reading I soon gave up the idea, it required a computer running 24/7 and it seemed to have serious problems with drivers, but it had 1 extra tuner. Happy to buy :-)

Pros
  • Watch HDTV live on up to 3 devices simultaneously via WiFi (802.11ac router) or wired network.
Cons
  • Skimpy Instructions