HDHomeRun With CableCARD Support – Coming Soon

By on January 7, 2010 in Hardware, Windows Media Center

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s quad-tuner demonstration at the Microsoft comes news that SiliconDust are working on a new network attached dual tuner with CableCARD support under the HDHomeRun brand. Coming at you later in the year for $249.

Silicondust USA, Inc. announces First Network Attached Dual Digital Tuner with CableCARD™ Support

LAS VEGAS, NV – Jan. 7, 2010 – Silicondust USA, INC., based in Livermore, CA, today announced the development of their latest addition to the HDHomeRun® product line, by adding the First Network Attached TV tuner with CableCARD™ Support, for PCs with Windows7 Windows Media Center. Computer network environments incorporating the HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ will be able to support high-definition and other digital TV including premium cable channels, eliminating the need for a cable set-top box.

Silicondust’s HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ builds on the success of their original Network Attached ATSC / QAM Dual Tuner which allows HDHomeRun® customers to stream digital broadcast video across the home network, without being tethered to one computer, in one location in the home.

The HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ has dual digital cable tuners, a single RF input and ethernet connectivity allowing PCs with Windows7 Windows Media Center access to watch or record digital TV, including premium channels. The HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ will be introduced to the consumer market beginning at $249. The HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ supports Switch Digital Video (SDV) in conjunction with a cable providers tuning adapter.

The HDHomeRun® CableCARD™ conforms to the OpenCable™ OCUR and DRI specifications.

“Silicondust is excited to introduce a Network Attached solution to the CableCARD™ consumer market,” said Theodore Head, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicondust USA, Inc. “this allows our customers the freedom to access TV from any Windows7 Windows Media Center PC in their home.”

More Info: SiliconDust


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  • Trevor

    If Microsoft could make WHS just pull content off either this or the older HDHomerun and be able to distribute it within your home via MCE (like they do now by pulling content from the MC boxes), it would save them having to allow for tuners within the Home Server. The Home Server space can continue to grow with both tiny servers for people who don't need this functionality or need it minimally, and mid-size HP type home servers with storage, and the DIYers that want 20x hard drives. Media Center's can be replaced with tiny Zino-type devices (or even XB360's) that only need to stream, decode and display content pulled from the Home Server. This is my nirvana – no cable boxes, only one server that needs to be on 24×7, and small extender type devices paired with each TV.

    Now if HDHomerun can work with a satellite company to incorporate this same type of functionality, they'd have cablecard, OTA, QAM, and satellite – sweet.

  • Kets

    Why oh why cant we have the same back here in the UK!…..damn cable companies….lol

  • Radial

    EU cable companies suck – Same in Sweden. Cable companies are very much against all other devices than thier own crappy "official" STBs

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  • Mike in NJ

    Will this require one or two CableCards?

  • Don

    One…but it still isn't out and this is March….

  • Radial

    At least you will have it. In europe we are enviously observing both this product and the Ceton cards. On the other hand we get to use the excellent DVBLogic distribution products.