Vaj wrote: > > On Jan 9, 2007, at 9:09 PM, sparaig wrote: > >> --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Vaj wrote: >>>> >>>> On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:24 PM, sparaig wrote: >>>> >>>>> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve Job's announced earlier today. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The iPhone >>>>> >>>>> Is it based on MacOS X like the Apple TV is, I wonder? THAT would be >>>>> a scaleable product. It's >>>>> basically a tablet PC/phone combo sans handwriting recognition, as >>>>> far as I can tell. >>>> >>>> >>>> Well, I think the "appletv" is going to be a flop. 40 gigs? >>>> Givemeabreak. >>> Especially if it did HD. UPS dropped off one of these at my door today >>> so I've been playing with it. >>> http://www.silicondust.com/trac/wiki/products/hdhomerun >>> >>> It took a bit of work but I finally got it working and recording on >>> both >>> Windows and Linux. Pretty cool! >>> >> >> "It took a bit of work" says it all. > > I doubt this unit would allow you to stream DRM content, but maybe it > can stream Microsoft DRM video files? It actually sounds more like a > DVR to me. > > It is a two-tuner box that lets you view or record ATSC signals which are the over-the-air (OTA) HDTV or QAM signals which is how cable distributes HDTV signals. No you can't record encrypted signals like HBO, Showtime, etc. I have a D-VHS deck for that content. Of course cards and even external USB tuners have been available for some time for PCs and Macs. What is different about this box is it streams over Ethernet, either your network or a crossover cable. This means it works with Linux too as there are no QAM tuner cards that work with Linux. It is also a small box which I can take with my laptop to record programs.
It's mainly a cool toy aimed at the geek market and home theater crowd. The Windows interface worked out of the box but it was the Linux one that took a little work.
