DVBLink turns any ATSC or clear QAM tuner into a networked tuner

A craze that was started by Silicon Dust years ago is very popular for a very good reason -- network tuners are incredibly flexible -- and it just came to any ATSC or clear QAM tuner. The company DVBLogic has made it possible to turn any DVB tuner into a network tuner for some time, but since we don't DVB in the US, it hasn't been very useful on this side of the Atlantic. The latest release of DVBLink includes said ability which might be just the way for you to watch live HD on your laptop using the existing tuner in your HTPC. It isn't free software, but we're betting if you have the need the ~40 Euro price won't keep you from it -- assuming the free 30 day trial works as advertised.

[creugea Posted Jun 18th 2010 4:24PM]

This plus the new Mac mini would work great for a WMC extender the only problem is the Mac mini costs to much. :(

[jedi Posted Jun 18th 2010 6:02PM]

@creugea

Use a Revo. It's fine for this sort of thing.

I've had this sort of setup running for awhile with MythTV.

This is nice and all but it's ultimately about Microsoft dropping the ball in terms of tuner support. MCE should support all of this stuff by itself.

[stickboy Posted Jun 18th 2010 9:01PM]

I think this article is a bit misleading. I don't think it turns *any* ATSC/clear-QAM tuner into a networked tuner (i.e., it won't magically make use of the tuner in my HDTV). It's really "any ATSC/clear-QAM tuner in a Windows PC".

[SH Posted Jun 19th 2010 8:46AM]

This sounded like a good idea, a virtual HDHomerun of sorts and for me, 2 MCE PCs but only one had a tuner.

After 10 minutes of fiddling with install, getting trial license, convincing it I had a Hauppauge 2250 in the machine etc., I then got annoyed and thought I should convert the suggested Euro price to USD. OK, $50 for a cfg nightmare when I can go buy a physical Avermedia or Hauppauge dual tuner physical card for $55-$85?

Screw this, bad idea. For $150 I can get the HDHomerun!

[Shidoin1 Posted Jun 24th 2010 7:37PM]

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