On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 22 Jan 2012, Thomas Lunde wrote: > >> Step 1. Buy a HD HomeRun >> Step 2. Install Mythbuntu >> >> There is no step 3 >> >> ;-) > > > > I like the concise answer. Apparently others agree that HD HomeRun is the > thing I need. So now I'm trying to understand it. I guess I can get this > for about $200: > > http://www.silicondust.com/products/models/hdhr3-cc/ > > Does "three tuners" make it possible to record up to three shows at the same > time? > > What is reception like? Does this need an antenna, or is it its own > antenna. > Note - that is the cable card model. Thats a whole different beast. Tis meant for getting access to digital, encrypted cable signals. In fact, I think that exact model doesn't even have a OTA tuner. You probably want this: http://www.silicondust.com/products/models/hdhr3-us/ And yes, it will record two different channels at the same time. I'd recommend having gigabit networking, however....