One of the more innovative TV tuners that I’ve seen in recent memory has been the SiliconDust HDHomeRun. This Nintendo NES-ish looking device actually contains two digital tuners inside. Now what really makes the HDHomeRun unique is the mere fact that the device connects to your network. Yup.. connect the tuners to your cable line or OTA HDTV antenna and then connect the tuner to your network via the Ethernet jack. Install some drivers on your PC or Mac and you’ll be streaming HD video from the HDHomeRun to your desktop. How cool is that? I got one of these last week and will be writing up a review of the product shortly. In the meantime, you can check out PC Magazine’s look at the HDHomeRun (in conjunction with Elgato’s EyeTV product. This is what PC Mag had to say about the product:

This network-attached HDTV tuner delivers over-the-air HD and SD programming and unscrambled cable television channels to any PC or Mac on your network. In addition, the Mac software lets you convert files so you can watch them on mobile devices like iPods, iPhones, and PSPs.

The only beef I have with the device is the lack of an analog tuner.. but then again, analog is going away in less than a year anyhow..

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