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shoffert

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HDHR Prime $99.99 @ Newegg

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Post by shoffert » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:02 pm

Expires today. Bad news - $0.99 shipping. I still gave in.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 15-345-006


On a side note, anyone want an Infinitv 4? One just became available.

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Post by STC » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:39 pm

^ OOF! That's a good price. Only three each though :(
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Post by IownFIVEechos » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:55 pm

Hold your horses. The silicondust website has a 'Generation 4' device 'coming soon' with no link info........

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Post by slowbiscuit » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:30 pm

Well yeah but they announced it almost a year ago and it still hasn't shipped, not to mention that it will probably be double the cost of this promo. This is a great deal for the 3-tuner model.

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Post by richard1980 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:40 pm

shoffert wrote:On a side note, anyone want an Infinitv 4? One just became available.
Same here. I'll miss my 7th tuner, but I've had enough of that damn pixelation issue.

Of course, knowing my luck, the 4-tuner model will get announced next week... oh well.

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Post by makryger » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:59 pm

Can anyone comment on power consumption of hdhrp vs infinitv 4 pcie?
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Post by richard1980 » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:44 am

7 watts (HDHRP) vs 14 watts (InfiniTV4 PCIe).

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Post by barnabas1969 » Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:04 pm

richard1980 wrote:7 watts (HDHRP) vs 14 watts (InfiniTV4 PCIe).
And those are maximums for the HDHRP. I don't know about the InfiniTV.

My measurements of the HDHRP are below. It uses more power as more tuners are used:

Idle (no tuners in use) - 5.0W
1 Tuner - 5.8W
2 Tuners - 6.6W
3 Tuners - 7.4W

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Post by soccerdad » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:17 pm

It is on sale again today (turkey day) for $99.99
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Post by Dragonfly » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:11 pm

Amazon also has that price and free shipping.

With local Comcast scrambling QAM channels here next week and making my old HDHomerun Dual obsolete for cable use, I'm debating whether to add a second Prime or wait til the new cablecard model ships next year. Empty nester, so I may be able to limp along with three tuners for a while.

Existing Prime has also been flawless here and running 24/7 since the unit was introduced.

Antenna is sketchy in my location or I'd hook my Dual up to one.

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Post by barnabas1969 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:22 pm

Dragonfly wrote:Antenna is sketchy in my location or I'd hook my Dual up to one.
Check out the "TV Signal Locator" on http://www.tvfool.com (the link is in a button on the left side of the page). It will give you good information about what kind of antenna you need. Many people don't know this, but if you live in a deed restricted community, the home owner association can't prevent you from putting up an outdoor antenna. The same is true for apartments and condo's, with some restrictions. In apts and condo's you have to locate the antenna on a private outdoor space like a balcony, and you can't drill holes in the building to mount it.

You might be surprised at the quality of your reception. Back in the analog TV days, reception in my area was crap no matter what you did, short of erecting a 100' tower. But now, with digital... it's beautiful. Mine is a medium size outdoor antenna on a 20' mast so that the antenna is about 6' above the roof of the house.

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Post by mdavej » Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:45 pm

Dropped down to $98 today and free shipping. Exact same price on Amazon too.

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