HDHomeRun is a network-attached digital television tuner box, produced by the company SiliconDust USA, Inc.
Unlike standard set-top box (or set-top unit) appliances, HDHomeRun does not have a video output that connects directly to the user's television. It instead receives a live TV signal and then streams the decoded video over a local area network to an existing smart phone, tablet computer, smart tv, set top streaming device, computer, or game console. This allows it to stream content to multiple viewing locations.[1]
The HDHomeRun can be controlled and viewed from a wide variety of DVR/PVR software. Microsoft provides Windows Media Center for Windows XP through 8, but discontinued the product in Windows 10.[2] Apple macOS 10 runs EyeTV 3.[3] Linux runs Myth TV.[4] [5]
Newer models of HDHomeRun are DLNA device compatible.[6]
Consumer Tuners
| Line | Model | Part Number | Number of Tuners | Tuners | Coax Ports | CableCARD Slots | USB | Hard Drive | DLNA/UPnP | Hardware Transcoder | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSC 1.0 | QAM 64/256 | ATSC 3.0 | CableCard | DVB-T | DVB-T2 | DVB-C | ISDB-T | |||||||||||
| Flex | Flex 4K | HDFX-4K | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Flex 4K Development Edition | HDFX-4K-DEV | 4 | 1 | 0 | Comes with developer firmware for deep signal inspection/tinkering | |||||||||||||
| Flex Duo | HDFX-2US | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Flex Quatro | HDFX-4US | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Connect | Connect 4K | HDHR5-4K | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Connect Duo | HDHR5-2US | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| HDHR5-2DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Connect Quatro | HDHR5-4US | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| HDHR5-4DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Connect | HDHR4-2US | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| HDHR4-2DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| HDHR4-2IS | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Scribe | Scribe 4K | HDVR-4K-1TB | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scribe Duo | HDVR-2US-1TB | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Scribe Quatro | HDVR-4US-1TB | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dual | HDHR3-US | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| HDHR3-DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| HDHR3-EU | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| HDHR-US | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| HDHR-EU | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Single | HDHR-US-T1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Extend | HDTC-2US | 2 | 1 | 0 | Plastic case and fan | |||||||||||||
| HDTC-2US-M | 2 | 1 | 0 | Metal case, fanless | ||||||||||||||
| HDTC-2US-L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2US converted to fanless case | ||||||||||||||
| Expand | HDHR3-4DC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5V 2A power adapter | |||||||||||||
| HDHR5-4DC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5V 1.5A power adapter | ||||||||||||||
| Prime | HDHR3-CC | 3 | 1 | 1 | USB for Tuning Adapter only[7] | |||||||||||||
| HDHR3-6CC-3x2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | USB for Tuning Adapter only | ||||||||||||||
| HDHR5-6CC | 6 | 1 | 1 | Unreleased, canceled[8] | ||||||||||||||
Commercial Tuners
| Line | Part Number | Number of Tuners | Tuners | Coax Ports | CableCARD Slots | USB | Hard Drive | DLNA/UPnP | Hardware Transcoder | Rackmount | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSC 1.0 | QAM 64/256 | ATSC 3.0 | CableCard | DVB-T | DVB-T2 | DVB-C | ISDB-T | ||||||||||||
| Tech | TECH3-6CC-3X2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| TECH4-8US-2X4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH4-8DT2x4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH4-2US | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH4-2DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH4-2IS | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH4-8IS | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH5-4K | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH5-4K8-2X4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH5-16US-4X4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH5-16DT-4X4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| TECH5-16DC-4X4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | Unreleased, canceled | |||||||||||||||
Introduced in Fall 2011, the HDHomeRun PRIME provided the ability to view and record all the digital cable channels the user subscribed to without using a cable-supplied set-top-box. The device employed a CableCARD to replace the set-top box. The HDHomeRun PRIME could be integrated with Windows Media Center (WMC). With 3 tuners, the PRIME let you record two programs and watch another live simultaneously. Due to a change in FCC regulation (cable service providers no longer have to make CableCARDs available to their customers), they are no longer in production.
Launched in 2018, HDHomeRun Premium TV was a virtual MVPD service that worked with the HDHomeRun Prime and HDHomeRun DVR service. A notable feature of this service was the ability to record the channel streams to a local hard drive for time-shifted viewing. In March 2019, HDHomeRun announced that it would shut down its Premium service.[11]