Which multi tuner cablecard boxes work

[chazperx]

I am soon going to be in the market for a multi tuner cablecard box, and I was just wondering which ones currecntly work with Sage TV and Windows 7/8

Thanks

Chaz

[FriscoJohn]

I'd strongly recommend the HDHRPrime. See my recent post titled "Big Thanks to babgvant" (he wrote SageDCT which connects the HDHRPrime to SageTV. Mine is still working like a charm. It gives you three tuners on one cable-card.

[Telecore]

I used two HDHR Primes, but just switched to a single Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe. Both worked well, but having the tuner inside the PC reduces network traffic and reduces minor glitches. Also only need 1 cablecard for 6 tuners instead of 2.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by Telecore

I used two HDHR Primes, but just switched to a single Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe. Both worked well, but having the tuner inside the PC reduces network traffic and reduces minor glitches. Also only need 1 cablecard for 6 tuners instead of 2.

One disadvantage of the PCIe card is you cannot share tuners among other PC's or tablets... with the prime any PC you hookup to the network you can view TV on it without needing any extra software.

[chazperx]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I guess its time to do some more research, as I have never even heard of the HDHR Primes.

Thanks again for all your help!

Chaz

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by equalize

Not true. The Infini TV 6 supports tuner sharing. From the Ceton FAQ:
"InfiniTV 6 ETH is the supported solution for Network Tuner capabilities (a.k.a. Tuner Sharing) between more than one Media Center PC on a home network. It is a network-connected device that is designed specifically for such scenarios. Network Tuners with InfiniTV 6 ETH is supported on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems."

That sounds like the network version not the PCIe card version to me.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

That sounds like the network version not the PCIe card version to me.

That is why I did not bother to respond because we were discussing the PCIe.