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ScarletGrayFire
03-12-2009, 02:18 AM
After reading some of the posts here, I'm considering a change from the following setup:


Two TW digital cable boxes, (one a DVR, one not) + RoadRunner 18Mb ($139 incl. tax.)



To the following:


TW Standard with no boxes, using two existing PC's with tuner cards to tune/record STD channels, and adding an HDHomeRun networked digital tuner to tune/record unencrypted QAM and OTA HD channels + RoadRunner 2Mb ($82 incl. tax.)



It looks like this would save me ~$57/mo. versus what I'm paying now, or ~$27/mo. if I "rebundled" my current service with a 2-yr. commitment.

My question is this: Will I be able to access the local HD stations through standard cable using a QAM tuner?
bspvette86
03-12-2009, 10:25 PM
My question is this: Will I be able to access the local HD stations through standard cable using a QAM tuner?


Yes. Clear QAM channels should be available on standard cable.
Timcredible
03-13-2009, 07:51 AM
well, i understand cutting back on tv and internet (i did that recently, also cut back on cellphone, landline, satellite radio, and other things). Depending on if you have a landline phone and a clear view of the sky, you could get dish turbo hd bronze ($9.99/month for first 6 months, $29.99/month after that) plus 768kbps dsl (depending on telco, about $18/month). For a total of about $30/month for 6 months, then $50/month.

also, there is a standalone over the air hd dvr for one-time fee of $250, which requires no monthly fees at all, gets all programming info from the ota signal (i forget the brand name). that's a pretty tempting device for those of us that only watch cbs, nbc, abc, fox.
mikegodwin
03-13-2009, 10:47 AM
also, there is a standalone over the air hd dvr for one-time fee of $250, which requires no monthly fees at all, gets all programming info from the ota signal (i forget the brand name). that's a pretty tempting device for those of us that only watch cbs, nbc, abc, fox.

I'd like something like this since I mostly record only those channels. Who sells it?

Is this it?

http://www.dishnetwork.com/dtvpal/dvr.shtml
Timcredible
03-17-2009, 08:55 AM
yep, that's it. no monthly costs. if i were single, i'd have 2 of them and no monthly tv fees right now.