Never heard of SiliconDust before.Don't forget SiliconDust's products like the HD Homerun, though. They run cool and have far more sensitive tuners, in my experience.
Never heard of SiliconDust before.
HDHomeRun - Watch TV anywhere in your home
Good tuners. Network attached; you can view on any device on your wifi. They also have a signal meter for iphone and android which is useful when aiming your OTA antenna(s)
HDHomeRun - Watch TV anywhere in your home
Good tuners. Network attached; you can view on any device on your wifi. They also have a signal meter for iphone and android which is useful when aiming your OTA antenna(s)
One step forward, six steps back.I am not a fan of this new dual tuner. It gets really hot and loses signals all the time. When I reboot the hopper all the channels come back but after about ten minutes the signal is lost. I did not have this before the software update that enabled the dual tuner functions
I am not a fan of this new dual tuner. It gets really hot and loses signals all the time. When I reboot the hopper all the channels come back but after about ten minutes the signal is lost. I did not have this before the software update that enabled the dual tuner functions
I have one and use Plex to record/view tv with it. It's a great little tuner and cheaper than a Tablo! I tried to find the app you're referencing to help aim the antenna. Do you happen to have a link? The only one I found was one called "channels" that was 20 bucks in the App Store. I'm not sure if that's the one that you were talking about.
People have had this module many months and now with the s/w update to enable dual tuners, problems are only now cropping up?
As far as heat goes, some are saying theirs are real hot while others aren't seeing that. Sounds like a manufacturing defect and some modules have some components slightly out of spec. I don't think it's a case of now there are (2) tuners "working". In this type of module, I suspect both tuners have had power all along. Is the 2nd tuner now generating more heat now that it's actively "on" and working ?
I don't think that the heat and lower sensitivity has anything to do with the new software update that enabled the second tuner. Instead, I believe that several owners who already owned the older Dish OTA dongle bought the newer tuner and compared it to the older unit. If you live in a market that has stations that are close and powerful, you will not see any changes in your reception. However, if you are receiving stations from multiple markets that are not close, you lose the weaker stations.
Several have already commented that this uses the Hauppauge tuner which has always run hot. The heat would not be a problem for computers since they are usually out in the open. My Dish Hopper receivers are in closed cabinets. That is the main reason I will not use the new tuner. For those that plan to use the new tuner, I would try to locate the tuner outside of any enclosure. The tuner got so hot that it was almost to hot to hold when I removed it. The old tuner is not hot at all.
Thanks comfortably_numb for your interest in trading tuners with me. This post is to let everyone else know that my old single tuner is now off the market.Mitch backed out of the deal. So, if anyone else is unsatisfied with their dual tuner adapter, and wants to trade for the old single tuner one, send me a PM.
I am gonna try using a USB extension cable to get the tuner out side of my media cabinet. I will report if that helped at all. Otherwise I am going back to the single tuner.
That's not a good idea, dual-tuner module attached or not.My Dish Hopper receivers are in closed cabinets
I am gonna try using a USB extension cable to get the tuner out side of my media cabinet. I will report if that helped at all. Otherwise I am going back to the single tuner.
I have been running daily dual OTA adapter temp test. Both adapters are in the wide open and run around 105 degrees. Both Hopper 3s get the same amount channels as when I was using the single OTA modules. Also, both green lights stay on at all times.As others have stated, you need the U235 update before installing the dual tuner dongle. I installed mine and I now have two OTA tuners which seem to work perfectly. Concerned about others reporting heat issues, I measured the temperature of the dual tuner dongle over a 24 hour period and found it to be lukewarm to the touch averaging 105 degrees. The temperature varied from 95 to around 115 degrees, so for me the heat isn't an issue at all.
BTW, I still get all the OTA channels I got with the old single tuner dongle.
It came with that short extension cable. I ordered a 6 footer. Yesterday when I disconnected the USB tuner I couldnt even touch the R6 cable connector it was so hot. I don't know what this u235 update is I thought it was u500 update that activated the two tuners.My dual tuner came with an extension cable in the packet. Did yours?
U500 is for the Hopper 3 and U235 for the HWS.I don't know what this u235 update is I thought it was u500 update that activated the two tuners.
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