Topic 'Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions' in forum 'Verizon Fiber Optics' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718351 en Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:41 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:41 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27764435
My main HTPC is a quad core AMD w/8GB; my secondary machines are Pentinums e5800's; all have 1TB HD's and 128GB SSD's. The WMC user interface is fast and responsive. Mixing OS and recording TV on an HD chews into user interface performance. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27764435 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:49:54 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27727643
What are other folks opinions? Did you acclimate to it quickly? Do you like it more?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27727643 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:32:32 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27727111 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27727111 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:33:53 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27725732 said by Cogdis:

Yes the HDHR Prime can stream to multiple PC's simultaneously out of the box. The InfiniTV can do it as well if the host PC is powered on and configured correctly (It must also be running windows 7 as tuner sharing is not yet compatible with windows 8).

The HDHR Prime doesn't have the same issue as the InfiniTV with Windows 8 right? Or does it?

I'm thinking of upgrading my WHS 2011 NAS to Windows 8 as I think the start screen will be a good launcher on a big screen]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27725732 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:42:44 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721882 said by billdacat26 :

I have a SD-HDHR3 Tuner on my home network...I love it. $3.99 for cable card rental. I also run a Hauppaug 2250 tuner for OTA; this gives me five streams of HD TV. (+1) if you watch a previously recorded program.

Now the bad news;...(it's really not so bad). All my machines now have SSD's for the OS, and the network is on a gigibit switch. I still have the router between my LAN and WAN. The SSD's improved stability in the whole system beyond exptectations; reboots are now once a month as needed for upgrades.

ENJOY....

Why bad news? Doesn't sound like there is anything bad?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721882 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:41:37 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721672 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721672 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:21:51 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721183 said by AndyD2k:

I really don't need the Actiontec at all in my network then?

Also what about moca adapters? If I switch to ethernet, will I still be able to use a moca adapter? I have one that I use in one of my bedrooms but I can switch to wireless if necessary

If you're using a MOCA adapter, you will need either:
•Another MOCA adapter to get from your router onto the MOCA LAN, or,
•Keep the Actiontec as a MOCA bridge behind your router.

The switch from MOCA WAN to cat5 affects only the WAN connection from the ONT to your router. Your MOCA LAN connection is separate.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27721183 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:58:08 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27719785
Now the bad news;...(it's really not so bad). All my machines now have SSD's for the OS, and the network is on a gigibit switch. I still have the router between my LAN and WAN. The SSD's improved stability in the whole system beyond exptectations; reboots are now once a month as needed for upgrades.

ENJOY....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27719785 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:03:20 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27719397
I would suggest using a wired gigabit network so that your streams don't affect speeds for the rest of your network. An HD channel can use 20 Mbps (a drop in the bucket when you have 1000, but if you're streaming multiple HD channels on a 100 Mbps network you may not have much bandwidth left for other uses).

If you're getting rid of your Verizon boxes you don't need the actiontec to provide guide data anymore so it can be replaced with any router you choose. If you still want to use your moca adapter I would suggest setting up the actiontec router in bridge mode (see the FAQ at the top of the Fios forum). ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27719397 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:49:00 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718834 said by birdfeedr:

said by AndyD2k:

I want to cut down on my bill so I was thinking of getting rid of the three boxes I have now and use a tuner instead.

Just curious. How will one SDHR replace 3 boxes? Will it support multiple simultaneous streams?

I'm still working through the set up but from what I understand you can use InfiniTV and Windows Media Center to share tuners over the network

For example...

»hd.engadget.com/2011/05/09/shari···rd-away/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718834 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:47:27 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718827 said by More Fiber:

1) If your Actiontec WAN is currently provisioned over coax, you will need to get that changed to cat5 from the ONT.
Yes, simply connect your tuner to the coax.

2) That's up your router whether it forwards Wake on Wan packets. If you use your own router, you have no need for the Actiontec.

I really don't need the Actiontec at all in my network then?

Also what about moca adapters? If I switch to ethernet, will I still be able to use a moca adapter? I have one that I use in one of my bedrooms but I can switch to wireless if necessary]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718827 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:44:11 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718825 said by AndyD2k:

I want to cut down on my bill so I was thinking of getting rid of the three boxes I have now and use a tuner instead.

Just curious. How will one SDHR replace 3 boxes? Will it support multiple simultaneous streams?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718825 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:43:11 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718714 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718714 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:43:45 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718602 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718602 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:22:23 EDT Re: Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718399 Yes, simply connect your tuner to the coax.

2) That's up your router whether it forwards Wake on Wan packets. If you use your own router, you have no need for the Actiontec.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718399 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:23:26 EDT Thinking of getting my own cable tuner & router - questions http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718351
1) How would the set up work if I use my own router? Do I just connect the coax to the tuner (it will be a silicondust homerun) and connect the tuner to the network?

2) I will be able to use Wake on Wan since the Actiontec won't be used besides for cable?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Thinking-of-getting-my-own-cable-tuner-router-questions-27718351 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:59:46 EDT