recording ClearQAM

[7/14/10] After an unsuccessful attempt with Windows Media Player years ago, I still haven't given up hope of using a computer as a DVR (instead of paying a monthly fee to use Oceanic's service).

Should I do this, one piece of software I might look at is GB-PVR [via frwr_news].

GB-PVR is a mature, robust, full-featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) or Media Center which runs on Microsoft Windows. It's main function is scheduling tv recording and watching live tv, but it can also playback a wide variety of media types across music, videos and photos. The application is made even more useful with a wide range of plugins available, providing features like weather, music jukeboxes, netflix etc.

GB-PVR supports the latest technologies, including ATSC/ClearQAM/DVB-C/DVB-T/DVB-S capture devices, high definition MPEG2 and H.264 television channels, media extenders (Popcorn Hour, Hauppauge MediaMVP etc), multidec support, multi-record (recording multiple digital channels with one tuner), etc.

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article [written 9/8/10] explaining the difference between NTSC, ATSC, QAM, ClearQAM

Here's one product that can tune and record ClearQAM: Hauppage HVR-950Q (stick).

And it looks like SiliconDust HDHomerun Connect and HDHomerun Extend can also receive ClearQAM.  Looks pretty easy to set up.  But I wonder if it works with Roku?  Not directly.

This article describes how to use HDHRFling to allow the Roku to show videos captured on the HDHomerun.  They also explain how to use a Roku with a Tablo which is much simpler.  But unfortunately the Tablo doesn't support QAM.  Ah, here's another option.  The article goes on to state that you can use a Fire TV with the HDHomerun (!)

Another option is to use Wallop.