The problem is that the SSynology setup and software works really well, and setting up a Mini as a dedicated will be much more trouble I suspect (and I will miss my Synology IOS apps. The Mini if more expensive, but not too much. Elgato’s EyeTV a combination of software and hardware eliminates some of the difficulty generally associated with creating iPod-ready videos. My MacMini is vastly more powerful than such a NAS, while idle power is lower, the footprint and noise is similar. This is because the format of the stream sent from the HD homerun (or any DTV tuner in general) is Mpeg2, which isn't played by the default player on the iPad (mp4, mov, m4v).Īlso, your network will have just as much as influence as the CPU on the streaming smoothness.Īs far as I have read the dual core CPU's in for example the 713+ should be able to transcode 720p video and some 1080 streams, so we are at the limit of the NAS' capabilities here. If you choose a DiskStation which cannot transcode, it's still possible to use the HD Homerun, but the streaming may not be as smooth, and when you use it from an iPad (through DS video), you will need to use have installed a 3rd party Player. Or any DiskStation with a CPU which can transcode (DS412+.) At least the ones intended for home use.Ī Synology employee responded to my worries as follows:Ī DS713+ will indeed be better. I have dug a little further into the solution with recording from the Homerun directly to a NAS, and there are some issues the system requirements for the Homerun is a Core 2 Duo cpu and 1GB of RAM, so most Synology NAS boxes will not be powerful enough. Your network can also be accessed by your iPhone or iPod Tuner(s) to your Router and two (or more) TV signals are on Purchase one (or more) HDHomeRun tuners "without" theĮyeTV software (from J&R Music which was the cheapest I'veįound) for something like $59.00/$69.00. If you already have the EyeTV software installed you could That way I get "4" different channels to chooseįrom at the same time since each HDHomeRun has two tuners.Īccess to four different programs are on my Network so I canįire-up my MBAir and lunch EyeTV then watch TV anywhere my Right now I'm using "two" "HDHomeRun" tuners connected to Tuner may have a higher quality signal than another and youĬan't choose the higher quality signal to use as the signal you Only glich (for me) has been that I can't choose which tunerĭisplays which program. Has been stated previously multiple tuners isn't supported. in Internal TV Tuner & Video Capture Cards. I prefer separate windows for each program then I just call them Elgato HD60 X - Stream and record in 1080p60 HDR10 or 4K30 with ultra-low latency on PS5, PS4/Pro, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One X/S, in OBS and more, works with PC and Mac. In Picture) for the others or you can have separate windows for each Watch one main program while using PiP (Picture If you attach more than one Tuner then you can watch more than I've been using more than a fewĮyeTV peripherals ( 250Plus, Hybrid, Pinnacle) for a few years now.
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