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SageTV and HDHomerun | Setting Up Clear QAM

I recently purchased a HDHomerun (about $170) to watch and record unencrypted television shows from my cable provider. My cable modem is right next to my computer so I just added a splitter and connected a coaxial cable to the HDHomerun and cable modem. Setting up the HDHomerun requires two steps: 1) find unencrypted [...]

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Clear QAM | Make Your Own HD Box Sets of Your Favorite Programs

Did you know that your cable company most likely provides your local HD channels via clear QAM (i.e. without encryption)? The availability of these channels, through what is know as Clear QAM, is usually not too publicized by your cable company. Clear QAM essentially is unencrypted digital cable without a set-top-box. The [...]

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BeyondTV 4.7 Syncs DVR with iPhone and iPod

Getting television recordings onto a portable device has always been easier said then done. Snapstream is looking to make that process easier with its updates to BeyondTV, their digital video recorder software for the PC. From Snapstream’s announcement: This is an innovative feature that uses the H.264 format to re-compress your Beyond TV recordings and sync [...]

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BeyondTV to Support h.264 and iTunes

BeyondTV will start supporting recording in h.264 and a rss feed that makes getting shows into iTunes automatic. Unfortunately, these features will cost you extra, similar to the DVD burning plugin they offer. From the announcement: The plugin allows recompression to the h.264 format and an rss feed that makes getting shows into iTunes automatic [...]

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