Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609

Works as advertised. I connected a basic indoor panel antenna to this card. Compared to my LG TV's built in tuner with same antenna, this card picks up dozens more local channels, and it gets a more reliable signal on the channels. Plus, of course, it can tune 4 channels at once. Once I got the driver installed it was a breeze to set it up with NextPVR and watch live or recorded TV in Kodi.I did have some problems with the driver installer (which seemed pretty outdated) on Windows 10. I had to contact Hauppauge technical support. They couldn't totally solve my problem but they were helpful and reasonably responsive. I tinkered around and eventually got everything working. If you're building a dedicated system for TV capture you might consider running Linux instead, these cards work great for that too.

It's quite convenient to be able to record more than two over-the-air shows at once with a single card. I use it with a Linux-based PC (3.2 GHz 4-core processor) with Kodi (client) and TVHeadend (server). Other devices (Amazon FireTV w/Kodi to view the broadcast schedule and to play back recordings, and a PC running LibreELEC w/Kodi) can access this PC's tuners over the local network through the TVHeadend server. I've run four instances of Kodi to see four channels at once, although the common use will be recording up to four channels at once.Picture quality is excellent. You'll need a decent TV antenna signal for best results. For Linux, you'll also need a recent kernel, 4.9 or later, which includes the driver to support the ATSC version; no need to visit the Hauppauge website. You'll also need a way to tune, view and record the signals. While you can do this in VLC, it's better to use a very smart backend server for this purpose (like TVHeadend or NextPVR), and a frontend client like Kodi (formerly XBMC).The card uses about seven watts while idle, plus roughly two (SD) or three (HD) additional watts per channel while recording, according to a Kill-A-Watt meter.No real negatives were experienced. The documentation supplied was for Windows installation and use of the WinTV program, but the tools for useful Linux viewing/recording have their own documentation and support forum sites. The signal quality meter in Kodi is not reporting anything using the Linux driver (TVHeadend has a signal strength for each channel), but once the antenna in the attic is properly aimed that doesn't matter.If you are looking to build an HTPC with a fast PC having a spare PCIe slot, I can highly recommend this model 1609 quad-channel ATSC card for Linux PC-based reception and recording of TV broadcasts in North America.

I like it it works no problem installing on windows 11 wish I got channel 9 or CBS but it's bc my indoor antenna isn't good enough . Don't thinking making cards anymore . Have to get it while it exists . It's a toy where watch tv on computer. It's worth it to me

I have a PC that is ON 24/7 with a security camera system so it was convenient to add this tuner card to this PC. I like that you can record multiple shows at the same time.I like that the recordings are a standard PC file format and can be backed up to other hard drives.The receiver sensitivity seems quite good.I like the file naming convention that captures the program name from the TV Guide. It makes it easy to find the recorded show.I enabled the built-in Windows 11 DLNA Media Server on the PC, and I'm able to watch the recorded shows on any of my smart televisions using the ROKU MEDIA PLAYER app (or by using a ROKU ULTRA attached to the television).

I bought this about 3 years ago, so maybe their software isn't terrible anymore. I had a lot of issues with this card when I tried to use the Win TV software. I even purchased another copy because I lost the one that came with it. It's trash.Once I ditched their software and bought Plex, that all changed. Plex controls the card and tuners and everything. It does the recording and programming and sorting. It's the best thing to happen to cord cutters and HTPC's and geeks like me.With Plex I can program DVR functions, watch live TV, pause, ect, and I can do so from anywhere I have an internet connection. I can use my phone or Kindle or old Ipad or another computer.It also organizes and plays my movies I've ripped with Redfox and Handbrake. Of course all the computers and Roku devices in the house can do the same, as well as cell phones and tablets.If you're interested in cord cutting, this is for you. I'm using it in a 5 year old gaming rig with Windows 10. With that, and a paid version of Plex, you'll be enjoying free OTA shows at your leasure.As for an antenna, if you can, get a roof top antenna.