Best OTA Solution using Edision OS Mio+

[cyberham]

I'll watch out for loss of lock but not a big deal for me. Other than local news, most of what I watch on OTA is a couple of recorded shows each week. Local physical channels are now VHF 8 (Global), UHF 15 (CTV) and UHF 32 (CBC). Ch. 48 changed to 15 in summer last year. Years ago we had CBC French as a local. But it ended a while back.

 

[Corrado]

I have all 3 tuners, a 950, 955 and the Xbox version used between both my Os Mios. I like the OTA PVR capabilities over my previous ATSC converter any day. I love the program details it saves to make it easier to sort through the recordings.

I didn't pay more than $20 shipped for any on eBay. Probably worth watching for one to pop up.

 

[cyberham]

When did you buy yours?

 

[Corrado]

I purchased the 950 model first, not long after the first Mio. The second was the 955 which was last year and the Xbox tuner, last summer was actually the least expensive and NIB.

 

[ZetaMale]

I'm using this on my osmio4k (not plus) but I suspect it'll work on the plus also:

Amazon product ASIN B00XF7Z5DMView: https://smile.amazon.com/Hauppauge-Digital-Tuners-Capture-1578/dp/B00XF7Z5DM/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=hauppauge+xbox+one&qid=1637169592&qsid=144-3347458-2120944&sr=8-3&sres=B00XF7Z5DM%2CB008ZT8QKO%2CB00GEBVEI6%2CB08D44W56B%2CB015IL0FIW%2CB0036VO2BI%2CB01BV13S7S%2CB07H4MPJ5X%2CB0815PTW57%2CB07PNDBRFB%2CB01DZSVLTW%2CB08DVCNYJC%2CB0787JFGWM%2CB00WMJMDG6%2CB005FPT38A%2CB0068IMT5M



root@osmio4k-office:~# dmesg | grep Hauppauge
[ 7.678165] cx231xx 1-1:1.1: New device Hauppauge Hauppauge Device @ 480 Mbps (2040:b123) with 7 interfaces
[ 7.709414] cx231xx 1-1:1.1: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-955Q (111401) (card=21)
[ 10.002090] tveeprom: Hauppauge model 111401, rev E3I6, serial# 4036081327

 

[cyberham]

The Hauppauge 950Q arrived today two days ahead of schedule. It works perfectly. Seamless is how I would describe it since it functions exactly as if I'm receiving satellites on the Edision. I actually tried to make the installation more complicated than it was. I tried to look for drivers in a plugin. That was all unnecessary since all I had to do was connect the OTA antenna, select the new Tuner C for OTA, scan for channels and the OTA channels appeared. Video quality is excellent. I tried recording three shows at once (Tuner A, Tuner B, Tuner C OTA) and that also worked perfectly.

The only different operation from using my TV is that subtitles can't be made to appear onscreen when using the Hauppauge. Sometimes I like watching only the video without the audio but with text scrolling. So to do that, I also have the OTA antenna connected directly to the TV and I use the TV subtitle function.