However, a few problems arose during setup: No need for the HDHomeRun subscription or whatever. Turns out, if you’re running on Plex, and have the Plex Pass subscription, recording is handled directly within Plex. I wasn’t happy to see it, but I also wanted to just play, so I moved forward with the setup. At first glance, though, the HDHomeRun website was threatening to charge me directly for recording shows. Powered it on and after a minute or so I was able to connect Plex via their pretty decent instructions. Ethernet to connect it to my network, RG6 and USB to connect and power the antenna. The setup of the HDHomeRun was pretty straightforward. The only thing I have as far as live, over-the-air TV are 18 local channels, 12 of which are accounted for on any sort of TV Guide, electronic or otherwise. I have cable internet, but I don’t want to opt into Comcast’s lineup of 1000-9000 channels that I’ll never watch because I have Plex and all the stuff I like already physically and digitally owned. TURNS OUT, it has its caveats, but it isn’t so locked down that I can’t use it for free (ignoring 1) the cost of buying it in the first place and 2) my Plex Pass, which I would say has all but paid for itself by now). It arrived last night, and I got to start playing around. A HDHomeRun DUO and a $25 antenna to go with it. HOWEVER, the tax return paid out well this year, so I decided to spring for one last week. Especially since there were the usual statements of, “Oh and you’ll need a separate subscription to some electronic TV guide for $5-$25 a year or something, blah blah blah.” I mean, I saw this “HDHomeRun” device I could buy on Amazon a couple of years ago and got curious, but not enough to buy one. It’s cool! It lets me watch IPTV (built-in) and even has the option to connect to digital tuner+antenna combos on my network.
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