HDHomeRun Enables Operation During Internet Outages

SiliconDust says update allows HDHomeRun tuners to work during Internet outages

(Stock image) Technology developer SiliconDust has pushed out an update to its popular HDHomeRun network-connected TV tuners that allows viewers to watch live and recorded content during Internet outages. The change was noted in a recent filing made with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that weighs a proposal to move the broadcast TV industry from the current ATSC 1.0 transmission standard in favor of NextGen TV, which uses the ATSC 3…

HDHomeRun Enables Operation During Internet Outages

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Silicondust has unveiled the release of the latest HDHomeRun app supporting the ability to view television, emergency alert notifications and recordings even if there is an internet outage.Recently filings in the FCC’s GN Docket No. 16-142, “Authorizing the Permissive Use of the ‘Next Generation’ Broadcast Television Standard,” have seen several parties point out that viewers should continue receiving broadcast television, includi…

Silicondust’s HDHomeRun Platform Gets An Internet-Free Upgrade

It’s the company offering a product that can bring live over-the-air broadcast television to multiple viewing devices via a streaming app tied to a connected network. For Silicondust, increased visibility among consumers has come from its HDHomeRun line of network connected TV tuners. Now, Silicondust is sharing that the latest iteration of its HDHomeRun app offers support for viewing television channels and recordings in the event of an interne…

Silicondust Updates HDHomeRun Apps To Support Offline Viewing, Emergency Alerts

Silicondust, the provider of the HDHomeRun line of network connected TV tuners, said that updated HDHomeRun apps will allow viewers to watch broadcast television channels and recorded programs during an internet outage and will deliver Emergency Alert System notifications when broadband service is unavailable. The company said the apps extend the functionality of its HDHomeRun line, which receives over-the-air broadcasts and makes them available…