SCRIBE DUO 1TB DVR
Watch and record live TV with this SiliconDust HDHomeRun SCRIBE DUO. Advanced Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity offer simple setup and let you watch over-the-air content from a wide variety of devices. This SiliconDust HDHomeRun SCRIBE DUO streams up to two programs at once and includes enough storage to record up to 150 hours of live TV.
- Two-tuner DVR: Allows you to store up to 150 hours of your favorite TV shows and playback them across your network.
- Native video passthrough: Stream and record any video signal from SD to UHD, where available. Compatible with 720p, 1080i/p, 4K and 8K.
- Over-the-air DVR: Capture content from HD antenna programming (the HD antenna is sold separately).
- Watch up to two live TV shows on different devices: Supports a wide range of smart devices, including Amazon Fire TV, NVIDIA Shield, iOS, Apple, iPhone, iPad, Windows 10, Roku 9.0+, PlayStation, Android, Xbox and more.
- Flexible functionality: Offers 14 days of upcoming programming using Slice View guide, enhanced category search, program posters, 5.1 audio Closed Captioning and SAP.
- Compatible with most TVs: Easily connects to HDTVs.
Whats Included
- 1 year DVR service
- Cat5e cable
- Owner's manual
- Power adapter
- SiliconDust HDHomeRun SCRIBE DUO 1TB DVR
A: The subscription service is required for the full 2 weeks of guide data and for recording. It's primary purpose is to pay the guide data provider. When purchasing a SCRIBE Duo, you will not need to worry about paying any kind of subscription for a full year, and if you buy any more hardware, like another SCRIBE or a SERVIO in that time, that will add another 12 months of free service.
A: Live and recorded streams are completely untouched, passing through at broadcast quality 720p and 1080i. After the free year of DVR service, DVR service is $35/year, however you can add another free 12 months any time you add another new SCRIBE or SERVIO to your network. The HDHomeRun app is compatible with the FireTV Stick. It is not compatible with Apple TV, but is compatible with iOS and can be mirrored to Apple TVs from there.
A: Files are stored as mpg file that can indeed by copied and read by pretty much any player out there. While you cannot plug a hard drive into the SCRIBE Duo, you can always get a SERVIO which will add to the total storage of your network. You can set up your own storage on a computer if you like.
A: The SCRIBE only records content that goes through an HDHomeRun tuner. This primarily means Over the Air content, but can also mean cable content for HDHomeRun Primes, and could mean streaming content, but only if that content were provided by HDHomeRun. It cannot record, for example, from PS Vue or YouTube.
A: Yes, playback is always untouched 720p and 1080i. The HDHomeRun app does skip forwarding and rewinding, where you skip forward 30 seconds at a time.
Q: How to connect TV directly to this unit? I see coax but that's probably to connect the antenna.
A: Correct. The coax is for the antenna. This device does not connect directly to the TV. Instead, you connect it to your router, and then all the smart devices in your home can access Live TV and recordings through the HDHomeRun app. For a full list of supported devices, see: https://www.silicondust.com/live-tv/#devices
A: Yes! The SCRIBE can record up to 4 streams at once, so the two streams from your unit plus the two streams from the DUO will work perfectly. Plus, while it is recording these streams, it can also play back 4 streams at the same time!
Q: Can you pair a Duo and Quatro for 6 streams and also use the combined recording capacity?
A: Yes, you definitely can. All HDHomeRun devices are designed to "stack." This means that if you combine a SCRIBE DUO and a SCRIBE QUATRO, you'll get 6 streams and 2TB of storage.
