# HDHomeRun

5 Hacker News commenters recommended HDHomeRun and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People use it to get over-the-air TV onto phones, tablets and other TVs, often through Plex. Several call it a great way to get OTA channels.

## Why people recommend it

- Gets over-the-air TV onto other devices (3 comments): "You can even use something like HDHomeRun to watch this content on your phone/tablet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46903274)) "HDHomeRun tuner is still a great device for getting OTA TV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46837752)) "shared to all other tvs and devices via hdhomerun + plex" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907473))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TiVo DVR](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tivo.md): 13 recommend
- [Tvheadend](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tvheadend.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=SiliconDust+HDHomeRun+network+TV+tuner&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun.html)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HDHomeRun", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hdhomerun/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).