HDHomeRun DLNA Streaming Options

SiliconDust makes a series of network over-the-air and digital cable/CableCard tuners. I wrote an overview of the streaming support of these tuners on Zatz Not Funny: Streaming Cable TV via HDHomeRun DLNA

Here are a few ways to consume this content using the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) features of Smart TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, desktop and mobile operating systems.

I will expand on each over time and add more options as I come across them. Please add your suggestions in the comments!

Smart TV – Samsung Hub (certain models)

This works very well via the included DLNA network browser.

Android - DLNA Browser – MediaHouse

Requires a video player like...

Android Video – Wondershare

Requires a media browser like MediaHouse.

Android Video – MX Player

Requires a media browser like MediaHouse.

Android App – HDHomeRun View (by SiliconDust)

Android App – HDHomeRun TV (not by SiliconDust)

Android only right now. Coming to iOS.

Windows Media Player

Can browse UPnP/DLNA folders via Windows Explorer and open streams using WMP. Maybe. If it works.

Windows Media Center (Windows 7 Home Premium+ and 8 Pro)

Multi-platform - VLC

Can use a DLNA browser or use this method to open a channel stream using VLC.

iPad 2 - Elgato App

Was the first app for mobile that could stream HDHomeRun Prime video. Only worked with the iPad 2, and may have disappeared/gets no support.

Problems: http://www.silicondust.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=16829 (discussion gone as of 9/9/2014 - fixed?)

Allowed recording too.

Down the Road

·         Android TV has been mentioned, as well as some sort of guide/UI for browsing channels. That would be very cool!

What else do you use to stream HDHomeRun content on your home network?

Accessing HDHomeRun Prime DLNA Stream via HTTP

If you have an HDHomeRun Prime network TV tuner with updated firmware (and don't forget your CableCard), you can access your (non-encrypted) digital cable channels using DLNA. Many DLNA browsers, including some TVs and tablet/phone apps, can automatically find the channel listing so you can skip using a cable box--or watch something live while your DVR records a few other shows.

If you want to use something like VLC Player or another network streaming app that has trouble accessing the channel list, you can do use the following URL format:

http://IPOFHDHOMERUN:5004/auto/vXX

Insert the IP of your HDHomeRun and replace XX with the channel number.

E.g.

http://192.168.1.100:5004/auto/v50 

would load channel 50.