. Will not tune-in some major stations that my Sony and Samsungs TV's receive. (I have outside antenna chimney mounted 8 feet above my roof with amplified coax line furnishing signal to 4 tuners.)
(Hauppauge may release a newer TV card using ATSC 3.0 in 2024. Which should have a better tuner.)
. EPG works well but only 4-6 hours ahead. To get it to record a program, you must press record once then once again to go back to the EPG to show the program in red on that it will be recorded.
. During setup, Main Download tab did not work - scrolled down to another option for W11 that did download. (I am running W11.)
. Seems to be pretty stable compared to WinTV v7 - which was a constant headache.
. The furnished remote is pitiful - a dificult to hold and use 2" x 3.3" x 1/4" card. Fortunately, the normal size remote furnished with the v7 works with V10 level .
. To change channels with direct number input , you must put "10" prior to 2 digit number as
for channel 3.1 input 1031 and for 3 digit stations add "1" as 1411 for channel 41.1.
. All said and done, I would buy it again.

I bought this about 3 years ago, so maybe their software isn't terrible anymore. I had a lot of issues with this card when I tried to use the Win TV software. I even purchased another copy because I lost the one that came with it. It's trash.

Once I ditched their software and bought Plex, that all changed. Plex controls the card and tuners and everything. It does the recording and programming and sorting. It's the best thing to happen to cord cutters and HTPC's and geeks like me.

With Plex I can program DVR functions, watch live TV, pause, ect, and I can do so from anywhere I have an internet connection. I can use my phone or Kindle or old Ipad or another computer.

It also organizes and plays my movies I've ripped with Redfox and Handbrake. Of course all the computers and Roku devices in the house can do the same, as well as cell phones and tablets.

If you're interested in cord cutting, this is for you. I'm using it in a 5 year old gaming rig with Windows 10. With that, and a paid version of Plex, you'll be enjoying free OTA shows at your leasure.

As for an antenna, if you can, get a roof top antenna.

It's quite convenient to be able to record more than two over-the-air shows at once with a single card. I use it with a Linux-based PC (3.2 GHz 4-core processor) with Kodi (client) and TVHeadend (server). Other devices (Amazon FireTV w/Kodi to view the broadcast schedule and to play back recordings, and a PC running LibreELEC w/Kodi) can access this PC's tuners over the local network through the TVHeadend server. I've run four instances of Kodi to see four channels at once, although the common use will be recording up to four channels at once.

Picture quality is excellent. You'll need a decent TV antenna signal for best results. For Linux, you'll also need a recent kernel, 4.9 or later, which includes the driver to support the ATSC version; no need to visit the Hauppauge website. You'll also need a way to tune, view and record the signals. While you can do this in VLC, it's better to use a very smart backend server for this purpose (like TVHeadend or NextPVR), and a frontend client like Kodi (formerly XBMC).

The card uses about seven watts while idle, plus roughly two (SD) or three (HD) additional watts per channel while recording, according to a Kill-A-Watt meter.

No real negatives were experienced. The documentation supplied was for Windows installation and use of the WinTV program, but the tools for useful Linux viewing/recording have their own documentation and support forum sites. The signal quality meter in Kodi is not reporting anything using the Linux driver (TVHeadend has a signal strength for each channel), but once the antenna in the attic is properly aimed that doesn't matter.

If you are looking to build an HTPC with a fast PC having a spare PCIe slot, I can highly recommend this model 1609 quad-channel ATSC card for Linux PC-based reception and recording of TV broadcasts in North America.

First my review: This card *sold and shipped by Amazon* works flawlessly. It does what it says it does, enabling you to view or record up to 4 off-the-air channels at the same time in the highest quality at which those channels broadcast, which can range from 'normal' definition to hi-def. I live in an urban area and have an antenna in my rooftop so getting lots of ATSC channels is no problem.
It is a testament to the sturdiness of this card the fact that it works despite having arrived bent and with a twisted bracket! That's because it was poorly packaged in a plastic-bubble bag when it should have been packaged in a sturdy box since the factory box is not strong enough (see photo). Something VERY HEAVY must have been dropped on it or placed on top of it to cause the aforementioned damage to occur. I had to take off the bracket and straighten it as best I could before installing it in my computer. To my surprise it worked. It's been now over 6 weeks and it has been working with no issues, so I assume the damage was merely cosmetic (now you know *who* gets a big fat 'F'!)
The software (WinTV version 10) is also workable, although its interface has an outdated feel to it. You can schedule recordings either manually or with the TV program guide, watch recorded TV shows, etc.

I've used quite a few WinTV products over the years. This card is solid like most of their other products. I use this card in a 9 year-old PC running Windows 10 Pro, 8GB RAM and some Intel Core 2 Quad core processor. I don't use the included WinTV software, though. I use PLEX instead, which turns this old PC into a video server that feeds our TV's with Roku devices, tablets and computers. The included WinTV is okay. But, I don't use it. However, this card, like other WinTV products has lots of third-party and LINUX support available. If you use PLEX instead of the included WinTV software, don't install the included WinTV software. Instead, download the plain Windows drivers for this card from their website. Then, install PLEX, afterwards. Plex will find the card. However, it will be listed as 2 devices, each with 2 tuners. That's no problem. All 4 tuners work as they should.

Even though my computer is very old, it works fine with PLEX. We'll have 2 tuners streaming to 2 Roku devices. A 3rd tuner recording something onto the hard drive. No issues. It just works.

Not sure if this is more of a review of the WinTV QuadHD card or for PLEX. All I can say is that both work very well, together. My machine is very old. I guess. the processing is done on the card rather than software. And, that's why it works as well as it does.

If you're looking to save money by cutting the cord, this card along with WinTV or Plex and a decent antenna will help.

I highly recommend.