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SiliconDust

Broadcast group, SiliconDust trade blame over NextGen TV DVR issue

An industry consortium says SilliconDust's decision to use Huawei chips is the reason why its HDHomeRun tuners can't decode encrypted signals.

The logo of Channels DVR. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)

Channels DVR to drop support for Raspberry Pi, other platforms

The developers behind Channels DVR says the service will stop supporting Raspberry Pi and a few other computer platforms by May 1.

The logos of Freecast and Roku. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)

FreeCast launches streaming app on Roku devices

FreeCast has brought its connected TV app to Roku devices, the company announced this week.

SiliconDust says manufacturing problems will delay ATSC 3.0-capable HDHomeRun

A manufacturing defect means SiliconDust will not ship its newest gadget to customers until August at the earliest.

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