About the project

The following project explains how I used a Raspberry Pi 4 to create a personal digital video recorder to record over-the-air tv.

Required Hardware

This project requires the following hardware:

• Raspberry Pi 4 (with the required parts)
  • 4GB of ram
  • A 16GB SD card
  • A micro HDMI cable
  • Monitor with HDMI input
  • A 15.3W USB-C Power Supply (3A @ 5v power supply)
  • Raspberry Pi 4 case. Preferably a passive cooling case for noise consideration.
    I used the Argon One case.
• An HDHomeRun Dual tuner from Silicondust. The oldest model will do. For this build, I used the HDHR3-US which dates back to 2012-2013.
• An over-the-air tv antenna for ATSC signals. For this build I use the Clearstream 4 antenna by Antennas Direct.
• 50ft to 100ft Coaxial Cable, 18AWG, 75 Ohm to connect the antenna to the HDHomeRun.
• External Solid State Drive (SSD) with about 500Gb in size.
• USB 3.0 to SATA Converter Adapter - Look for one that has UASP support.

Software list

This section defines the list of required software for the project. Follow the instructions in the next section to know when and how to install them.