EyeTV 500 or TVMini HD

I have the EyeTV 500. I like this unit because it has 2 seperate coax inputs, one for cable and the other for OTA antenna. Because I use both, this is an advantage for me.

Remember too, that there are 2 firewire ports on the EyeTV 500, so you can always pass thru and chain your next device on the buss.

I have not used the TVMini HD, so have no comment on that.

reception seems good. i'm using it in downtown NYC, though, so i think the signal is strong, just a lot of multipath. i am using a winegard SS-2000 "squareshooter" which is probably the wrong antenna for me, since it is amplified, but seems to be doing well, especially since it is sitting between my window and window screen, vice putting it on the roof of the building.

you can do an auto search of QAM HD cable and ATSC HD OTA, each as a seperate search. for me, assigning cable channel ID's was pretty much a manual affair, using Titan TV as a guide.

there are a couple of OTA channels that do not have stong signal strength, but this is most likely due to poor antenna placement. because I get the channels in question via QAM cable, I haven't bothered to try fixing it yet.

If you don't get hdtv from your cable company but normal cable can it work with the TVMini HD? I think the TvMini HD is better.