SageTV HD Media Extender Info pics+price

[Sacedog]

There are ways to get HD with HDCP into your PC:

http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonderdigital/index.html
http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder650/PCIe/index.html


I think the problem becomes if they are supported by the Sage server or not.

I might be missing the point here though...

 

[IVB]

So, how does the guide work in Sage? Is it updated more realtime so changes/delays in programming will be reflected? It just kills me when you are following a series and one in the middle is missed, and it is not duplicated anywhere else.

That's a great question, I have no idea. I don't timeshift football, so I can't tell you about the latency.

 

[IVB]

There are ways to get HD with HDCP into your PC:

http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonderdigital/index.html
http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder650/PCIe/index.html


I think the problem becomes if they are supported by the Sage server or not.

I might be missing the point here though...

Those don't have *component* inputs, just the following. You'd need component or HDMI inputs in order to achieve what USM is asking for.
- F-Type Coax input for Analog TV / FM Radio
- F-Type Coax input for HDTV (ATSC or Clear-QAM)
- S-video input
- Stereo audio input
- Composite video input

 

[IVB]

The answer to "which formats" and 1080p was just posted over on the SageTV forums. This just keeps getting better & better.

Many of you have been asking for more details on what file formats/codecs are supported by the STX-HD100. So here's the list for you:

STX-HD100 File Format & Codec Support

File Formats:
AVI, ASF, MPEG, MKV, QuickTime, MP4, Ogg, WMV

Video Codecs:
MPEG-1
MPEG-2 MP@HL
MPEG-4.2 ASP@L5
H.264 up to 1080p
WMV9/VC-1 up to 1080p

Audio Codecs:
MPEG Audio
AAC
Vorbis (stereo only)
AC3 (decode/pass-through)
WMA
FLAC
DTS (pass-through)

 

[CollinR]

So, how does the guide work in Sage? Is it updated more realtime so changes/delays in programming will be reflected? It just kills me when you are following a series and one in the middle is missed, and it is not duplicated anywhere else.

That's a great question, I have no idea. I don't timeshift football, so I can't tell you about the latency.

A plugin exists for this, however I think it is more for the sporting event itself rather then the programming afterwards. I dunno it hasn't been an issue for me but I too don't watch sports.

 

[Steve]

Well it really has nothing to do with actually watching the sport. The point is a program runs longer than it was scheduled for in the guide, so ANY programs that are scheduled to be recorder after that with be off, unless the guide is updated.

 

[IVB]

I do know that there's a daily refresh of the guide, but if a program changes within refresh->airtime, i dunno.

I can't imagine that TIVO's have an instantaneous or near-real-time update if a sporting event goes into overtime - how is it handled by those units?

 

[beelzerob]

I do know that there's a daily refresh of the guide, but if a program changes within refresh->airtime, i dunno.

I can't imagine that TIVO's have an instantaneous or near-real-time update if a sporting event goes into overtime - how is it handled by those units?

I don't know of any system that handles that scenario well. With our comcast HD-DVR (which we despite, btw), we know when recording a football game to also record the show afterwards too or we'll almost ALWAYS miss the last half of the 4th quarter. Happens loads of times already this season.

 

[bfisher]

Regarding sports running long... a couple options

1 is padding. I have 6 tuners, so I pad every sports event and every program that is usually affected by it (my wife's Cold Case for example Sunday after football). With 6 tuners, I never have conflicts... and the padding only takes up a little space until it's watched (with about 2 TB of storage, I have more recording time than I have even been close to being able to use, even in HD)

2nd option is a plugin for Sage that monitors ESPN (or some website). If you are recording a game, it checks every 5 minutes if it has finished. If not, it extends the padding. I haven't used this option (due to 1 above) but I've heard it works well for "big" sports (football, basketball, etc.), but doesn't for things I like (F1 and Rolex racing, etc)

 

[IVB]

Sage released the HD extender today. Tons of threads, 100 confirmed orders and that's just from folks who posted today on the forums (and i'm sure many folks didn't.) - methinks Sage has quite the hit on their hands.