SageTV HD Extender Update

[bjkiller]

Originally Posted by reggie14

For what it's worth, wireless N has been very reliable for me, although I'm using 5GHz radios specifically to move away from all the interference in the 2.4Ghz band. Considering I can see more than 20 wireless-G networks from my apartment I really don't think I'd have very good luck in the 2.4Ghz band.

it's temporary in 2-3 years you will have same problem with wireless N, like you have today with Wireless G.

[QueOnda]

Where can I pre-order my 2????

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by QueOnda

Where can I pre-order my 2????

Only in your head.

Gerry

[QueOnda]

Originally Posted by gplasky

Only in your head.

Gerry

Done. I did express delivery through DHL.

[RedCoat999]

Originally Posted by QueOnda

Where can I pre-order my 2????

I'll take your deposit money! and use it for

[wayner]

Originally Posted by bjkiller

from my expirience Wireless is very unrealible. somebody making a call with 2.4Ghz phoneset, it's broke-up wifi link. My wife even to see SD content from her notebook, use cable. to browse the web she use wireless connection.

I have been using wireless G for 2 of my 5 V1 Windows Media Center extenders for about two years with very few problems. But I don't think it would be as reliable for HD.

[CyRex]

Originally Posted by QueOnda

Done. I did express delivery through DHL.

DHL doesn't do US deliveries anymore , you might want to go with UPS...

[paulbeers]

Originally Posted by CyRex

DHL doesn't do US deliveries anymore , you might want to go with UPS...

Ummmm...I think that was the joke CyRex....You also can't do a pre-order. Get it?

[flavius]

I remember reading that the extender is going to be back in store in December. Is that still the expectation?

[QueOnda]

Originally Posted by paulbeers

Ummmm...I think that was the joke CyRex....You also can't do a pre-order. Get it?

I can't wait to get back to sleep to use my new Sage HD Extender! Soo NICE!.

I have asked Santa for another...Cuz I've been goooood.

Originally Posted by flavius

I remember reading that the extender is going to be back in store in December. Is that still the expectation?

Yeah. I think they said Mid. I hope the date don't slip.

[btrcp2000]

I have had a search setup on ebay for "sagetv" for about a year now. All it usually finds is tv cards, but today it picked up an HD extender, which apparently sold as soon as it was listed. Not mine, and I wouldn't have bid on it, so hopefully I'm not breaking the rules here. My point is, maybe they've been around long enough that people are moving on, so if you;re in the market and don't want to wait, might be worth doing a saved search. Plus right now you can get 25% off a buy-it-now if you get to ebay through live.com.

just fyi

[viperdiablo]

Yep saw the HD extender on ebay last night. Unfortunately for me it was only available to US ebayers not Canadians :-(

[Hari_Seldon]

Originally Posted by Opus4

...We really appreciate the great support we've had for the SageTV HD Extender and are working on a next generation SageTV set-top we hope to have ready for sale in December. Please stay tuned for more news about it...

Disclaimer - I am impatient.

The above info was posted on 10/28 - here we are 3 weeks later and no news. What gives? If they're trying to make it in time for holiday sales, they probably want to announce before 'black friday', right? I'd certainly like to put it on my Xmas list.

I can think of a few reasons to hold back info on the next-gen STB:

1. Cannibalization - users won't buy an existing product if they know it will soon be replaced/obsoleted
2. Alerting competitors - the sooner they know of your plans the sooner they can react/copy
3. Setting customer expectations - talking about features before they are complete/released is a gamble it usually makes R&D unhappy

In this case #1 isn't an issue - the HD-100's are sold out (or so I've read). Perhaps they wish to announce a SageTV version bump in conjunction with the new STB, which could cannibalize SageTV SW sales?

I don't think #2 would be an issue - people are pretty clear on how the HD-100 can be improved, and most of the features requested exist in other STB products. I suppose it is possible that Sage will release a completely new feature to the market that other STB vendors will rush to copy/compete with - we'll see.

For Sage & a new STB I think #3 is it. However, if Sage plans to sell units in December, then the hardware must be finished (I hope so for the sake of their engineers). This will dictate some of the features. That leaves the software/firmware - no small task considering that there is likely work to do on the SageTV side to support a new STB. Perhaps they are banking on a specific new system-wide feature that is still in work?

Again, I'm impatient, I'd love to buy a new extender for Xmas. And pre-announcing the next-gen STB practically invites speculation. Anyone else have wild theories about features or why Sage hasn't released more details on the next-gen STB?

-HS

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Hari_Seldon

Disclaimer - I am impatient.

The above info was posted on 10/28 - here we are 3 weeks later and no news. What gives?

I think the last thing said officially was that they expected to have them available sometime in December.

Anyone else have wild theories about features or why Sage hasn't released more details on the next-gen STB?

I would speculate that the SageTV folks are waiting for them to arrive from that boat from China. And once they are in house and ready to ship they'll share more about the product. No sense in saying too much until they know what and when they can deliver...

[QueOnda]

Originally Posted by Hari_Seldon

Again, I'm impatient, I'd love to buy a new extender for Xmas.
-HS

I hope you mean Xmas 2009! I heard you been bad this year. You have a whole year to straight'n yourself out.

[gplasky]

Sage holds this info close to the vest. Always did and probably always will. Just search the forums. Looks at the lengths of the threads of people pleading for info. Don't think when Opus annouced that little tidbit that they didn't already have that info. You're probably not going to get any info until they arrive or just before. Because no matter what you are or aren't told everyione will want to be first in line to order one. Based on that fact alone that don't have to tell no one nuttin. (Except when they're for sale.) What are you going to do-get mad and not buy one?

Gerry

[Hari_Seldon]

Originally Posted by gplasky

What are you going to do-get mad and not buy one?

Not at all. That post was written with positive eager anticipation - a new HD extender is exciting. In fact, I'm helping to promote their new product by keeping this thread alive .

I'd just rather speculate on features and dates of the product than talk about shipping methods and such.

[valnar]

Originally Posted by Hari_Seldon

I'd just rather speculate on features and dates of the product than talk about shipping methods and such.

OK, I'll help...since I've already been spammed several times today.


Will they be coming out with a DX2 overdrive chip for the current extenders?
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[gplasky]

Well heck-I can help with that:

Sigma Designs, Inc.
SMP8640 Series
Secure Media Processors

The SMP8640 family provides highly-integrated solutions for products requiring high-definition MPEG-4.10 (H.264), SMPTE 421M (VC-1), AVS, WMV9, MPEG-4.2 and MPEG-2 decoding. The Secure Media Processor architecture offers advanced content protection, supporting a wide variety of Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Conditional Access (CA) solutions.
Incorporating flexible, advanced audio/video processing, the SMP8640 family enables cost-effective solutions for Blu-ray players/recorders, IPTV set-top boxes and digital cable set-top boxes. For high-end Blu-ray players, a direct interface to our VXP® Image Processors offers professional grade deinterlacing, scaling, 3D noise reduction, and many image enhancement features

Slap one of those puppies in the new model. Connect your Blu-Ray player to the usb 3.0 ports.

How's that for speculating?

Gerry

[valnar]

I'll do that after I'm finished overclocking it. 'Think I need watercooling?