HD-PVR recordings to SDTVs

[blechn]

I am running sage with a single tuner receiving standard def input from a Directv STB. I have a HDMI out of my server graphics card which goes to my only HDTV in living room. Wired network used to pipe sage to 2 MVP units attached to SDTVs and one sage client running on old machine in basement. I know have Directv in HD most channels (I need to stick with Directv for the NFL). I want to invest in a HD-PVR to capture HD. Ideally I would also change the MVPs to SageTV HD Theater boxes and replace my 2 other SDTVs with HDTVs ... but financially cannot do this all at once. If I get HD-PVR and I use it to record a non-HD Directv channel, can I watch this on the SDTV via MVP? Can I transcode an HD file down to SD and watch on SDTV/MVP? If not can I just upgrade to HD Theater boxes and still use SDTVs? One thing I want to avoid doing is having to record the same show via current tuner and HD-PVR in case I want to watch it on HDTV or SDTV? If I run server with both tuners can I set each "client" (including MVP) to only see the SD versus HD files? Is this making sense? Thanks.

-Blech

[Razillian]

The new beta release (currently 6.5.3) includes update transcoder files to handle HD-PVR files transcoded to play on MVPs. I don't have an MVPs in my setup, but according to this thread it is working: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...1&postcount=15

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by Razillian

The new beta release (currently 6.5.3) includes update transcoder files to handle HD-PVR files transcoded to play on MVPs. I don't have an MVPs in my setup, but according to this thread it is working: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...1&postcount=15

Almost. With 6.5.3 720p works and 1080i is problematic.

Gerry