HD300 look-a-like

[wbarber69]

i say buy it see what you can figure out and if it doesn't work you still have all the hd300 standalone features it seems. trust me anyone here knowledgeable enough will help you trying to hack the firmware on there

also if you've been invested in sage since version 4 follow me on twitter and dm me there i have a little something ive been fiddling with today with good results

my twitter is the same

[makko]

Hey guys,

sorry to bump this thread. I need to buy another 2 HD300's but that's a problem for obvious reasons.

This box would be fine for me only it can't watch live TV.

I just had a quick brainwave but not sure if it would work. Would it be possible to get Sage (via a plugin) to write live tv streams to the hard disk and then use this box to play them as recorded media.

Would something like that work at all?

Thanks.

[Fonceur]

Originally Posted by makko

Would it be possible to get Sage (via a plugin) to write live tv streams to the hard disk

That's already how it works...

[makko]

Originally Posted by Fonceur

That's already how it works...

Oh cool, so I wonder would it be possible to pick them up using this lookalike box? I guess you'd still need to tell Sage to tune to the desired channel :-/

[phelme]

I find some of the Android based streaming boxes more intriguing.

[makko]

Any links to anything that you have come across?

Thanks.

[phelme]

Originally Posted by makko

Any links to anything that you have come across?

Thanks.

See this thread. This appears to be a box that shows up in many guises. Tempted to get one and play around with it.

[Oddity]

Sumvision have a box that is almost identical to the HD300. see link below

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sumvi...k-media-player


Interestingly its firmware is upgradeable via usb stick. Could it therefore be flashed with a HD300 firmware and therefore become a HD300?

For £50 almost worth a try

* merged *

[drewg]

Originally Posted by Oddity

Sumvision have a box that is almost identical to the HD300. see link below

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sumvi...k-media-player


Interestingly its firmware is upgradeable via usb stick. Could it therefore be flashed with a HD300 firmware and therefore become a HD300?

For £50 almost worth a try

* merged *

My understanding is that there is some sort of DRM and/or hardware signature enforcement happening in both directions. When asked if the HD300 f/w could be made to work on the WDTV live plus, Jeff hinted that "we're not that stupid". That makes me think that the firmware somehow checks for the hardware's signature, and would only run on a genuine HD300.

I've got a WDTV, but I haven't had time to try loading the Sage f/w...

Drew