WHS Sage 7 Upgrade License Purchase Question & placeshifter

[dealsdyker]

First off, I understand that this SageTV Media Center V7 for Windows Upgrade is what I need to purchase because I currently have version 6.6 on my WHS server.

My questions are these:
1> I currently connect to Sage 6.6 under WHS using placeshifter running from a single XP machine in my house. Will this upgrade include a placeshifter license or is that a separate purchase (thinking it is included cuz how else can I watch from WHS but want to confirm).
2> As I'm watching Placeshifter on my internal network on this single machine on my internal network, is there a way to easily have it hook to the one WHS server in house to save the "pick the server to connect to" click? And Placeshifter is "already included in the price" best way to connect, right?
3> Placeshifter has the new interface correct? Because that is the only reason I'm upgrading is for the new interface.
4> Maybe I'm not looking in the right forums, but has there been much discussion as to "like it"/"hate it" for the new interface? If there is a discussion topic on this already can you point me over there?

[gplasky]

1) If you upgrade and install it as a WHS add-on the single placeshifter license is included.
2) Look in the Detailed Setup-General-Automatically connect to the Sage server option.
3) Yes-New interface.
4) Use search. Much discussion. And just like any other interface. Most love it-some hate it.

Gerry

[robogeek]

Originally Posted by gplasky

2) Look in the Detailed Setup-General-Automatically connect to the Sage server option.

I think that option is only available on the SageTV Client and not on the Placeshifter.

There might be a command line option that will auto-connect to the specified server, but I didn't see it in the Placeshifter section of the user manual. If nobody else chimes in on how to do it, I would submit a support request to SageTV to see if it's possible to auto-connect with Placeshifter.

[dealsdyker]

Originally Posted by robogeek

I think that option is only available on the SageTV Client and not on the Placeshifter.

There might be a command line option that will auto-connect to the specified server, but I didn't see it in the Placeshifter section of the user manual. If nobody else chimes in on how to do it, I would submit a support request to SageTV to see if it's possible to auto-connect with Placeshifter.

Robgeek, that's what I thought. And placeshifter is the only "free/included" option with the $40 upgrade right?

I'll give this thread a little while then ask for support.

[robogeek]

Originally Posted by dealsdyker

Robgeek, that's what I thought. And placeshifter is the only "free/included" option with the $40 upgrade right?

I'll give this thread a little while then ask for support.

Correct. The upgrade will still include the one free Placeshifter license built in. But keep in mind, the WHS version is the only Windows version that comes with the Placeshifter license built in...the regular Windows version (non-WHS version) doesn't. If you dump Windows Home Server and switch to another version of Windows, you'll have to purchase an extender license or a client license if you need to use the SageTV UI on a second machine.

For the auto-connect, I found a thread that might help:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...8&postcount=13

Starting at message 13 (the above link will start you at message 13) of that message thread, you'll find a couple of methods to auto-connect.

[GKusnick]

Originally Posted by dealsdyker

3> Placeshifter has the new interface correct? Because that is the only reason I'm upgrading is for the new interface.

Note that you will probably need to manually select the new V7 UI (SageTV7.xml) under Detailed Setup > Advanced. Otherwise Placeshifter will continue to load the same UI file (SageTV3.xml) that it's using now.

[doncote0]

I currently use 6.6x on Win7 (64) with 4 placeshifter or extender licenses registered.

If I upgrade to V7 am I going to have to rebuy 4 more licenses?

[GKusnick]

Originally Posted by doncote0

If I upgrade to V7 am I going to have to rebuy 4 more licenses?

No, only the server requires an upgrade license.

[doncote0]

Thanks for the response. Thanks to Sage for the smooth upgrade path.