Pics from CES

[Cayars]

The new OSD looks cool but I'm not a fan of giving up half my screen for "pretty, pretty".

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by mayamaniac

So you're saying you have the new SVT in advance?

All I'm going to say is: Well, I figured such things were obvious, since I didn't update the manual for v2.1 _after_ 2.1 was released.

Cayars: You're seeing the OSD with everything turned on, including the detailed info below the show title on top. Also, who knows what's going to change between CES & release.

- Andy

[Cayars]

Originally Posted by Opus4

All I'm going to say is: Well, I figured such things were obvious, since I didn't update the manual for v2.1 _after_ 2.1 was released.

Well 2.2.2. is actually still considered to be beta so it wouldn't have a manual yet.

Cayars: You're seeing the OSD with everything turned on, including the detailed info below the show title on top. Also, who knows what's going to change between CES & release.

- Andy

I figured everything was on but still think it's taking up too much room. Kind of reminds of a SnapStream interface now.

[Cayars]

BTW, since you obviously have it do 2.2 based STV work with it or will be be in a situation like the upgrade from 2.0 to 2.1 again?

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by Cayars

do 2.2 based STV work with it or will be be in a situation like the upgrade from 2.0 to 2.1 again?

I don't know _everything_. Like any software, I guess that would depend on the situation when it is released.

- Andy

[kny3twalker]

Opus4 is there any playback improvements
while updating the UI and adding linux support for OEMs
we have been asking for good playback for quite awhile for those of us that have HDTVs
we need smooth VMR9 playback or SageTV will surely not keep the user base the same
and only dissappointed here cause they said specifically that there would be a announcement about fixing VMR9 playback
if they would have mentioned this, I would have no reason to be dissappointed that they added Linux support

but then again all this oem BS, I hope works out for them otherwise they have wasted not only their own time but ours

[Menehune]

Originally Posted by mightyt

Plus I could not figure out what that green icon was sitting above the date and time??

Since the UI is displayed on an LCD TV, it may only be the TV's own "speakers muted" icon overlaid on the Sage video. It doesn't match the "feel" of the Sage UI.

[Cayars]

Originally Posted by Menehune

Since the UI is displayed on an LCD TV, it may only be the TV's own "speakers muted" icon overlaid on the Sage video. It doesn't match the "feel" of the Sage UI.

Yes, this is "added" by the MVP and isn't done by Sage.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by kny3twalker

Opus4 is there any playback improvements

I don't know... I use an Xcard. With that comment, anyone using an Xcard should check out ErsatzTom's new Xcard plugin.

- Andy

[Crazedz]

Just wanted to say that HD support could be comming now that the Broadcast Driver Architecture (BDA) Device filters drivers are now comming out for hdtv tuners. Before they came along nobody else could really get hd cards to work and since the BDA Code is ms's it's no surprise mce is the first to have working hdtv. Other pvr's are now working on getting the new bda supported cards to work in their software like beyond and Gam (Got all media). But they are still having some buggy results though for the most part they are getting the channels to record and playback. Most of the problems from what i have seen with Gam that their having is with finding the channels and changing channels and some failed recordings. The main issue with channel changes are to do with the subchannels and since the cards don't actually do any encoding hardware encoding needs to be disabled for the cards or it causes crashes.

So now that freys has gotten it's big project out hopefully they can start working on hdtv support and get a jump over some of the problems others have had by looking at their posted problems and how they were solved so they and we can avoid the extra headaches hehe.

That plus the new gui and osd for 3.0 would be really cool i can hardly wait.

See my post in this thread for more info
http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...ead.php?t=9241

[mightyt]

Originally Posted by Cayars

Yes, this is "added" by the MVP and isn't done by Sage.

Ah ... Thanks guys ... I haven't gotten an MVP yet so am not in the know ...

Someday soon, hopefully ...

T.

[Stuntman]

Originally Posted by JasonJoel

Well, since we know now that the Extended is a Hauppauge Media MVP I think you know most of what it has/will do...

Assuming it isn't some next gen MediaMVP (which has not been announced by Hauppauge), it will have:
1. Svideo and composite video out (no component)
2. By SDTV resolution
3. No SPDIF audio, only RCA jacks
4. Be able to use any STV (just like the current MediaMVP client for SageTV does)
5. Will support COMSKIP if the STV does
6. Costs $99

What we don't know yet:
1. Will it play DIVX (through transcoding on the host PC - The MediaMVP will not play them natively)
2. If you have an existing MVP can you install Sage's version of the client on it
3. If it is on some next gen MediaMVP then things may be different. But who knows.

Jason Bottjen

I thought I'd read it has wireless connectivity as well... which I have heard Hauppage is working on.. anybody know about wireless MVP?? Or can confirm the sage 3.0 will work with wireless?

[Cayars]

He did "share" a picture with us.

[Opus4]

There has been no annoucement from Hauppauge regarding a new MVP, so I don't think anyone _really_ knows what it has and when it will be out. (Since there was no announcement, I installed the one I bought recently -- works great, as everyone else has been saying.) As for wireless... if people use wireless networks with SageTV today, I don't see what would prevent that in the future -- I think it would still come down to having a reliable wireless connection and not streaming a recording whose bit rate exceeds the wireless connection speed.

- Andy