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Posted by Smarty on 02/18/07 05:00
Glad to. The PVR cards I use are PVR-150 and I have 2 installed. They have
released a newer version of the PVR card which is the PVR-250. The playback
units in some of my rooms are also Hauppauge Media Extenders. They make a
wired version for $99 and a wireless version for about $139/
SageTV from FreyTechnologies is the software. The recording PVR software is
called SageTV Server and is around $60 or $70. The client software, if you
decide to use another PC as a client is Called SageTV Client for $29.
The Hauppauge Media Extender mentioned above can be purchased directly from
Frey Technologies with a Sage client license for $99.
The electronic program guide is free, and very much like the TiVo. It also
has current weather info for your local area. The Sage software is a way
better and much more comprehensive product than TiVO, and allows me to view
and select all of my music, photos, DVDs, and 2 terabytes (2000 GB) of video
from any of the 6 TV's / monitors in my house.
Hope this helps and answers your question.
Smarty
"Justin" <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> Smarty wrote on [Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:08:19 -0500]:
>> I've been using Hauppauge PVR cards for several years along with SageTV
>> software. I am totally satisfied with what this combination does, and no
>> TiVO or cable company equipment can remotely approximate what this set-up
>> does. It has no monthly costs, records multiple channels simultaneously,
>> plays back multiple shows simultaneously for family members to view,
>> stores
>> content in a very wide variety of formats including those directly
>> playable
>> on DVD players, DiVX players, very cheap $99 set-top media players, and
>> pocket players, and also supports HDTV formats as well. I started with a
>> single recording channel at 1 playback TV / monitor, and now have built
>> it
>> to 6 playback locations and 2 simultaneous recordings. The Hauppauge PVR
>> cards cost about 60 bucks, and their hardware MPEG encoder does an
>> excellent
>> job of encoding excellent video. A TV set in your house can be hooked up
>> for
>> $99 and requires no computer except for the recording server, which can
>> be
>> connected either through a wireless 802.11.b link or with a wired
>> connection.
>
> Would you mind mentioning part numbers ?
>
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