SageTV HD Extender
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Current Status
Unknown. The device was just released and needs to be explored on what can be done.
The SageTV HD Extender is a new device created by SageTV to use an HD extender. Being the client runs a version of Linux it may be possible to reverse engineer it to Run a Myth Frontend.
Specs from the Device From SageTV website
[1]:
Video format supported:
MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264 up to 1080p, AVI, VOB, WMV9/VC-1 up to 1080p
Audio format suppported:
MP2, MP3, AAC, WMA, Vorbis (stereo only), AC3 (stereo down-mix/pass-through), FLAC, DTS (pass-through)
Video Outputs:
1 HDMI, 1 Component, 1 Composite, 1 S-Video
Audio Outputs:
Left/Right audio output and optical S/PDIF
Maximum Number of SageTV Media Extenders:
1 SageTV Media Extender works with SageTV minimum system requirements. Tested 5 SageTV Media Extenders successfully on 2 Ghz CPU 512MB RAM PC with average speed disk drive (7200 rpm 8MB cache) and 100Mbps home network.
TV Set Requirements:
* HDMI, Component, Composite or S-Video input * Left and right audio input jacks, optical or HDMI audio input
Network Requirements:
* One 10/100 RJ-45 port on a Router, Hub or Switch network with DHCP server on network or * Direct connect from SageTV HD Media Extender to PC running DHCP server via cross over LAN cable (not supplied)
Included with the SageTV Media Extender:
* SageTV HD Media Extender digital media receiver * Remote control with batteries * 1.5 meter A/V cable set * 1.5 meter Ethernet cable
The Manual of the product may be found here:
[2]
FAQ Can be found here: [3]
Source Code
A section of the Manual states:
Third Party Software Libraries This product contains the following open source software which is covered under their associated licenses: the linux kernel, busybox, udhcp, init, telnetd, inetd, phoneme advanced, libjpeg, libpng and ffmpeg. For source code availability; please contact support@sagetv.com
I have emailed SageTV for this code and will post it when I have received it.
--Mitchell2345 03:09, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
UPnP client attributes
Hardware Support
Standard Def | Yes |
High Def | Yes |
Digital Audio | Yes |
Composite Out | Yes |
S-Video | Yes |
Component | Yes |
VGA | No |
SCART | No |
HDMI | Yes |
Wireless Ethernet Speed | N/A |
Wired Ethernet Speed | 100mb |
Video Playback Features
Video Playback Quality | As of now the video playback is Unknown |
FF/RW Support | <Yes, No> |
FF/RW at Differing Speeds | <Yes, No, 2x, 4x, 8x> |
30 Second Skip | <Yes, No> |
Bookmarking | <Yes, No> |
Compatibility
Support MythTV MPEG2 Recordings | <SD, HD, None> |
Support MythTV NUV Recordings | <SD, HD, None> |
Support MythTV DivX/Xvid Videos | <Yes, No> |
Support H.264 Video | <SD, HD, None> |
Support MythTV Music (since 0.21+) | <Yes, No> |
Support MythTV Photo Galleries (since 0.21+) | <Yes, No> |
MythTV Interaction
Customizable Menus (and in what way) | <No, Yes the colours can be changed!> |
Menu Responsiveness | <Sluggish, Instantaneous, With 100+ recordings the menu took 3 days to show, etc.> |
Menu Hierarchy | <Comments on ability to present data in different orders, recording groups etc> |
Non-MythTV Features
Support DVD/VOB streaming | <Yes, No> |
iPhoto/Photoshop Album Support | <No, Yes both, Only iPhoto, etc.> |
iTunes/Windows Media Support | <No, Yes both, Only iTunes, etc.> |
Screenshots/Screencasts of Client Working with MythTV
Main Menu | <Pic of main menu> |
OSD | <Pic of OSD> |
Others | <Pics of Others> |
Software / Hardware
OS | Linux |
Software | <Syabas> |
Processor | <ARM, PowerPC, x86> |
Chip Set | <Sigma Designs> |
Inside | <pic(s) of board> |
Links
- Link back to the MythTV UPnP wiki page.
- Link back to the MythTV UPnPClientInfo wiki page