SageTV HTPC Demo

HTPC setup running SageTV

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[pspheaven]

I have dish network and I get video lag because of it... Ie: I change the channel and then 4-5 seconds later it comes up on sage... Ideas?

[grahamknights]

@pspheaven 4-5 second lag isn't so bad... with the firewire and the STB I have, I need to create an 8 second delay to get 100% recording accuracy. Any shorter, and I occassionally get a record error. Small price to pay in my opinion!

[ahmadhattia]

hi i want to do this same type of thing. What is the setup you used to change the channels? Are you using a usb-uirt? Also, is setup for the tv guide over the internet. (enter were you live and service provider for example?)

[grahamknights]

@ahmadhattia I am using a usb-uirt, but that is only to receive commands from my TV remote to control the software. The channel changing is done through firewire. The TV guide is built into the SageTV software, and yes, you simply enter your city and choose your provider, quite simple.

[Den39482]

@grahamknights: can you explain a bit more about how your Media Center is controlling your hd cable box? is this done with firewire? do the rogers boxes have a firewire port too? Is it possible to do something similar with MCE+Rogers and/or SageTV+Rogers? Any info's appreciated!

[grahamknights]

@Den39482 Hey, I oughtta check my email more often... I am using firewire to change channels and to capture the video stream from the cable box... I am not sure if the boxes Rogers uses have that capability, my provider is Shaw. What will work if you don't have a a firewire port is the HD-PVR, which I have on backup in case any of the channels become encrypted.

[greenc51]

Is that tv stand from ikea?...if so, i have the same one :D

[splitlenz]

Hey , love your setup. I wanted to know if you ever tried sagetv with that placeshifter thing to access your media from outside your home network. Do you have any idea if this will work with multiple tuner cards? Would like to have two cards, one for home and one for when im on the road. A little hard to try it out without spending a shit ton of money so any help is appreciated.

[ahmadhattia]

i want to do this same thing that you have going here. What is your setup to change the channels. Do you have a usb ir blaster?

[kingcrimson234]

very cool. i'm using sagetv on my home theater too. i'm doing it from a laptop though. i got a new dual core lappy a couple years ago. it replaced my rather old dell inspiron 5000e laptop, which i decided to recycle by turning it into my HTPC machine.

it's pretty old, only a 700 MHz pentium 3 but it's proven to be easily powerful enough to handle sage. it runs very smoothly.