SageTV's STX-HD100 HD Media Extender gets reviewed
Although we just caught wind of SageTV's new HD Media Extender late last month, the unit is now not only up for sale, but it's already been through quite a workout at the hands of Brent Evans. The STX-HD100 showed a lot of promise on paper, and thankfully, it seems to have delivered in reality. Mr. Evans found the overall experience with the device to be "very impressive," noting that image quality was "excellent," file support was up to snuff and heat / noise were both non-factors. Additionally, the box played nice with a myriad operating systems, suffered from no "crippling DRM restrictions" and came in at a very respectable $199. Granted, there were a few things to pick on -- namely the lack of an optical drive / CableCARD slot and the inability of the remote to toggle the TV on and off -- but aside from that, most everything else seemed to garner copious quantities of praise. We know, it does sound a bit too good to be true, but head on over and digest the whole spill if you're still skeptical.[Via ZatzNotFunny]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike @ Dec 11th 2007 2:08PM
Is it possible to use the SageTV HD extender without running SageTV on your PC? I just want something that will play HD videos off a samba share on my PC. If only my XBMC had the power to play HD video :-(
Vince Anido @ Dec 12th 2007 2:44PM
@Mike
There isn't a stand-alone function. They have said there will be a package deal coming soon that includes a SageTV license and the extender for $250. It would be possible to run Sage without the DVR abilities and you can modify the menu to hide all that functionality if you want.
Still a good deal at that price IMO.