Purchasing SageTV

[Severvip]

I'm looking to purchase SageTV, and I see it at Sage TV for 79, and I see it at The Media Center Store for 69. Would I be getting an actual copy and a working key, if I purchased it from the MCE store???


Also I have multiple Operating Systems on my computer. I have two Linux OS's and I have Three Windows OS's. When I get a registration key, will that key work to activate SageTV on Linux as well as Windows???

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Originally Posted by Severvip

I'm looking to purchase SageTV, and I see it at Sage TV for 79, and I see it at The Media Center Store for 69. Would I be getting an actual copy and a working key, if I purchased it from the MCE store???

You get the same thing purchasing from pcalchemy that you get when purchasing it directly from Sage. It's just cheaper.

When I get a registration key, will that key work to activate SageTV on Linux as well as Windows???

No, they are not interchangeable.

[PGPfan]

By MCE store, I assume you mean PC Alchemy? If so, yes it is a fully legit version. They are a dealer of Sage software.

As for the Linux/Windows question, no. The software key is Windows only. You'd need to buy a seperate copy of Sage for Linux (which is OEM only, meaning no official support) to use it on Linux.

-PGPfan

[Severvip]

Thanks for all the help. and yeah I did mean PC Alchemy.

I don't use linux all that much anyways, so the Windows copy will be good for me. Again thanks for all the help. I wanted to make sure I would be purchasing a legit copy.

[jbarr]

FYI, PCAlchemy gave great service. I purchased several SageTV-related products fom them, and have zero complaints. Highly recommended.

[Severvip]

Okay I purchased SageTV from PCAlchemy, now I just have to wait till they send me the product key.

Perhaps I can finally start getting use out of the secondary 500gb SATA hard drive, I purchased just for recording shows. I think that's enough space

Again thanks for all the help, I'll let you guys know when I get my product key, and actually get SageTV working.

[PGPfan]

Congrats, and welcome to the family!

Let us know if we can help with getting you setup, etc.

-PGPfan

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Originally Posted by Severvip

Perhaps I can finally start getting use out of the secondary 500gb SATA hard drive, I purchased just for recording shows. I think that's enough space

I wouldn't count on it.

I started out with a 200 gig and then picked up another. I still need more space, but don't want to spend the money right now. Seems like I just keep finding more shows that interest me.