Congrats on the HD media extender and Sage Server system - Page 13

oddjob · #**241** 05-17-2007, 01:24 PM

This thread appears to be dead.

I was just wondering if there is any news on the HD Extender?

dj7675 · #**242** 05-17-2007, 03:40 PM

Been hoping for this product for about a year now. For me this will be the most important thing sage can offer next. The 6.x version of sage is very nice, but for those with HD you have to decide to use a pc (not for me) or play the files with an external player. I use the Roku Photobridge that plays the files perfectly, but really look forward to the sage ui on a similiar device. It would really be nice if someone from sage could chime in and give us some sort of news ....

Darin

dbfresh23 · #**243** 05-17-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by oddjob

This thread appears to be dead.

I was just wondering if there is any news on the HD Extender?

Maybe people figured out that congratulating Sage for a product that doesn't exist yet was pretty pointless. When I can go to the online store and add one to my cart is when I'll congratulate them...

mikesm · #**244** 05-18-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dbfresh23

Maybe people figured out that congratulating Sage for a product that doesn't exist yet was pretty pointless. When I can go to the online store and add one to my cart is when I'll congratulate them...

Well, since I saw it face to face at CES and was impressed by it, I thought I would congratulate them on it. :-)

They still have about 45 days left to hit their original Q2 target, but this is a pretty bold product extension for them - Sage isn't a hardware company. So they will might be late on this.

If Apple wasn't being so lame about mac mini updates I probably would have gone that route a couple months ago.

Thanks,
mike

bialio · #**245** 05-31-2007, 10:43 AM

Any updates you care to toss our way official Sage TV types? The HD extender is very eagerly awaited by just about everyone!!!!

dotheDVDeed · #**246** 06-01-2007, 12:15 PM

Just 30 days to go!

It's coming, .... er.. it is... isn't it?

Hello?

Anyone there? ....?

mikesm · #**247** 06-01-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dotheDVDeed

Just 30 days to go!

It's coming, .... er.. it is... isn't it?

Hello?

Anyone there? ....?

They never gave a hard commitment that it was going to be here in Q2, just that it probably would be here then. I wouldn't count on it being here in 30 days - it's a very new type of product for them.

I do think it's odd that noone from Sage has commented on where they are in the development and production process though. I don't think this info would give their competitors a competitive advantage, but it would help those of is thinking about building a SFF client as an alternative.

Thanks,
mike

sainswor99 · #**248** 06-01-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mikesm

They never gave a hard commitment that it was going to be here in Q2, just that it probably would be here then. I wouldn't count on it being here in 30 days - it's a very new type of product for them.

I do think it's odd that noone from Sage has commented on where they are in the development and production process though. I don't think this info would give their competitors a competitive advantage, but it would help those of is thinking about building a SFF client as an alternative.

Thanks,
mike

Actually, as I reread this thread, the following quote is the only mention of a date anyone has:

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Originally Posted by bcjenkins

From what George said.. Q2

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While I trust bcjenkins, you gotta admit, that's a pretty light statement to get your hopes up for anything.

Stu

mikesm · #**249** 06-01-2007, 02:05 PM

They told me Q2 as well, and the employees were telling me about the testing of it they were doing at home.

However, this is a hardware platform for them. There could be any number of issues related to the supplier of the hardware that could affect availability, importing issues, or a whole host of other snafus. I don't think they have done a lot of work with Asian ODM's before.

Thanks,
Mike

flavius · #**250** 06-01-2007, 02:40 PM

I would expect at least another statement of some sorts at the end of the month.-

dotheDVDeed · #**251** 06-01-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Narflex

Glad to hear you all like the HD extender and the new media server.

They'll be out sometime in Q2 of '07.

Most of your discussions are pretty accurate so far on it. You're all pretty good guessers.

And it does play HDD based DVDs since that was asked a few times.

And it can also do 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i output over component or DVI.
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sainswor99 · #**252** 06-01-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dotheDVDeed

So I can't believe what the Chief Technology Officer and Founder says?

Didn't mean to say that; obviously I missed that post. I did look for other references to Q2, but the search engine thought the term "Q2" was too short. The point I was trying to make was that AFAIK, the only mention of a date was based on a conversation at a tradeshow; no one should be freaking out about a date in that context.

Obviously, Narflex's post changes that, and we should all become screaming rabid idiots when June 30 rolls around.

MeInMaui · #**253** 06-01-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sainswor99

...and we should all become screaming rabid idiots when June 30 rolls around.

And this is different than usual, how?

mayamaniac · #**254** 06-02-2007, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dotheDVDeed

Just 30 days to go!

It's coming, .... er.. it is... isn't it?

Hello?

Anyone there? ....?

You see people, this is why they don't announcement anything until they know the product is finalized and ready to ship. They shouldn't even mention a "Q2" time frame. Now if they don't have anything ready in 30 days, there will be an angry mob gathering, the pitch forks and torches kind. BURN THE SAGETV WITCH!!!

Lucas · #**255** 06-02-2007, 06:27 AM

I wouldn't mind waiting a couple of months more than expected if the end product ends up being better. The HD extender has to be able to do what the MVP does and more. The MVP took time to mature.

I think SageTV is weighing which is better, an "angry mob gathering" on 1st July or "outraged" users who bought the HD extender but thought that it wasn't what they expected...

GbrNole · #**256** 06-02-2007, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucas

I wouldn't mind waiting a couple of months more than expected if the end product ends up being better. The HD extender has to be able to do what the MVP does and more. The MVP took time to mature.

I think SageTV is weighing which is better, an "angry mob gathering" on 1st July or "outraged" users who bought the HD extender but thought that it wasn't what they expected...

considering what the mvp is i don't see how the hd extender will be any different except more native audio/video standards supported?

Lucas · #**257** 06-02-2007, 03:22 PM

Yes. The HD extender is different hardware with more complex requirements for HD output.
My point is that MVP support took a long time to mature. From my point of view MVP support matured with release 6.0. Previous versions had lacking features.

It wouldn't make sense to release an HD extender with less functional features than the MVP and this take time....

valnar · #**258** 06-02-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas

My point is that MVP support took a long time to mature.

Not only that, but the hardware wasn't quite soup yet on the initial run from Hauppauge. I want a HD extender, but I won't be the first to buy one.

Anyone remember the problems with rev 1 of the PS2 and XBox?

Robert

heffe2001 · #**259** 06-08-2007, 08:36 AM

Shoudn't be any harder to get video on the box than a MVP, it streams and decodes the streams just like a MVP (just knows more formats natively), so that part should be much the same as a MVP. Now transcoding unknown formats will be similar to the MVP as well (code it into something that the HD extender understands). The menus & such are where I'd say it'll be different...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas

Yes. The HD extender is different hardware with more complex requirements for HD output.
My point is that MVP support took a long time to mature. From my point of view MVP support matured with release 6.0. Previous versions had lacking features.

It wouldn't make sense to release an HD extender with less functional features than the MVP and this take time....

Rob · #**260** 06-08-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mayamaniac

You see people, this is why they don't announcement anything until they know the product is finalized and ready to ship. They shouldn't even mention a "Q2" time frame. Now if they don't have anything ready in 30 days, there will be an angry mob gathering, the pitch forks and torches kind. BURN THE SAGETV WITCH!!!

and if they don't have it ready by end of Q2 and the angry mob gathers, it will simply add to their incentive to not give us dates or functionality plans in the future....

Had it not been for CES, we'd have never heard a Q2 date to begin with.

All that said, I sure hope its ready soon.

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