Linux OEM Licensing

[turlockaviator]

Is there some way of converting my Sage TV 6.0 Windows Licenses (including my two MVP extender licenses) to the Linux OEM equivalents? Note: Not using the placeshifter product.

I am slowling moving away from all my Windows products as servers and now running a mix of Linux and FreeBSD. I understand the OEM version of SageTV is based on Gentoo Linux.

I'd hate to have to purchase the whole ball of wax again. Just recently purchased Sage 6.0 and extender licenses.

Also, anyone use the HD Homerun network tuner with the Linix OEM version of SageTV? I've got on one the way. Too bad it doesn't do the same for analog cable stations...

TIA

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by turlockaviator

Is there some way of converting my Sage TV 6.0 Windows Licenses (including my two MVP extender licenses) to the Linux OEM equivalents? Note: Not using the placeshifter product.

I am slowling moving away from all my Windows products as servers and now running a mix of Linux and FreeBSD. I understand the OEM version of SageTV is based on Gentoo Linux.

I'd hate to have to purchase the whole ball of wax again. Just recently purchased Sage 6.0 and extender licenses.

Also, anyone use the HD Homerun network tuner with the Linix OEM version of SageTV? I've got on one the way. Too bad it doesn't do the same for analog cable stations...

TIA

You will need to purchase the Linux server version of Sage, There is no trade in or other deals. You can continue to use your Windows client to connect to the Linux server. I think the MVP requires the Windows version of Sage server to operate and use the transcoding. And there is no Sage client for Linux but there is Placeshifter for Linux.

HD Homerun has annouced they will have the linux for Sage version available soon.

[turlockaviator]

That's disappointing...

I'm really looking to build up a PVR and Video Jukebox system. I've basically got that now with a Windows XP based SageTV server serving up television stations and my DVD library ripped and converted to DivX (Xvid). This really works well...even with the MediaMVP extenders (although the video output of the extenders is certainly not anything close to HD quality).

Then I have the Zensonix Z500 High Definition Network DVD Media Player. I love this thing. Streams all the same video I am streaming to my MVP extenders yet it's using the TVersity uPnP server application instead of SageTV. The video quality is so much better because the Z500 upconverts and outputs to my 55" Mitsubishi HDTV" over the component cables. Too bad the Zensonic isn't able to perform as a Sage Client\Extender. Really looking forward to a SageTV HD capable extender.

I'm really wondering what's going to take place when I get the HD Homerun in regards to the MVP extenders. Will SageTV re-encode the HD stream and ship it out to the MVP?

Probably should post this in another forum...just not sure which one...

TIA

[Opus4]

As was mentioned above, the Windows & Linux server licenses aren't transferable, but:

Originally Posted by gplasky

I think the MVP requires the Windows version of Sage server to operate and use the transcoding. And there is no Sage client for Linux but there is Placeshifter for Linux.

The MVP extender can connect to a Linux server. And, Placeshifter is the Linux client. (I'm not 100% sure of what that means about your extender licenses, though. You would have to email SageTV.)

Edit: I think there was one other question... when playing media that the MVP can't play natively, the SageTV server will transcode to a format that the MVP can play.

- Andy

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by Opus4

As was mentioned above, the Windows & Linux server licenses aren't transferable, but:

The MVP extender can connect to a Linux server. And, Placeshifter is the Linux client. (I'm not 100% sure of what that means about your extender licenses, though. You would have to email SageTV.)

Edit: I think there was one other question... when playing media that the MVP can't play natively, the SageTV server will transcode to a format that the MVP can play.

- Andy

Thanks for the clarification. So the only thing is the Windows side has a true PC client whereas the Linux side will use Placshifter. So you lose the capability of playing a DVD with Placeshifter on the Linix side also?

And while I have your attention- - I'm pretty sure there are add-ins and imports that just won't run on the Sage Linux server, correct? Maybe someone could put that list together so everyone understands what get and what you don't if you do move over to Linux.

Gerry

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by gplasky

So you lose the capability of playing a DVD with Placeshifter on the Linix side also?

Right - you don't have DVD playback.

- Andy