HD200 and WHS and SageMC?

[Texas-Hansen]

Hi. I've ordered my HD200 and also purchased the SageTV Media Center software for windows. I'm running a WHS (HP MediaSmart Server) and have loaded the SageTV Media Center for WHS on the home server. When I receive the HD200, I plan to connect the HD200 to my network and run it as an extender. I also downloaded a trial of the Sage Media Center software on my desktop PC to get a feel for it and have been playing around with SageMC upon the recommendation of someone who has been very helpful. SageMC is awesome and I really like how you can customize the GUI. I want the H200 to use the SageMC menu/GUI. Can I do that? And, how/what is the process? Is it something I do after I get the HD200 installed and do that setup of SageMC through the menus on the HD200 or is it something I do on the server end?

Thanks

[stefam]

Its real easy! I have a different SageMC skin running on each of my extenders.

Just remote desktop into your WHS (if it's headless) or just login. INstall SageMC just like the install instructions say.

Then Use the extender remote and follow the setup steps as if you were using the PC client. You can even practive on the PC Client trial you have installed.

I'm not a sage expert (yet... ) and I'm sure others will pop in with more detailed advice.

Good luck

-Mike

[wayner]

stefam is exactly correct - I have four extenders and I am running SageMC on all of them. Changing the UI is exactly the same as on Placeshifter which I presume you are running as it comes with Sage for WHS.