Hauppauge Colossus v. 1 vs. v. 2 and SageTV

[tvmaster2]

Using either Windows 7 or W10, what’s the difference between a Hauppauge Colossus version 1 and version 2 with regards to SageTV. I have a version 1, and am thinking of adding a second Colossus. Any driver problems if the tuners aren’t the same version? Any other insights?
I can’t really figure out the benefit of a v. 2 based on Hauppauge’s site.

[wayner]

The other thing to consider is the BM-1000/3000 types of HDMI capture devices as they ignore HDCP.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by wayner

The other thing to consider is the BM-1000/3000 types of HDMI capture devices as they ignore HDCP.

I’m thinking I’d like to keep everything inside the box, so to speak. Plus, I take component out from my set top boxes, so the HDCP doesn’t effect me yet...

[wayner]

Fair enough - I actually prefer everything to be outside the box as that facilitates switching to another server if required.

[EnterNoEscape]

Originally Posted by wayner

Fair enough - I actually prefer everything to be outside the box as that facilitates switching to another server if required.

...and simplifies things if you ever decide to move everything into a VM.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by EnterNoEscape

...and simplifies things if you ever decide to move everything into a VM.

lol. don’t even know what that means....

[Tiki]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

lol. don’t even know what that means....

VM = Virtual Machine.

In simple terms, a VM is a piece of software that emulates the hardware of a complete computer. You can then install any operating system you want onto this virtual computer. And you can have more than one VM installed.

So imagine that you have a “normal” computer with Windows 10 operating system. You could install VM software on top of this (it just installs like any other program you might use). When you run this program it lets you create one or more virtual computers. You get to specify things like how much RAM they should have and how big their hard drives should be. Then you can start and stop these virtual computers at will and you can install whatever operating systems you want on them - maybe Linux or an old version of Windows XP or another copy of Windows 10 - and they can all be different. Then you can install whatever other software you need onto those virtual computers.

This way you can experiment with other operating systems or you can run software that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to run. Also, the VM is somewhat isolated from your main operating system and from other VMs, so you can try out new software on the VM without much risk that it will screw up something in your main operating system.

Also, most VM software can store snapshots of the current state of the VM. It’s kind of like saving your progress in a game. Then if you screw something up, you can easily roll back to a good saved state.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by Tiki

VM = Virtual Machine.

In simple terms, a VM is a piece of software that emulates the hardware of a complete computer. You can then install any operating system you want onto this virtual computer. And you can have more than one VM installed.

So imagine that you have a “normal” computer with Windows 10 operating system. You could install VM software on top of this (it just installs like any other program you might use). When you run this program it lets you create one or more virtual computers. You get to specify things like how much RAM they should have and how big their hard drives should be. Then you can start and stop these virtual computers at will and you can install whatever operating systems you want on them - maybe Linux or an old version of Windows XP or another copy of Windows 10 - and they can all be different. Then you can install whatever other software you need onto those virtual computers.

This way you can experiment with other operating systems or you can run software that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to run. Also, the VM is somewhat isolated from your main operating system and from other VMs, so you can try out new software on the VM without much risk that it will screw up something in your main operating system.

Also, most VM software can store snapshots of the current state of the VM. It’s kind of like saving your progress in a game. Then if you screw something up, you can easily roll back to a good saved state.

Thanks for that in depth explanation. Doesn’t seem like anyone knows the difference between the two versions of Colossus cards yet?