PX-TV100U and Sage

[dagar]

Any indications (or ideas) if Sage will support multiple TV100s? I've got the tuner upgrade and replacement itch and these are an intriguging option.

The possibility of 2, and a max of 5.

For that matter, any useful review of it yet? I wasn't able to find anything that was worthwhile.

Also, any idea if the PX-AV100U will work. It appears to be basically the same sans NTSC Tuner (which I don't need with D*).

[stanger89]

You might want to consider a different card, if the recording qualities truely are as limited as they appear:
http://www.plextor.com/english/produ...edtechspec.htm

[dagar]

ewe, thanks stanger. that would be craptacular, except for recording Noggin :P lol that's quite a differential between 8mbs and 2mbs DVD quality (though they have some numbers issues in that matrix) for the only options on MPEG2.

[Opus4]

BTW: I believe it is a software encoder (it says: "Real-time DivX, MPEG-2/DVD & MPEG-1/VCD Software Encoding").

So: also note that while it is possible to have SageTV use multiple software encoders (it won't 'just say no'), using mutiple software encoders might be a bit tough on a system, unless you have multiple cpus/cores.

- Andy

[dagar]

Yeah, I was wondering that too. Yeah, no SW encoders they are brutal on the CPU (have an old BT848 that's about 5 years old).