Just wanted to thank all the people on this forum. I have just started setting up my Sage TV system and this forum has been invaluable in getting it set up and working, as well as all the great extras and tips.
The software had been working fairly well, though a little slow on my system, I figured it was just because it was a low end setup, but turned out to be a BIOS issue. You'd figure that an 05 bios release would already be on a board purchased in 06 but you'd be wrong. Guess that's par for the course on a low end board. Once I upgraded the BIOS it got along with my Sempron 64 2800+ much better. Now Sage runs just like any set top box, only with more features and flexibility and is rock solid (other than that shutdown issue but that's an Nvidia thing), but I digress.
Thanks to all those who've suffered through the problems before me and were willing to share, hope I can contribute in the future.