HD Component capture with H.264 Encode

[Apap]

SageMagic HD Encoder

[briands]

Oh come on... with the avatars that are so popular around here, it has to be

The Cat's Meow!

Or my personal translation New R5000 depreciator... thanks alot!

[MrD]

I'd be on it like white on rice...

It completes me.

...but DirecTV is showing a USB DirecTV PC device at CES.... first one to market gets my money!

[malbec]

The "SageTV Encodenator"?

Yeah, stupid, I know. Anyway, so Narflex, care to hike up the skirt a little more? Are we talking about Hauppaugue's little ditty, or do you have something else up your sleeve? Clue/tease number two is...

[samgreco]

Originally Posted by MrD

...but DirecTV is showing a USB DirecTV PC device at CES.... first one to market gets my money!

You and me both...

[IVB]

1) You're a cruel, cruel, tease :-)
2) First one with a stable product to market gets my $$, but i'm a big fan of keeping the # of mfr's to a minimum so SageTV has an inherent advantage there.
3) You're a cruel, cruel, cruel tease :-)

[DigitalMan]

How about:

H.264 Me

HD It All

HD Everything

Ultimate HD 264 (my personal favorite)

[wayner]

How about "The A Hole HD Recorder". The A stands for analog, of course

[Lester Jacobs]

To add a few more suggestions:

Sage HD Max
Sage HD Max Encoder
Sage HD Ultimate
Sage HD Ultimate Encoder

Cheers
Lester

[deria]

I'd call it the SageTV Component Capture Device. Not a very flashy name, I know, but you want people to understand what it does and you want people searching to be able to find it easily.

I would buy... several of these. Easily. No questions asked. I currently use Firewire, and between the cable company meddling with my channels and the inherent unreliability of firewire recording, I would be _all over_ any device that let me just capture component at 1080i instead.

[Opus4]

I might as well join in... Names like "Ultimate" or "Perfection" seem to indicate to me that a follow-up product can't be as good... Ultimater? Perfectest? Better than Ezra? (how good was Ezra?)

So, sticking with codes instead of actual names, how about:

HDPVR-1080U
HDVR-1080U

That gives:

HD (Personal) Video Recorder - an HD recording, as opposed to simply saving the digital stream as it arrives

1080 for the max resolution & a number that means something to choosy HD viewers

U for USB interface; change to another letter for PCI or other interface

Add a 2 to the designation if there is a dual tuner version (3? 4?)

- Andy

[TimmyToo]

Based on one of the dorkiest lines in cinema...

Sage Hello

As in you had me at hello... ugh!

Though Apple may have some trademark on that based on the original Macintosh cursive hello text.

[technazz]

1080i Squeezer

HD Squeezer


...

[GbrNole]

whatever hauppauge wants to call it, for SageTV?

[ybrew]

I wish I could call it "delivered".

You taking pre-orders?

[gblinckmann]

Originally Posted by Opus4

I might as well join in... Names like "Ultimate" or "Perfection" seem to indicate to me that a follow-up product can't be as good... Ultimater? Perfectest? Better than Ezra? (how good was Ezra?)

So, sticking with codes instead of actual names, how about:

HDPVR-1080U
HDVR-1080U

That gives:

HD (Personal) Video Recorder - an HD recording, as opposed to simply saving the digital stream as it arrives

1080 for the max resolution & a number that means something to choosy HD viewers

U for USB interface; change to another letter for PCI or other interface

Add a 2 to the designation if there is a dual tuner version (3? 4?)

- Andy

Seriously, I think that HDPVR-1080U-1, 2, 3, or 4 would be great names.

You do realize, don't you, that this would make Sage the most flexible DVR solution available since it would be compatible with any HD video solution? People could switch between HD Cable, satellite, FiOS, etc, without needing to purchase different tuner cards or buy computers "certifed" by a different group. You'd be magicians!

PS: I'll take enough devices for three encoders! And I'd like the H.264 format for files. Hopefully, with 5.1 sound support.

[dlandrum]

How long between a leak for SageTV HD Media Extender and a shipped product? ... and that was for something we have all built with off the self parts.

SageTV HD Encoder 2010

Edit:
eek!
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?...ndpost&p=80991

[Jesse]

Originally Posted by dlandrum

How long between a leak for SageTV HD Media Extender and a shipped product? ... and that was for something we have all built with off the self parts.

SageTV HD Encoder 2010

<1 year.

Jesse

[MrD]

Originally Posted by dlandrum

How long between a leak for SageTV HD Media Extender and a shipped product? ... and that was for something we have all built with off the self parts.

SageTV HD Encoder 2010

Edit:
eek!
http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?...ndpost&p=80991

2 mos?! Those must be Venus months.

This product would be great for DirecTV for me, but I am not sure why anyone would use it for HD-DVD or Blueray for that matter. They don't do hi-res on analog outputs.

Also it would be nice if the product was modular (i.e add more HD inputs later).

Also if it were rack-mountable

[heffe2001]

Originally Posted by Jesse

<1 year.

Jesse

BUT, if this is the same hardware as the Hauppauge HD encoder, it's supposed to be out in a couple months, with a pricetag of around 250ish according to people who've seen it at CES...