HD300?

[Taddeusz]

Are you talking about the menus or video? If you have your HD200 set to 1080p the interface is not rendered at full resolution. This is a limitation of the hardware. It's not able to render the interface at 1920x1080. The video will always be rendered at 1080p though.

[Fuzzy]

What make/model is the set? Does it have different zoom modes? (I know my samsung has different zoom modes, only one will provide direct 1:1 mapping - called Just Scan for Samsung)

[Grant.Edwards]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

In what ways is is NOT comparable to an extender.

Size

Power

Noise

In my opinion, the only thing the extender wins at is power usage, and
size

You must be way more tolerant of fan/disk noise than I.

So, the only thing where the extender wins at is power, size, and
noise.

Small size, low power, and _no_ noise are the three most important
features a set-top box can have.

If you can build a box that compares with the HD200 in size, power,
noise and performance for under $200 (including a remote, SageTv
client license, and labor), then quote us price and delivery so we can
order them.

[heffneil]

Originally Posted by mayamaniac

I do have a harmony remote and I still like the SageTV remote better. Besides, the Harmony cost like $200 each, quite an excessive price to pay when all I really want is to turn On/Off the TV, don't you think? And it can get even more expensive if you need more than one.


Realistically, you probably can build a ~$200 client, but no way it can be comparable to an HD Extender. And don't forget the cost of the SageTV client license, which is included with the HD extender.

Sorry s little OT but anyway I notice on the harmony the exit button doesn't always work with the newer interface. It requires back. I don't have a back button that is a hard key but I made one on the touch screen on the harmony one. Anyway the touch buttons aren't convenient and icdo notice the sage remote does work better most of the time. Still love the harmony and have bugs to work out!

[heffneil]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

You don't have to buy the $200 remote. Logitech makes the much simpler $30 Harmony 300, that is more than capable of turning on and off your TV, while controlling your extender... and sending volume commands to your receiver.


In what ways is is NOT comparable to an extender. It can still playback any format flawlessly that the HD200 can, plus others (HD Audio, full BD Menus, etc) PLUS, it supports the 3D UI of SageTV7, which the HD200 does not. I agree, this was not the case a few years ago, when the HD extenders came out. A comparable system at the time would set you back about $500. However, with even the cheapest ATI and Nvidia IGP's more than capable of the hardware acceleration required, you can now build a capable HTPC client for FAR less dough. In my opinion, the only thing the extender wins at is power usage, and size (though for about $30 more, you could base your client on something like this)

Fuzzy I like the like the link to that box. Have you tried it? I wonder how it works in generalcfor sage shizzle.