Frey Technologies' SageTV 2.0 - A SnapStream Alternative
by Andrew Ku on July 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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SageTV 2.0 - Music Jukebox (cont.)
Listings music by the song title displays audio tracks in a similar format as artists with an added number system. The numbers are just for listing purposes and do not serve as remote control assignments.
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It is possible to add a track multiple times to a playlist, but once you hit play playlist, SageTV 2.0 will sort out the same track entered in multiple times into a single entry.
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The search function for all the music submenus brings up a search by song title screen. It basically follows the same principle as the search by title or actor screens. Everything entered is treated as a wildcard query, but each phrase entered is searched for alphabetically, so "sky orange" won't bring up "orange sky".
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Selecting the random playback button brings up a green icon within the field. This random playback applies to all music played assuming it is not done within a playlist, since audio tracks are sorted by priority in the playlist.
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MlbDude - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - link
Saist - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - link
I only have one comment to make.D-link??? EWWWWW.
Spearhawk - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - link
Nice article. It would be intresting to see a simelar on GB-PVR (http://www.gbpvr.com/), which is freeware. I actuly prefare it before Sage TV.nullpointerus - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - link
Very interesting article! I would like to add one bit of information: while it is true that SnapStream cannot stream hardware-encoded TV files over the network without a fairly lengthy reencoding process, they will be removing this restriction in the next version. Also, they will be adding multiple tuner support, parental controls, and some user privacy settings. Maybe Anandtech will reexamine SnapStream at that time? The HTPC world seems to be in a very "buyer beware" mode right now, and it's good to have such in-depth reviews of each product.coolred - Sunday, July 25, 2004 - link
Still reading, looks good so far. I have been using sage TV 2.0 for about a month or so now, works great. One thing though, I see you mentioned that it is available for download only, and while this may be the case from frey themselves, PC alchemy sells sage TV as both a download or on a CD, thats where I got mine from.I believe one of thier employees, or possibly the owner himself is a member of these fine forums we have.
Keep up the good work. Next we need a "How to build and awesome HTPC" article.