I've used beyondtv for a couple of years now. For ease of use and intuitive interface, I think it's pretty darn good. That's mainly why I chose it: I almost never have to answer questions about how to use it for my wife. That said, when it comes to supporting new features, beyondtv tends to be very slow. Took them forever and a day to add QAM support, and last I checked they still aren't supporting the HD-PVR. Oh, and there are no extenders (other than another pc running beyondtv link).
There is a beta update adding support for the Hauppauge HD-PVR, so no complaints there. Also, do the other PVR packages manufacture extenders? I know that there are Windows Media Center Extenders, but the PVR functions in Media Center are bottom-of-the-barrel.
SageTV had support for the Hauppauge HD-PVR before it launched. And they have an extender -- that actually plays pretty much any file format you throw at it (unlike the Microsoft extenders.)
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jkluzi @ Aug 13th 2008 12:14PM
I've used beyondtv for a couple of years now. For ease of use and intuitive interface, I think it's pretty darn good. That's mainly why I chose it: I almost never have to answer questions about how to use it for my wife.
That said, when it comes to supporting new features, beyondtv tends to be very slow. Took them forever and a day to add QAM support, and last I checked they still aren't supporting the HD-PVR. Oh, and there are no extenders (other than another pc running beyondtv link).
Paul Moon @ Aug 13th 2008 12:18PM
There is a beta update adding support for the Hauppauge HD-PVR, so no complaints there. Also, do the other PVR packages manufacture extenders? I know that there are Windows Media Center Extenders, but the PVR functions in Media Center are bottom-of-the-barrel.
Carlton Bale @ Aug 13th 2008 2:51PM
SageTV had support for the Hauppauge HD-PVR before it launched. And they have an extender -- that actually plays pretty much any file format you throw at it (unlike the Microsoft extenders.)