HTPCentric

You’ve heard Tim and I go back and forth about SageTV vs. Windows Media Center.  Believe me when I tell you that we’re not the only people out there who are passionate about which HTPC software they use or the reasons behind it.

On Friday, March 13th, you’ll get to hear it hashed out for real as Tim and I are joined by Josh Pollard, co-host of Entertainment 2.0, Brent Evans of Geektonic and Josh, the Minnesota Maven in a two-on-two grudge match between software.

With Tim and Brent taking up the cause for SageTV and Josh and I taking up for Media Center, Josh Pollard be stuck in the middle trying to moderate.  While I don’t think anyone will change their mind about which software they use, You’ll get a chance to hear people with a lot of knowledge on the subject help you make a decision.

Again, the show will be posted on Friday, March 13th.  We look forward to hearing your questions and comments.

Tim and I talk a lot about Media Center and SageTV during the podcasts.  This happens because this is what we each use.  I don’t think it’s unfair to say that people will (and probably should) talk about things which they have knowledge.

Of course there is other HTPC software out there and since we don’t have the deep knowledge required to discuss it reliably, we’ll have to defer to someone who’s taken time to work with it.

John Clabaugh from Missing Remote has been a MythTV user for awhile now and has completed the second of two articles comparing Myth with SageTV.  The first article was written last year but John has now completed the set with the second article.

There’s a full comparison of each package including price, features and all the other information you’d want to know before making a decision about what runs your HTPC.

Click here for Part I

Click here for Part II

Me, I’m hooked on Media Center but both articles make for great reading.  Thanks to John for taking the time to write them up!

Earlier today, Front Line Geek posted that SageTV has released the latest version of the SageTV software, Version 6.5.9

Version 6.5.9 will provide the following features:

• Full support for the HD200 as a media extender
• Optimized bandwidth usage in the Placeshifter
• Beta support for Hauppauge HD-PVR on the Mac

This is just a partial list.  For the full list of updates head over to Front Line Geek’s post.