#Sagetv v6 install#
#Sagetv v6 drivers#
#Sagetv v6 upgrade#
#Sagetv v6 software#
#Sagetv v6 trial#

#Sagetv v6 install#

Download and Install SageTV Media Center V6. The process involved running a channel scan and previewing a few channels in the SiliconDust HDHR program, then running Arcsoft Media Extreme and test recording Comedy Central from my TWC cable box with the HD-PVR.

#Sagetv v6 drivers#

I have the dual HDHR silicon dust QAM tuners and the Hauppauge HD-PVR, each of which come with different drivers and configuration software. Load vendor provided drivers for all of your capture devices and make sure each device works as expected. Re-connect any hard drives with Video content (and make sure they use the same drive letters as they did on your old system). Install any hardware device drivers that Windows 7 may not have recognized automatically (e.g.

USB Uirt infrared blaster device (optional).

Hauppauge HD-PVR USB Component Capture Device.

SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR-USl ATSC/QAM Digital TV Tuner.

Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo (optional).SnapStream Firefly Remote Control (optional).4 SATA Hard Drives ranging in size from 500GB to 2TB.XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm CPU Cooler (for super quiet operation).GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L Intel Motherboard with Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz Processor and Optical Audio Out.

#Sagetv v6 upgrade#

I grabbed a $30 upgrade copy of Windows 7 Pro ењ†4 and installed on the following hardware: Mine are just a bunch of Logical Volumes, (S:, T:, V:, W:, X:, Y:, Z:) each formatted with 64K Clusters and all they are for is SageTV Recordings. YouвЂ™ll need to recreate them on the new DVR. Write down any and all SageTV MC Video Recording Directories. Without this file, importing any existing recordings will be impossible. Wiz.bin contains the names and IDвЂ™s of all the shows youвЂ™ve got/ever watched. They contain your SageTV settings and your viewing history respectively.

C:Program FilesSageTVSageTVsage.properties.

At a minimum youвЂ™ll want to backup these files from your existing SageTV 6 installation: It was the only way I could access them later. This is likely overkill for most, but I had lots of undocumented SageTV customizations before the upgrade. I Acronis imaged my XP/SageTV 6 system so I could go back to copy files and settings later. It required lots of tweaking and research, so for those looking to upgrade. Upgrading/migrating three terabytes of existing shows, my viewing history and all my favorites from v6 on XP to v7 on Windows7 was a big project.

SageTV development has picked up again and SageTV 9 is the first fully open source version of SageTV available here: True, development is at a standstill and technical support is more of a gesture now, but v7 is the best SageTV yet and I am still very happy with my homebrew SageTV DVR. ThatвЂ™s right, if you purchased SageTV Media Center v6, you get a free upgrade to v7 courtesy of Google. ThatвЂ™s bad for news for those looking to become new SageTV customers, but for those that already already own software, Google has an upgrade for free. V6 licenses that are purchased now will have all the same benefits as a V7 licensed purchased once V7 is fully released.SageTV was acquired by Google and you canвЂ™t buy its products anymore. If you're going to buy a regular license for SageTV and think that you'll benefit by waiting to buy a V7 license instead of the current V6 license in the store there's no need to wait. This has always been our beta testing policy. The expiration date would mean some users would be forced to install a new version even if they are happy with the beta version and don't want to change it.

#Sagetv v6 software#

The reason we require upgrade licenses during the beta period is that we do not want to have to put an expiration date in the software to ensure users who are required to pay the upgrade fee end up paying it. Upgrade licenses for SageTV Media Center on Windows can be purchased here: Upgrade licenses for SageTV Media Center on Windows are $39.99 and are valid with any prior license for SageTV Media Center for Windows.

#Sagetv v6 trial#

There is a 21 day free trial of SageTV Media Center on Windows for those who do not fall into the above categories or who are new users of SageTVД¦.

1st, 2009 do NOT require an upgrade feeДҐ. SageTV Media Center for Windows licenses purchased on or after Dec. SageTVClient licenses do NOT require an upgrade feeД¤. Placeshifter and Media Extender licenses do NOT require an upgrade feeДЈ.

Mac and Linux licenses do NOT require an upgrade feeДў. Some licenses will require an upgrade fee to function in Version 7.