Over on their blog, the folks at Snapstream (makers of the BeyondTV software) reviewed Hauppauge’s new-ish Wireless MediaMVP networked media player. They liked it, but as a user of both BeyondTV and a (non-wireless) MediaMVP I wish they’d included the great MVPBTV skin in their review.
The software which comes with the MediaMVP is fine, but doesn’t let you take advantage of any BeyondTV functionality (if you have it, obviously). You can’t browse upcoming listings, search for shows, schedule recordings, or, crucially, delete recordings. The Open Source MVPBTV project remedies that by using BeyondTV’s client-server architecture. It’s pretty slick. (And yes, I did purchase and extra Beyond TV Link license to use.) It would be great if the SnapStream folks would sponsor the project (it’s been languishing) to better compete with SageTV.
I should do a writeup on my home TV recording system because it works so well and was so cheap: $70 for a Hauppauge PVR-250, $80 for the MediaMVP, $70 for BeyondTV, and $30 for BeyondTV Link. That $250 for better functionality than Tivo!
I am interested in creating a pc-based system for recording TV, would you please share how you set these up to work for you?
Thanks,
mg
By: Mark Graham on September 13, 2006
at 4:19 am