Компания Linspire, Inc, производитель коммерческих Линукс дистрибутивов под названием Freespire и одноименного Linspire, а так же компания SageTV, пионер в области технологии DVR, сегодня объявили о выпуске SageTV Media Center Version 6 для пользователей указанных выше дистрибутивов. Данное ПО уже доступно для скачивания через менеджер загрузок CNR (“Click and Run”) по адресу http://www.linspire.com/sagetv . Ключевые функции ПО приведены ниже:
* Complete personal video recording without subscription fees, enabling users to record a single TV show or a whole season of favorite programs on their PC; pause, rewind and fast-forward live or recorded cable, satellite or antenna TV shows; and record multiple shows on multiple tuners simultaneously. The one-time software purchase fee eliminates monthly fees levied by services like TiVo as well as expensive Windows upgrades required to support Microsoft’s own media center software.
* Online video, personal music, photos and videos all available from your remote control, access online video including Google video as well as personal media files from PCs from a single interface, play them on a connected TV. Access music play lists by artist or album as well as run music in the background with a slideshow.
* Integrated 14-day U.S., Canadian and European program guides, eliminating the need for users to switch to a separate online application to plan their TV viewing and recording. (European guide requires subscription to tv guide service).
* One-stop music, photo and video management and access, including the ability to access media files from a single interface, play them on a connected TV, and access music play lists by artist or album as well as run music in the background with a slideshow.
* Connectivity to any home TV with an optional media extender, allowing any TV in the house to access to all live or recorded TV, online video, music, photos and personal videos from the SageTV Media Center interface without installing a digital video recorder box on every TV and then searching to find out which show was recorded on which box. Users in different rooms can record and/or access different programs or media at the same time on the quiet and cool SageTV Media Extender.
* Connectivity to any home or remote PC with an optional SageTV Placeshifter license, enabling users to access live or recorded TV, music and photos from the user’s home-based SageTV software from any PC with a high-speed Internet connection, whether in a hotel, office, airport, WiFi cafe, at the pool, or in another room in the house.