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NOTE: The latest version of SageMC was released this weekend and I'll cover it along with some exciting new features in Part 2 of this post.īefore I go any further, here's a walk-through video to show you many of the screens of SageMC.
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Built-in disk bar that shows the TV storage space in GB's and hours remaining for recordings.Integrated, customizable weather status on front page that can open up into an enhanced weather page with current conditions and forecast along with 10 day forecast and weather maps.
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Detailed status page on the settings menu provides detailed information about SageTV including: SageTV software version, Java version, SageMC version, network name & IP, available video diskspace, used video diskspace, total video and library diskspace and content in GB and hours, last guide (EPG) update time, next guide update time, status of each available tuner, default quality, what is being viewed on SageTV, SageTV uptime.Built-in configuration and plugin imports from SageMC.Themes Switching - ability to load various alternative themes to SageMC.Built-in automatic recorded tv file compression.as well as an import of the DVD cover for each of the movies.
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Integration with DVD Profiler for importing detailed information about your movie/video collection including movie title, details, genre etc.Completely configurable functions, keyboard shortcuts and menus.Built-in Parental Controls (just like in SageTV).Built in commercial skip monitoring along so once you get comskip installed, it will detect commercials so you can skip forward or backward over commercials with one press of the remote button or alternatively you can set it to automatically skip over the detected commercials.Integration of Online Videos (same as SageTV) including YouTube, Google Video and a host of other online video content including podcasts.SageMC can be set to automatically import pictures from IMBD for television shows, videos and movies. Built-in integration of IMDB search with cast, locations, quotes, trivia, description and other information available.A Pictures page similar to the default SageTV pictures page.There is an integrated music search, playlist and now playing page built into this menu. All of this can be sorted by Artist, time or title. A new "Music" page that shows music in an organized format by genre, artist, album, folder and song.This can be viewed by list or folder and by genre, groups and file system. A new "My Videos" page that catalogs your archived movies in video or dvd format on one page.A new "My TV" page that shows you Recent Recordings and Upcoming Recordings on one page along with all TV-related menus on that page.Total revamp of the menus look & feel - more like MCE's menus.SageMC includes the following modifications and improvements over the default SageTV interface: Keep in mind as you look at these screen-shots that if there's anything you don't like about the way the main menu looks, you can now change it to suit your hearts desire. I wanted to take you on a tour of SageMC to highlight the features and screens of this HTPC user interface. To leave it at that would do SageMC a disservice as it has evolved into something so much more than MCE and even SageTV. Its called SageMC (short for Sage Media Center) and adds numerous features and totally revamps the menu interface to look and feel more like Microsoft's MCE menus. SageMC is a user-developed, user-interface replacement. One of the most popular and frequently updated add-ons is the SageMC replacement menu interface for SageTV. Over the years, SageTV users have taken advantage of the flexibility of SageTV to develop many plugins and replacement menus to take their SageTV HTPC software and enhance it. That demanding mentality comes from desire of HTPC owners to have the most powerful, flexible and attractive media center available.
SAGETV BOX PC
If you've ever spent any time on one of the HTPC forums on the net you know that Home Theater PC fans can be a demanding bunch.