SnapStream's Beyond TV 3 - The Must-Have Home Multimedia Software
by Andrew Ku on May 12, 2004 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
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The TV in Beyond TV - Recording & Program Guide
Recording can be done with either timeshifting or live TV, but there is a bit of difference in the way about it between the two.
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The easiest way to set up a recording is via the Program Guide, which is straightforward. The only thing that we would have liked to have seen is a more expansive listing in the current view like Windows XP MCE 2004. Beyond TV 3 only lists 5 channels at once, while Windows XP MCE 2004 shows 7 channels in a much cleaner and less cluttered scheme. Hopefully, SnapStream will make some improvements here in future versions.
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Prompting record while in the live TV window (regardless of timeshifting status) switches the view to the program guide and presents a few recording options. Note that there is a "timed recording" option. This is not available via the program guide.
The TV in Beyond TV – Live TV & Timeshifting
The TV in Beyond TV – Recording & Program Guide (continued)
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batorok - Thursday, May 13, 2004 - link
as a Sagetv user I'm pretty miffed they didn't compare the two. Sagetv 2.0 has a really nice new interface, handles multimedia (pics, mp3z, movies, dvds including vob files) pretty well, has multituner support, and better image quality of viewed tv (I demoed both before buying sage). Since tv is what it's all about, the picture quality is what's important to me.reboos - Thursday, May 13, 2004 - link
MythTv is very nice.mcveigh - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - link
good question crazy_vagI don't think snapstream supports HD capture cards
crazy_vag - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - link
When will I be able to record Soprano's in HDTV on HTPC???mcveigh - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - link
I think you should consider comparing it to tivo/replay as I think this is more what it is aimed at replacing.also I would like to see more info about multile tuners.
how about a shoot out of personal video software in the future?
SnapStream vs. sage TV vs. windows MCE vs. ????
Jeff7181 - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - link
Wonderful review. Looks like a very robust piece of software. If I was in the market to build a HTPC I'd probably buy it. From what I see, I like the information windows... they have a little bit too much info, but at least they're transparent so you can still see the show... unlike Comcast the last time I paid for digital cable.llamas - Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - link
Are you considering a review of SageTV 2.0 (just released)? It would interesting to hear how it compares with BTV3. SageTV supports multiple tuners, and has client software with the same interface as the server.