Re: Review: SageTV STP-HD300

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August 31, 2010 at 5:15 pm #833
autoboy

    Don’t forget that it can decode all formats, including DTS, Dobly Digital and their HD versions to stereo for use on TVs that can’t decode those formats.  That’s huge for me.  I wonder if I’m still going to just pull the lossy codec on my BDs to save space…

    Glad to at least have the option though…

    I can’t wait for Cable Card, and I’m hoping that I’ll still be able to copy freely most of my content since I don’t watch premium channels.

    I see three negatives so far.  No multichannel PCM audio support,  the form factor prevents me from stacking andlaying it on it’s side, and the lack of a front USB port.  I used mine on occasion when using standalone mode, and as a free USB charger for ipods.

    Those are pretty minor complaints. 

    Probably my biggest problem now is do I upgrade?  I would like to upgrade my bedroom to get DTS decoding support, but do I upgrade my main system also so I can support HD bitstreaming?  Hmm.  I guess that will depend on Cable Card support since I don’t believe in spending $ just to get HD audio.

    If they launch Cable Card on SageTV, I will be upgrading just to simplify my system and make it more reliable.  It’s a mess with 2 HD-PVRs and 2 cable boxes connected with 4 cables each and mine hasn’t been very stable.