David Vielmetter

Tag: HDHR

  • Final DIY DVR Tutorial

    SageTV was acquired by Google and you can’t buy its products anymore. That’s bad for news for those looking to become new SageTV customers, but for those that already already own software, Google has an upgrade for free. That’s right, if you purchased SageTV Media Center v6, you get a free upgrade to v7 courtesy…

  • Google ac-hires SageTV

    As pointed out by Rakesh Agrawal on his blog, SageTV has been acquired by Google. The announcement makes me happy because I’m sure that the folks who’ve worked hard on SageTV over the years got a fat paycheck today and sad because I am still a hardcore SageTV MediaCenter user and am worried about the…

  • Time Warner Cable moves OTA HD Stations

    According to FCC Sec 76.630 and CFR Title 47, Sec 76.901(a), a cable provider who chooses to “rebroadcast” local Over-the-Air (“OTA”) channels, must do so in what is known as clear QAM. Clear QAM is still an encrypted signal, but a newer television set with an ATSC tuner will be able to decrypt and display…