Monday, November 14, 2005
Beyond TV 4 -- The Solution
I'm becoming more and more convinced that Beyond TV 4 is the software solution that allows me to easily record and playback High Definition content on the HTPC. It just works and almost "out-of-the-box". Little tweaking was required.
I'm learning more about it as I go and continue to be impressed.
One neat new feature that I think is pretty cool is "Remote Recording". The program guide is actually a web-based Snapstream.net service and is downloaded periodically to the PC. Being web-based, you can access your Snapstream program guide from any browser, anywhere. Not only can you access the guide, but you can schedule a recording. Once you have scheduled the recording from a browser - the recording request is downloaded to the PC just as the guide updates are downloaded. I tested this feature along with locally scheduled recording and both work like a charm.
I'm still running into some intermittant audio drop-out, but have learned how to quickly resolve that. Over time, I'm sure I can eliminate this quirk permanently.
Once again, I think this project is nearing completion.
I'm learning more about it as I go and continue to be impressed.
One neat new feature that I think is pretty cool is "Remote Recording". The program guide is actually a web-based Snapstream.net service and is downloaded periodically to the PC. Being web-based, you can access your Snapstream program guide from any browser, anywhere. Not only can you access the guide, but you can schedule a recording. Once you have scheduled the recording from a browser - the recording request is downloaded to the PC just as the guide updates are downloaded. I tested this feature along with locally scheduled recording and both work like a charm.
I'm still running into some intermittant audio drop-out, but have learned how to quickly resolve that. Over time, I'm sure I can eliminate this quirk permanently.
Once again, I think this project is nearing completion.
