home media center technologies founded 2002 2002 headquarters inglewood california united states products sagetv digital video recorder software website www.sagetv.com ; www.sage.tv sagetv media center now open source was a proprietary commercial dvr digital video recording and htpc home theater pc software for mac os x windows and linux . it requires that the host computer have a hardware based tv tuner card . the sagetv software has an integrated electronic programming guide epg that is updated via the internet . the program provides a television interface for dvr music and photos on windows and linux . sagetv media center typically records in standard mpeg2 making it possible to transfer recordings to laptops or other devices . it also has a built in conversion feature to transcode files into other formats compatible with ipod psp cell phones and other portable devices . 1 2 3 4 a lite version is commonly shipped as part of an oem software bundle . both the lite and regular versions offer a java api . sagetv placeshifter allows the user to watch tv from any high speed internet connection similar to the slingbox . as of version 6 the sagetv placeshifter is available for windows linux and macintosh platforms . the sagetv media extender set top allows other tvs to connect to sagetv over a home network . there is also the ability to use the hauppauge mediamvp with sagetv by purchasing a mediamvp client license . on saturday june 18 2011 jeffrey kardatzke cto & founder of the company announced in a sagetv forum post that his company has been acquired by google and an official press release followed later that same day and since then the sagetv products have no longer been available for purchase . 5 6 7 8 on monday march 9 2015 jeffrey kardatzke announced that sagetv will be open sourced in the near future i.e. months not years . 9 then a few months later sagetv became open source hosted on github . contents 1 google fiber 2 sagetv media center for linux 3 sagetv studio 4 other pvr software 5 references 6 external links google fiber edit after the acquisition of sagetv llc by google they began modifying and updating it to work with google s upcoming google fiber tv service . sagetv v8 was the initial platform used for the google fiber storage box dvr and tv box client . it has since been replaced with an in house developed software . sagetv media center for linux edit sagetv media center for linux is compatible with most major linux distributions . information on a gentoo distribution tuned for media center usage is available from the sagetv website . it runs on low cost pc and consumer electronics hardware including embedded processors embedded only available for oems . sagetv studio edit sagetv software also includes a sagetv studio development gui that allows the customization of the user interface and development of add ons . the company provides documentation so that these customizations can use a java api . built in epg support is available only for north america ; however the developer community has developed plug ins that allow unsupported regions to access epg info through sources such as xmltv and icetv in australia . additionally there are imdb and commercial skipping plugins . other pvr software edit comparison of pvr software packages references edit http www.geektonic.com 2008 11 sagetv ultimate guide.html geektonic ultimate guide to sagetv http jimstips.com category sagetv tips sagetv tips dvr playground build your own dvr pc world how to turn your pc into a pvr http forums.sagetv.com forums showthread.php t 56074 http www.engadget.com 2011 06 18 sage tv htpc software acquired by google next stop google tv sagetv htpc software acquired by google next stop google tv http sagetv.com index.html sagetv.com we re thrilled to announce that sagetv has been acquired by google http www.geektonic.com 2011 06 whats next for sagetv customers post.html what s next for sagetv customers post google http forums.sagetv.com forums showthread.php t 61987 external links edit sagetv.com sagetv official homepage now closed since sagetv was acquired by google now it only links to the sagetv forums for community support . sagetv source code v t e home theater pc software devices and related articles windows beyond tv dvbviewer nextpvr formerly gb pvr jriver media center mediaportal showshifter windows media center macos front row linux geexbox linuxmce mythtv mythbuntu openelec video disk recorder cross platform emby kodi formerly xbmc plex sagetv serviio set top boxes digital media receivers amazon fire tv android tv apple tv boxee box chromecast dreambox ericsson mediaroom google tv hauppauge mediamvp hp mediasmart connect netgear digital entertainer replaytv roku tivo wd tv windows media center extender related hardware ati theater cards elgato eyetv devices hauppauge computer works wintv pvr cards hdhomerun mac mini quiet pc touchscreen remote control vbox home tv gateway related articles 10 foot user interface comparison of audio player software comparison of video player software digital living network alliance digital media receiver home cinema home theater pc hybrid iptv internet television media server set top box smart tv video player retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sagetv & oldid 744314449 categories digital video recordersdiscontinued google acquisitionsgoogle acquisitionstelevision placeshifting technologytelevision technology navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages ti ng vi t edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 12 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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