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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.〔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 )〕 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.〔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?〕 On Monday, March 9, 2015, Jeffrey Kardatzke announced that SageTV will be open-sourced "in the near future (i.e. months, not years)". 〔http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61987〕 Then a few months later, SageTV became open source, hosted on Github. ==Google Fiber== 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 is the platform used for the Google Fiber Storage Box (DVR) and TV Box (Client). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SageTV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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