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SageTV releases Placeshifter for Mac
SageTV has released their Placeshifter client for OS X. SageTV is a two piece solution for making a PC centered PVR. A Windows or Linux PC (with video capture hardware) runs the SageTV Media Center software which offers standard PVR type functions (scheduled recordings, pause live TV, etc.). The Placeshifter client allows you to access this recorded content over the internet. In this respect it's similar to Slingbox and LocationFree (both of which also have Mac clients), but instead of a hardware box at home you run a Media Center PC. Unfortunately, the Media Center software itself is still only Windows or Linux, but they expect a Mac version early next year. Thus, while the Placeshifter client allows Mac users to access recorded content on the road, you still have to have a Windows or Linux box at home to do the actual recording.
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Justin said 5:51PM on 12-20-2006
There's also the free (except for your time and the computer hardware) MythTV package. If you have some Linux DIY chops, it's definitely worth looking at MythTV. The front end app is Intel native and runs very well on Macs.
The only downside to the software is that it's in a perpetual in-development status, so if you have funky hardware on the back end or a poorly supported Linux distribution, it can be an effort to get things running.
If, however, you're on a popular distro, there are some good how-tos out there that make getting MythTv running pretty easy. I've been running more or less problem-free on Fedora Core for a couple of years now. I use both my Macbook Pro and an Intel Mac Mini as front ends.
I don't think I would try MythTv unless you're already comfortable with a command line and have some MySQL experience (or unless you're willing to learn), but if you do, it's worth looking at.
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