Log in

View Full Version : Medusa PVR With 6 Tuners


Suhit Gupta
10-11-2004, 03:15 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.snapstream.com/Community/Articles/medusa/default.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.snapstream.com/Community/Articles/medusa/default.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"We built Medusa here at SnapStream to show off the new multi-tuner capabilities of Beyond TV 3.5. Yes, it's true: some TiVo's and other PVRs let you record two shows at the same time. But how about turning up the volume on that idea? How about recording SIX of your favorite shows at the same time? Well, that's what we set off to create using off-the-shelf computer parts and Beyond TV 3.5."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/6atonceCollage.jpg" /><br /><br />So here is some competition to the 1-Terabyte Sony PVR PC that was just announced. Granted it doesn't have anywhere close to the 1TB of storage (1 40 GB 5400rpm drive), but it does have 6 Hauppauge TV tuners (as are evident from the photos on their site) and it has a price tag that is significantly lower than that of the Sony's - $1.2K vs. $5K.

that_kid
10-11-2004, 04:31 PM
This is great, I'm up to 4 tuners in my snapstream server. Too bad i'm all out of pci slots cause 6 tuners would be nice.

Suhit Gupta
10-11-2004, 04:45 PM
What kind of drive(s) do you have that would record from 4 tuners?

Suhit

that_kid
10-11-2004, 06:50 PM
I'm running two western digital 250 gig drives, just the regular ide drives. Soon i'm hoping to upgrade to some sata drives. I also have a 20 gig drive that's only used for snapstream's live tv buffer.