Over the past several years SageTV has been able to differentiate itself within the home theater PC (HTPC) crowd by offering dedicated hardware. Their last extender and media player – the SageTV HD Theater HD200 was a definite success and considered top of the class when it comes to HTPC extenders. But the HD200 has been out of stock at the SageTV store since June 1st — causing much speculation on the forums. The reason for the lack of extenders this summer… its replacement, the next-generation SageTV HD300 ($150) has arrived.
I’ve been using this new Extender/Media Player for weeks now. The HD300 has a small footprint compared to the HD200, but it incorproates a 1.5x faster processor, 2x more memory bandwidth, and 2x the total RAM memory. Plus, the new HD300 beats HD200 pricing – it’s $50 less.