Comments on: SageTV STPHD200 HD Theater http://www.itechnews.net/2008/12/01/sagetv-stphd200-hd-theater/ Gadget News and Reviews Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:06:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: snaut http://www.itechnews.net/2008/12/01/sagetv-stphd200-hd-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-457432 snaut Tue, 12 May 2009 06:05:07 +0000 http://www.itechnews.net/?p=16024#comment-457432 I own one of these, and it is a huge disappointment, which I am still trying to sell/return/dispute with my CC company. This unit is by no means, even with the latest beta, a ready for prime time device, and should not be on the market as of May 2009. Beware before you purchase, if there are issues, and there will be many, make sure you ask specifically for an RMA, and not some assistance etc. if things smell bad so to speak, return it immediately. They release betas about once a month, and each one introduces at least a dozen new bugs that did not exist previously. Check the forum before you buy, and also carefully read the specs as this does not have HDMI 3.1 and various audio output types you might expect, and there are many show stopper bugs with certain NAS drives that seem to increase with each beta release (which cause a roll back, which essentially means you can never update). I own one of these, and it is a huge disappointment, which I am still trying to sell/return/dispute with my CC company. This unit is by no means, even with the latest beta, a ready for prime time device, and should not be on the market as of May 2009.

Beware before you purchase, if there are issues, and there will be many, make sure you ask specifically for an RMA, and not some assistance etc. if things smell bad so to speak, return it immediately.

They release betas about once a month, and each one introduces at least a dozen new bugs that did not exist previously.

Check the forum before you buy, and also carefully read the specs as this does not have HDMI 3.1 and various audio output types you might expect, and there are many show stopper bugs with certain NAS drives that seem to increase with each beta release (which cause a roll back, which essentially means you can never update).

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