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AV outputs, full Blu-Ray ISO support
No DTS

SageTV HD Theatre (HD200)
One of the later Sigma 8635 players. Has a good set of features including very comprehensive AV outputs, MAC HFS+ support, and claimed DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD passthrough. It's downfalls are all due to the old Sigma chipset. User interface is sluggish and decoding performance is inadequate for the very highest reframe video. Also no DTS downmixing, so you'll get no sound through HDMI on ACS MKV video files. On the plus side, it is one of the only players to play Blu-Ray ISOs with full menu.

A good little player that is hampered by a 2008 chipset and now looks expensive.


Manufacturer: Sage
Launch Date: December 2008
Target Price: $200 - €? - £?

Chipset: Sigma 8635   ?  info 
Storage:  USB(*2)
Network: Ethernet 100
Fan: No
Size: ?

Video Outputs: HDMI 1.3 Component Composite
Audio Outputs: Stereo Analogue TOSLINK S/PDIF S-Video

On Demand:  ?  info 
UPnP: Yes

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 26-Feb-10
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There are 2 comments
iboum
September 11, 2009 - 10:16

If you check out the SageTV webpage: (www.sagetv.com) it does state that it supports Flash.

A quick search would also indicate that it does, but badly. www.google.co.uk/search?q=sageTV+flash+video&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&sourceid=Mozilla-search&start=0

Hope this helps.

leek
September 11, 2009 - 10:16

Is this the only Sigma player which plays .FLV (Flash Video), or is that a typo?

I thought Sigma players couldn't play Flash, and that's one of the advantages of RealTek or building your own HTPC.

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Detailed Specification
ManufacturerSage
ModelSageTV HD Theater
Launch Date SummaryDecember 2008
Price $ Approx200
Price Euro Approx
Price Pound Approx
Rating2
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerSigma
Chipset Family863x
Chipset ModelSigma 8635
Chipset Mhz300
Memory ?
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)2
USB (Slave)
SD
eSATA
Other Storage
File SystemsFAT, EXT3, NTFS, HFS+
UPnPYes
Network ProtocolsSamba, CIFS, NAS
Wired NetworkEthernet 100
Wireless Network
HDMI Video1
Component Video1
Composite Video1
HDMI Version1.3
Video OtherS-Video
Stereo L/R Audio1
S/PDIF TOSLink1
S/PDIF Coaxial
Video Formats (Codecs)MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, XVID, H.264 up to 1080p, WMV9/VC-1 up to 1080p, MJPEG, FlashVideo
Video Extensions (Containers)AVI, ASF, MKV, MOV, MP4, Quicktime, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS, M2TS, BDMV Folder (BluRay), DVD ISO, DVD VIDEO_TS, VOB, M4A
Audio Formats (Codecs)MP2, MP3, AAC, AAC-HE, ALAC, WMA, WMAPro, PCM, Vorbis (stereo only), FLAC, AC3 (stereo down-mix/pass-through), TrueHD (stereo down-mix/pass-through as AC3 5.1), DTS (pass-through), DTS-HD/MA (pass-through as DTS 5.1)
Audio Extensions (Containers)MP3, FLAC, OGG, FLV, WAV, WMA
Image Formats
Subtitle FormatsEIA-608(NTSC/ATSC/QAM Closed Captioning), SRT, SSA/ASS, VobSub (sub/idx, mkv), Nero MP4 VOB Subtitles, MP4 Text, SAMI, .sub (Subviewer/MicroDVD), DVD, BDMV, M2TS, multiple languages supported in all formats
DVD ISOYes. With menu
Blu-Ray ISOYes
Dolby Digital (AC3) DownmixYes
Dolby Digital (AC3) PassthroughYes
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Downmix
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Passthrough
Dolby TrueHD DownmixYes
Dolby TrueHD PassthroughYes
DTS Downmix
DTS PassthroughYes
DTS-HD HR Downmix
DTS-HD HR PassthroughYes
DTS-HD MA Downmix
DTS-HD MA PassthroughYes
Internet Radio
On-demand mk1
On-demand mk2
Bittorrent
Other Miscellaneous
FanNo
Front LCDNo
Power
Power Usage
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D (mm)
H (mm)
Volume
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D (inches)
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