Beyond TV 4.5, Orb 2.0 and such.

I got in my email last night an upgrade notice from Snapstream, which sells Beyond TV 4, a pvr software package.  A new version, 4.5 has come out as free upgrade.

Along with the usual bug fixes, the most prominent feature is the DVD Burning option (which you have pay for; $29.95 for the plug in).  Now you can burn a DVD of any of the shows in the Recorded Show library without having to get close the PVR interface and load a separate DVD authoring app.  More details later.

I've been using Orb for about a month and a half.  For those who aren't familiar with, it think of it as software version the Slingbox.  DLTV did a story on one of there shows.  Go to dl.tv and type in "Orb" in the episodic archive search to find the show.

To be honest, I use it to watch Monday Night Football on ESPN.  I'm at work and we don't have cable or satellite (ironic considering we're video post facility).  Occasionally we check out the Clippers and Lakers games on Prime Ticket.  It provides a certain relief from the stress of work.

I just upgraded to Orb 2.0 beta software, which I installed on my home pvr pc system.  The web interface looks nice enough, however the client software on my pc isn't the most stable.  I'm going to have to see if there are any bugfixes available.  Besides, I have to have it ready for next Monday night's game.