Rick Drasch has released the final version of his Recorded TV Manager add-in to the web. The add-in, previously in beta, is designed to help you manage your recorded TV programs and series between your Media Center PCs and Windows Home Server.
Features include:
- Collections – Collect series episodes automatically to the Home Server (or other location) and then watch them in original broadcast order on any Media Center computer on the network. See Collection Scenarios.
- AutoMove – Automatically move all new recordings on a specific Media Center computer to the Home Server (or other location). Great for that old XP Media Center machine with the small hard drive!
- AutoDelete – Automatically delete duplicate recordings and previously watched episodes. Overcomes some of the shortcomings of the Media Center scheduler.
- Runs 24/7 on the Home Server as a Windows Service Application (What’s this?). Fully configurable using the Recorded TV Manager tab in the Windows Home Server Console from any connected client machine on the Home Server network.
- Series Info Database – Keeps track of every episode you’ve recorded and when it was watched, even after it’s deleted. Helps answer the question, “Did we see this episode?“
As with a few community add-ins previously released in beta, the software has now gone commercial, and is available for $24.95. We’ve had the software for the last week or so, and will be publishing a full review shortly.
