There isn't a stand-alone function. They have said there will be a package deal coming soon that includes a SageTV license and the extender for $250. It would be possible to run Sage without the DVR abilities and you can modify the menu to hide all that functionality if you want.
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@Mike
There isn't a stand-alone function. They have said there will be a package deal coming soon that includes a SageTV license and the extender for $250. It would be possible to run Sage without the DVR abilities and you can modify the menu to hide all that functionality if you want.
Still a good deal at that price IMO.