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You may have read recently that iTunes is not going to have NBC programming starting with the fall season. This would be a disaster for all of us iPod/iPhone users if it weren’t for the Beyond TV 4.7 Beta that has the capacity to automatically transfer shows into iTunes compatible formats.

4.7 has a plugin that allows recompression to the h.264 format and an rss feed (aka podcast) that makes getting shows into iTunes automatic (which then can automatically sync recordings to your iPod video, iPhone or Apple TV).

Available today, we have a public beta of the upcoming 4.7 release that includes many other sweet new features as well. To download this release, you can join the beta program by signing up at http://beta.snapstream.com

Among the other features:

1. Drive pooling - Allows treating a group of disks as one recording folder
2. DVD burning from Beyond TV Link
3. Community Based Automatic Recordings - record the top shows as reported on http://www.snapstream.net/buzz.aspx
4. Virtual Firefly Nano and Remote Library - control Beyond TV from you iPhone or other web enabled device

Here’s the same list above, with much more detail after the break:
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Build a DVR is a great starting point for anyone looking to build their own home theater PC. If you’re completely new, start with “From PC to DVR in 3 steps”:

Building your own DVR sounds like a job for a computer engineer, right? Try again. Even PC newcomers can put one of these together. In 3 steps, you can take a plain jane PC and revamp it into a working media center.

And once you have everything up and running and you want to get your TV shows to your iPhone or iPod, take a look at their 5-step guide to moving TV shows from your HTPC to your iPhone.

Several months ago, I used my awesome video producing skills (if you could hear me, you would be able to sense the sarcasm) to create a Beyond TV demonstration video overviewing the features and functionality of Beyond TV. One of the most common reactions to the video was, “That’s great and all, but how do I get Beyond TV to actually run on my PC??” This is a very legitimate concern– after all, if you can’t get Beyond TV running on your PC in the first place, what’s the point? Concern duly noted, and action taken! Introducing the Beyond TV Setup Video… the prequel to the Beyond TV Overview Video.
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