<s>
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
digital	O
video	O
recorder/media	O
center	O
software	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
SnapStream	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
Personal	B-Device
Video	I-Device
Station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
TiVo	B-Application
and	O
Sky+	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
has	O
a	O
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
design	O
for	O
the	O
living-room	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
show	O
in	O
its	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
when	O
shows	O
are	O
on	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
search	O
through	O
the	O
listings	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
unique	O
functions	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
offers	O
are	O
SmartSkip	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
detect	O
scene	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
commercials	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
quickly	O
jump	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
server	O
-	O
client	O
configuration	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
one	O
computer	O
to	O
host	O
your	O
media	O
and	O
TV	O
tuning	O
capabilities	O
,	O
allowing	O
other	O
computers	O
which	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
via	O
a	O
network	O
to	O
stream	O
this	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4.5	O
offers	O
an	O
optional	O
DVD	O
burning	O
plug-in	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
burn	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4.9.0	O
now	O
enables	O
placeshifting	B-Device
through	O
its	O
web	O
admin	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placeshifting	B-Device
is	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
with	O
broadband	O
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
stream	O
video	O
from	O
their	O
T.V	O
set	O
or	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
forwarded	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
watch	O
anywhere	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
display	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
Snapstream	B-Device
officially	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
was	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
support	O
would	O
remain	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
nor	O
would	O
it	O
see	O
any	O
further	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
Snapstream	B-Device
's	O
corporate	O
shift	O
of	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
