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Snapstream has released the first public beta version of BeyondTV 4.8.1. And while you won't find a ton of major new features in the latest build, there are roughly a billion (give or take a few billion) minor updates in this release.

For example, you can now give different users different levels of access to BeyondTV. Say you don't want your spouse or kids deleting your favorite shows? Just don't give them access to the file deleting option (and try to endure the dirty looks they give you when they realize you've limited their access).

There's also a new keyword based recording feature that you can access using the Web administration feature. In other words, while you can't create keyword based recordings using the main application window yet (some might call these "wish lists,") you an login to your account using a web browser and set up automatic recordings for any program with the word "news," or "knitting," or what have you.

You can also now do frame by frame playback of recorded shows, receive email notifications of errors, and display your recording statistics like how many hours of TV do you record per day.

Keep in mind, this is still a beta release, and as such there's a long list of known bugs, and perhaps a few unknown ones. You'll need to sign up for a beta account to try out BeyondTV 4.8.1 beta. Once you're registered, you can download the software from Snapstream's beta site.