Watch TV On A Mac - EyeTV 2012 Product Line Nails It
Filed in: Computer TV Tuners
In 2012, ElGato has the strongest lineup ever of Mac compatible HD TV tuner products for a Macintosh owners every need:
A recently introduced EyeTV ONE
strictly for antenna users receiving ATSC Digital over the air signals. It’s a bit of a one-trick pony, but for many it’s a simple way to schedule, watch, record, and export TV on your Mac.A revised and slimmed-down EyeTV Hybrid
for both ATSC-QAM HD Digital with SD Analog capture functions. This best-selling TV tuner for Mac is the right choice for most Apple users interested in either Digital or Analog TV and video capture.The EyeTV 250 Plus
which continues to meet the needs of those wanting both a Hybrid TV tuner and video converter for Mac with built-in Analog hardware compression. It's still a top-notch solution years after it's original release.Of notable interest to Digital Cable and Satellite TV subscribers who whant to tie in TV scheduling and recording to their Mac-- a long awaited solution to intercept and record true 1080 HD signal from their DVR receiver with the EyeTV HD DVR
with IR Blaster controller. It also includes all cables needed for Component, Compsite or S-Video hookups.Combined with endless refinements to EyeTV 3 PVR software for OSX to capture, record, export and share your content -- ElGato keeps pushing ways to share and show it across your home network and on your iPhone or iPad. Insanely Great products, Insanely Great software. 'Nuff said.
Equinux The Tube 2.9.7 Mac DVR Software Update
Filed in: TV Tuner Hardware
Nice to see ongoing software updates to The Tube v2.9.7 for the PC and Mac compatible TV tuner before year's end. Also there's a NEW LOW PRICE on the Equinux TubeStick
Hybrid USB Tuner. Especially welcome is the 12 hour delay for Online TV program guide updates. Earlier versions had an annoying tendency to keep popping up - wanting to temporarily interrupt viewing while it retrieved your local program guide data.iPad TV Tuner? Getting HD TV Onto An Apple iPad
Filed in: iPad TV Tuners
It probably won't be long before we see an Apple dock connector TV Tuner for iPad. It'd really be a natural fit to take advantage of HD broadcast television programming in urban areas on that gorgeous high resolution screen with an ATSC over the air iPad TV tuner device directly connected... someday.
Until then, Apple compatible TV tuner devices from Elgato EyeTV
line and the Equinux TubeStick are at least allowing remote streamingof live TV on an iPad over your local WiFi network, and incorporating iPad optimized video export settings in the latest versions of EyeTV3 and TheTube DVR software programs for OSX.
As an interim solution, any number of HD TV tuners for Mac can help you watch TV on an iPad over your local network - or with Shows-To-Go with a few extra capture, convert and export steps done on your Macintosh laptop or desktop. Check out the iTunes App Store for the latest iPad and iPhone TV remote viewing apps from ElGato and Equinux. Also make sure you have the current version of their tuners capture and recording software so you can grab your favorite shows and movies for iPad use. FYI - For the Windows tuner market, Hauppauge Digital announced it's streaming iPad TV solution - the WinTV Extend.
Until then, Apple compatible TV tuner devices from Elgato EyeTV
line and the Equinux TubeStick are at least allowing remote streamingof live TV on an iPad over your local WiFi network, and incorporating iPad optimized video export settings in the latest versions of EyeTV3 and TheTube DVR software programs for OSX.As an interim solution, any number of HD TV tuners for Mac can help you watch TV on an iPad over your local network - or with Shows-To-Go with a few extra capture, convert and export steps done on your Macintosh laptop or desktop. Check out the iTunes App Store for the latest iPad and iPhone TV remote viewing apps from ElGato and Equinux. Also make sure you have the current version of their tuners capture and recording software so you can grab your favorite shows and movies for iPad use. FYI - For the Windows tuner market, Hauppauge Digital announced it's streaming iPad TV solution - the WinTV Extend.
EyeTV One - New Mac Tuner For Antenna Reception Only
Filed in: TV Tuner Hardware
ElGato just announced a lower-cost Mac compatible TV tuner for strictly Over-The-Air antenna reception - the Elgato EyeTV One Computer TV Tuner 10020311
- is priced just under $100. Foregoing compatibility with Analog and Digital Cable (QAM), and lacking an Analog video capture dongle -- this ATSC antenna only tuner is a better short-term value for those of us unwilling to pay high Cable costs and are content with local broadcast reception.As with any Mac tuner - it's the software that makes the product and the EYE TV ONE comes bundled with the full version of Eye TV 3. It's also compatible with Microsoft's Windows 7 and MediaCenter making it a flexible cross-platform HD computer tuner option.
Watch TV On Your iPhone or iPad With EyeTV v3.4
Filed in: iPhone TV Tuner
With it's recent release of EyeTV v3.4 - ElGato plays catch-up with Equinux's LIVE TV remote television solution and introduced it's own software and iPhone app to control and remotely watch TV on an iPhone (or iPod Touch) running Apple's 3.0 OS version.
This $4.99 iTunes store app - combined with a EyeTV 3.2 compatible TV tuner stick and and a modern Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor - you can stream and watch live TV - or shows you've recorded earlier - as well as perform remote TV schedule viewing, scheduling management and recording.
This $4.99 iTunes store app - combined with a EyeTV 3.2 compatible TV tuner stick and and a modern Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor - you can stream and watch live TV - or shows you've recorded earlier - as well as perform remote TV schedule viewing, scheduling management and recording.
