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1. #Eyetv apple tv 4 install#
2. #Eyetv apple tv 4 full#
3. #Eyetv apple tv 4 plus#
4. #Eyetv apple tv 4 series#
5. #Eyetv apple tv 4 tv#

While the capabilities you've seen so far are pretty cool, I saved two of the coolest features for last.

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Now if everything I've described so far was everything EyeTV 250 plus could do, I'd probably have been a pretty happy camper. So you can surf to  and right (or Control) click a program to remotely schedule it to record on your Mac.įigure 7: Scheduling a new episode of the Simpsons remotely via Web browser from anywhere in the world is a breeze. EyeTV's Program Guide listings are provided by a company called TitanTV. now for what may be the coolest way to schedule a recording - from any Web browser on any computer (Mac or PC) anywhere in the world. So if, for example, I want to record some James Bond movies, I just type "James Bond" into the Search field and all of the James Bond movies in the next week or two appear as shown in Figure 6.įigure 6: There are three James Bond movies airing on two different channels in the next few days. So in addition to looking at listings by day and hour as shown in Figure 5, I can also search for shows or movies. One of the best things about the Program Guide is that it's searchable. The third way is by clicking the show in EyeTV's built-in Program Guide as shown in Figure 5:įigure 5: I merely click a show - Curb Your Enthusiasm in this case - to record it when it airs. Now if you think that's cool, wait until you see the third and fourth ways you can record a show.

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I merely right (or Control) click on the live TV window and choose "Record Current Show" as shown in Figure 4:įigure 4: I can record this episode of The Daily Show even though it's almost over. It was a great show and as the closing credits roll I realize I'd like to save it and let my wife see it. in the picture below I have been watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. That's nice but the buffer allows something even nicer - you can record a show from the beginning even if you don't decide you want to record it until the end. That's sweet but the second way is even sweeter: EyeTV maintains a live TV buffer so you can pause live TV anytime you like. As soon as you do, EyeTV starts recording the show currently on-screen. To do so you'd click the red dot on the on-screen remote control or press the red button on the wireless remote. The first way is to start recording manually. Now let's look at some of the ways to record shows. Speaking of changing channels, you can do it with your choice of either the on-screen remote shown above or the wireless remote shown in Figure 3.įigure 3: The full-featured remote control included with EyeTV 250 plus. in picture above) appears for a few seconds after you change the channels. The semi-transparent overlay (59, CMDY-E, Daily Show With Jon Stewart, etc.

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You do it in your choice of a window of any size (as shown in Figure 2) or full screen (not shown but also quite nice).įigure 2: Watching TV in a window (left) and on-screen remote control (right). Let's start by looking at something simple: watching TV.

#Eyetv apple tv 4 install#

Just install the excellent EyeTV software and in a few minutes you'll be watching, recording, and converting TV programming on your Mac. The EyeTV 250 plus itself is a tiny USB device you connect to your Mac and a cable TV or antenna cable as shown in Figure 1.įigure 1: The EyeTV 250 plus hardware, shown here in front of an iPhone, iPod, and Apple TV to provide a sense of scale, is not much bigger than a deck of playing cards.

The Elgato EyeTV 250 plus not only resolved both of those problems elegantly, it's made watching television a more viable and pleasant experience.

#Eyetv apple tv 4 series#

I also have a penchant for HBO, which shows movies, specials and series I enjoy, such as Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Real Time with Bill Maher to name a few. I'm not a huge TV watcher but there are a handful of (mostly cable) TV shows that I like to watch, including (but not limited to) The Family Guy, and Criss Angel: Mindfreak. Before I tell you about it, though, here's a little background on my viewing habits pre-EyeTV 250 plus: This column is my opinion of my new Elgato EyeTV 250 plus, an analog/digital TV receiver and video converter that lets me watch, record, and convert TV shows among various file formats on my Mac.