I use EyeTV with a Miglia TVmini HD to record over-the-air (free) HDTV boradcasts in Chicago. It works very well.
While it's not quite as intuitive or powerful as Tivo, it does record HDTV, which Tivo still won't do.
This version's update to the EyeTV graphical interface is a great improvement. Previusly, the EyeTV version of Front Row was dominant so that it was very difficult to use the Apple Remote to switch from watching EyeTV to listening to iTunes. Now, we press and hold the Apple Remote's Menu button for the EyeTV versin of Front row, but just push the Menu button once for the Apple Front Row interface. Hopefull, EyeTV will continue to make these types of improvements.
The program guide works well with a free TitanTV account. Improvements are needed in two areas of recordings. First, the information about upcoming tv shows is limited to one week in the future. This should be extdended to about three weeks. Second, EyeTV should allow for "smart" recording of favorite TV shows like TV does, so that it could be programmed to automatically record (non-reruns) of e.g. Lost regardless of the day or time or length of the show. That way, it will get the season finales and special episode airings, automatically.
EyeTV
Watch, record, timeshift, edit & archive TV on your Mac.
Version: 3.2.1
Eye TV is great for Recroding HDTV with Miglia hardware
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: mike cee Friday, September 01 2006 @ 09:43 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 6-12 months
Recommend Product: YES
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