Elgato EyeTV HD: A review of the Mac DVRS for cable and satellite HDTV (TUAW.com)

Filed under: Accessories, video, Macby Steven Sande (RSS feeds) on December 18th at 7: 30PMShare 2010

Elgato has been on the Mac video market for some time, development and commercialization of popular products such as video compression device Turbo.264 HD USB and various varieties of EyeTV tuner and digital video recorder for Mac.

Eariler this year TUAW examined the EyeTV Hybrid, a dongle USB of US$ 149.95 which serves as a tuner and recorder for over-the-air digital television. Since that time, Elgato released HD EyeTV ($ 199.95 and available at least to points of sale online), which the company touts as "the ultimate TV cable and satellite HD DVRS.

The two devices work with Elgato EyeTV for Mac software includes a smart guides for a season of any program for your Mac or an external disk automatically, saving guide program, easy export video to iTunes for syncing iDevices and even streaming application to iOS EyeTV. The big difference? EyeTV HD works with cable or satellite HD boxes that many people use for pump that digital signal quality to their HDTV. Click the read more link below for a full review of this video material unique.

Setup

Looking at the back of the EyeTV HD packaging Setup seems very simple - you just need to run audio and video cables between the satellite or cable and HD EyeTV, execute your Mac's USB cable and then connect a cable infrared channel changer for HD EyeTV "take control" of your cable box. Elgato is smart enough to include all necessary cables in the box, you do not have to run to the local Radio Shack to buy to put in place the HD EyeTV. There is also a remote control and a CD on which you can find a copy of the EyeTV software (I he downloaded from Elgato site to obtain the latest version).

The Setup program is incredibly easy that even I could do! After cables to be connected according to the quick start guide, I launched the EyeTV application on my MacBook air. There I quickly guided by a connection to HD EyeTV, gathering the required channel guide (and I think that I had a bad...), and then selecting the appropriate box cable. The latter was carried out by clicking a button on the Mac screen to see if it is found the cable box or disable.

Operation

One thing to remember is that EyeTV HD is not a replacement for your gamepad cable decoder or satellite. You will use for video display on your Mac as well as for the video capture to your Mac or an external hard disk is attached. That being said, the EyeTV HD is a high-performance work.

Video reviewed big screen MacBook Air, so I can only imagine how awesome it would be an iMac display 27 "or something." Inflow can be set to fill your screen or scaled to provide a window watching TV on your Mac, and the sound quality is good. EyeTV captures and plays its Dolby Digital. Using optical digital audio output on the latest Mac, it may transmit its Dolby Digital 5.1 home cinema for incredible systems

As you can see in the video below, the user interface is as a channel that you would get in a standard cable box guide. The guide provides a list of hour performances on a specific channel, and you can also search for shows by name. Once the complete guide has been fulfilled on the Mac, scroll through the list was lightning fast. You get free access Guide Channel (provided by TV Guide) for one year; After that, the guide costs $ 19.95 per year.

Choose a particular show guide, you can choose to save the issuance, registration on a calendar, or save all episodes of a program. Registration is not all HD EyeTV can do, of course. Watch a show, you can perform all functions DVR typical suspension and rewind the live video. If you use a widescreen Mac as your television, you can even use the included remote control to perform all these actions and navigate through the user interface for HD EyeTV. The software can even be set to wake up or turn on your Mac at a specific time to record a show.

It is fairly easy editing of recorded broadcasts. Integrated editor can be used to remove commercials from records or to merge the episodes broadcast.

You want to watch your shows recorded on something other than a Mac? Your video can be automatically saved on iPad iTunes and iPhone format at the same time. There is a way you can video stream live or recorded to an iPhone or iPad application of EyeTV $4.99.

If there are several Mac in your household, then Mac can install the OS X EyeTV application and share records on a Wi - Fi or Ethernet network. That parental controls are enabled in EyeTV software, you can have a large library of performances with mature themes and make sure that your children can watch.

Negative

One thing I found odd about the software was that when I tried to move a channel, he could show me the correct channel name or description, but often I found myself watching the channel lower or higher than that I really wanted to. This is due to a defect in operation of the installation on my part - either in infrared blaster or may choose the incorrect channel - guide or is a software error, it is quite boring. I have no opportunity of trying to make the installation once more, but I am confident that this would solve the problem.

Conclusion

Elgato EyeTV HD is great for those who have cable or satellite HD TV services and who would like to watch and record shows on their Mac. The EyeTV software adds functionality whenever examines Elgato is new trends of visualization rendering the EyeTV HD device and software works well with other Mac, iPhone and iPads.

A short video follows this post — it has been registered for the episode 15 December 2010 TUAW TV live, and it shows the EyeTV HD in action. TUAW later give the Elgato EyeTV HD among many gifts for Macworld Expo 2011 in San Francisco from 27 to 29 January. If you go to this year's event, don't forget to visit us in booth 1012 a chance to win this and other valuable prizes.

Review: Panasonic Lumix FX75 (macnn.com)

Panasonic with Leica teamwork was probably one better partnerships between mainstream and high-end camera brands. some Leica lens treatments led to the enthusiast cameras such as the Lumix LX3. Straddling the line is the Lumix DMC-FX75. A point while more traditional, pocketable and stem its rapid f2.2 lens and a full touchscreen interface could get some people to leave their largest drilling rigs at home. Electronista discover how any examination in its FX75.

Google Android (Phonescoop.com) market review

Press article The comments of News published today, 9: 31 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Google has announced a major overhaul market Android, which will be implemented in all devices Android running 1.6 and during the next two weeks longer. Google says the momentum behind most of the changes to facilitate the discovery of the app and navigation on the entire market. Google has added a carousel at home and class screens allowing users to quickly sieve promoted apps. Google has also added two new categories for widgets and one for the live wallpapers. Apps include living wallpapers and widgets will be automatically added to these categories, and Google says more refinement to the categories on the road. Google made later with screens of information app tabs and now makes all data on a single page, making it easier to learn each individual app Google said it reduces the window rebate 15 minutes. Users who seek a refund for a purchase app in this window does require a degree later. The market will also add parameters that allow developers to target specific, based on the size of the screen and resolution devices. Finally, Google is boosting the maximum size of 50 MB, applications including Google said is above all for the best games. Google said that it will continue to update the Android market over time.

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Review of category: recipe software for Mac OS X, part 2 (Macminute.com)

This MacNews Category Review looks at part two of recipe software for the Mac.

MacGourmet

Mariner Software (http://www.marinersoftware.com/) makes MacGourmet, recipe and wine management software for Mac OS X. With MacGourmet, users can create and edit recipes, make wine and cooking notes, easily browse an entire recipe collection, as well as build custom lists for categories like appetizers or desserts. Users can even publish recipes to .Mac or personal blogs. You can import recipes found on the web and add to individual collections.
Think of MacGourmet Deluxe as the iTunes for recipes. Enter a recipe and you have instant access to all the information about ingredients, directions, preparations, notes, nutritional values -- even a picture. The Nutritional Database that is included in MacGourmet Deluxe will keep you informed of the nutritional value and details of all your recipes.

MaX Cook

MaX Cook (http://www.edwin-buehler.net/Edwin/Smalltalk/Smalltalk.html) is recipe-managing software for Mac OS X. It allows you to collect, search and organize your recipes.

Mealformation

Mealformation (http://www.mealformation.com/) is software for analyzing and managing menus. It takes into account age, weight, sex and activity levels. The software provides a nutritional requirements calculator, a food diary, a food database, an option to create recipes, meal plans and menu plans, a grocery list generator and a personal analysis tool.

Measuring Cup

Measuring Cup (http://www.shallotpatch.com/MeasuringCup/index.html) is a recipe management app. It provides an iTunes/iPhoto kind of organization and allows user defined categories and sub-categories. Other features include: in-place editing, undo/redo support, simple view of recipes, and sharing of recipes via export/import. All recipes are stored as XML file for easy sharing eventually.

MemoPod

MemoPod (http://www.tdmacinc.com/) is a notes manager for an iOS device. You can create and manage notes on recipes, exercise plans, to-do lists, driving directions and more.

Mise en place

Mise en place (http://www.userfriendlys.ca/) is a recipe database to which you can add your own recipes, and even link to cookery web sites.

MooDex

MooDex (http://home.earthlink.net/~mistercow/sw.html) is a solution for organizing all kind of information. It opens and saves QuickDEX files. It works like a Rolodex and can be used for any kind of data, from addresses to recipes.

MooDex is like a box of index cards. It can be used for anything from addresses to recipes. The latest version Is completely rewritten in Cocoa. It includes all of the features of the previous versions of MooDex along with added features that come with Cocoa. These include, among other things, spell checking, application services like "send mail to" and a better interface.

My Brew Collection

My Brew Collection (http://elmspub.com/index2.html) is a combination of software and "how to" tutorial. With it you can log and track your entire brew recipe collection. Features include creating custom labels, storing recipes, tasting notes and more. With this program you can print your recipes, tasting notes, labels and brew details.

Le Nutritionniste

Le Nutritionnist (http://www.solution-as.com/) is a solution for nutritional coverage of patients. It has an engine expert, a database of more than 1,700 receipts and 1,300 foods.

Party Pro for iPod

Part Pro Pro for iOS devices (http://www.helmesinnovations.com/) lets you look up the following on your iPod: the 800 most used drink recipes plus drinks images; 55 drinking games; a global bar and club database for every US and European city; bartender tips and tricks; and more.

Pocket Bar & Grill

Bar & Grill for iOS devices combines Podtender and PodGourmet into Pocket Bar & Grill. Pocket Bar & Grill has two sections. One is the “Bar” section with 750 mixed drink recipes from A through Z, each drink individually listed. The other section, “Grill,” contains 225 select gourmet recipe with an index in each category with links to the recipes within that category. It's available at the Apple App Store.

Recipe Box

Recipe Box (http://sonoragraphics.com/) is an electronic recipe book for chefs of all skill levels. It maintains a database of your favorite recipes that can be displayed or printed scaled for any number of servings, as well as the ingredients, units of measure, and preparations methods.

You can send recipes to your friends, even if they don't have The Recipe Box. You can create menus for this week's dinners or next weekend's camping trip. You can print a shopping list for selected recipes or export the shopping list to your iOS device.

Recipe Cleaner

Recipe Cleaner (http://www.DigitalFriedChicken.com/) removes unwanted information from any recipe, and leaves behind a clean, consistently formatted recipe. The software has special provisions for cleaning up MasterCook and Meal-Master recipes for use with CookWare Deluxe recipe organizer.

RecipeBook

RecipeBook (http://www.earthrise.biz/Earthrise_Software.html) is a recipe organizer with an interface designed to be familiar if you have used applications such as the Mac OS X Address Book. You can use it with recipe text files or clippings you already have or find over the Internet.

?TheRecipeManager

TheRecipeManager (http://www.therecipemanager.com/) is a "healthy eating assistant." You can store all your recipes and search through them at any time. Ingredients, photos, instructions and more are accessible from the interface. With TheRecipeManager you can: find recipes with the search feature; create a multi-course meal from several recipes and save it; print a shopping list; and more.

Shop'NCook Cookbook Reader

Shop'NCook Cookbook Reader (http://www.shopncook.com/) is free software to read the cookbooks created with Shop'NCook Shopping List & Recipe Manager software. Shop'NCook Cookbook Reader lets you share your cookbooks with friends and family or distribute them over the Internet. With Shop'NCook Reader, you can view and search the recipes and print recipe cards.

Shop'NCook Manu

Shop'NCook Menu (http://www.shopncook.com/) is a smart meal planner and grocery organizer. Recipes are added by typing them in, pasting them from the clipboard, or importing from the internet: no formatting is necessary. You can scale your recipes, organize your recipes in cookbooks that you can share with the free Shop'NCook Reader software, and plan meals by dragging recipes to a calendar and organize them in menus. Shop'NCook Menu includes a database of more than 2000 grocery items with cost and nutritional data.

Shop'NCook Pro

Shop'NCook Pro (http://www.shopncook.com/) is a smart meal planner and grocery organizer for foodservice operations.

Shop'NCook Shopping List & Recipe Manager

Shop'NCook Shopping List & Recipe Manager (http://www.shopncook.com/)is a smart recipe organizer combined with a grocery list manager.

Weightmania Pro

Weightmania Pro (http://www.weightmania.com/) is multipurpose fitness and nutrition software. You can use it to track workouts, nutrition, dieting progress, measurements, recipes, cholesterol, blood sugar and more.

Yum!

Yum! (http://nixanz.com/) is a recipe collection manager that offers: indexing by category (any number of user-defined categories); customizable page layout for printing (fonts, styles, paragraph settings, etc); graphics that can be included; the ability to import from MasterCook export files or from other Yum files; the ability to export to Yum files, to XML files or to plain text files; and the capability to email recipe(s) to friends (uses your default email application).

YummySoup

HungrySeacow Software offers YummySoup (http://www.hungryseacow.com), recipe management software for Mac OS X. It costs US$20. A 15-day demo is available at the HungreySeacow Software web site.