The final test will check to see if your choices for the Remote Sequences actually allow EyeTV HD to change channels. Then you would select Send confirmation after digits, and select Enter. For example, if your cable box remote requires that you press Enter after choosing a channel. For each of these options, you can choose from one of the these extra button presses: OK/Select, Enter, Menu, Standby, Sleep and Power. If some remotes expect that you press a button before or after typing in the channel number, then you can activate one of these options: send button before digits or send confirmation after digits. Start by using Always send four digits, and if that doesn’t work later in the EyeTV Setup Assistant (when you Test Channel Changer), then come back to this window and try the other options. Not all options will work with every cable box or satellite receiver, so some experimentation may be needed. You have a few options: always send four digits always send three digits and send only the required digits. It’s not as easy as using EyeTV with previous TV tuners, but it’s worth the few extra steps if you really want to use your Mac as a television.Īfter EyeTV successfully powers on your cable box or satellite receiver, the next step is to determine how EyeTV HD will send the simulated key presses, specifically to change channels. The EyeTV software setup assistant takes you through a configuration process. Then position the included infrared channel changer cable nearby. It’s USB powered so you don’t need an external power supply. To use you connect EyeTV HD to the outputs of the cable or satellite receiver with the included component cables, and to the computer via USB.
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Previously, the only way to do this on your Mac was via a somewhat awkward work-around using the Hauppage HD PVR (you can read how to do this at ), but the EyeTV HD is a muuuuch smoother and elegant solution. With it you can watch record, edit and enjoy cable and satellite in high-definition, including all your premium channels.
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The US$199.95 EyeTV HD is the world’s only made-for-Mac DVR solution that provides full access to premium cable or satellite TV content. It joins the Kanex HD (which lets me watch Blu-ray movies on my Mac) and the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000A (a combo video/still camera with some Mac specific features). Add the new EyeTV HD from Elgato () to my list of must-have accessories to turn my 27-inch iMac into a true multimedia viewing/creation system.
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