

It’s a shame, but a lot of things that annoyed me in EyeTV 2.5 haven’t beenįixed in EyeTV 3.0. Surprised when I learned that: it’s unusually consumer-friendly. Needs to have EyeTV 3 installed in order to take advantage of this feature,īut Elgato’s software license allows you to install EyeTV 3 on multipleĬomputers, so long as it is only used with one TV-tuning peripheral. With only one Mac on my local network, I haven’t been able to evaluate EyeTVģ’s new ability to share recording libraries with other local Macs. Similarly, it is possible to mute EyeTV with Apple’s remote control, but you Off of your comfy sofa and walk all the way across the room to the computer. There is no way to turn off your EyeTV with the Apple remote: you must get up Limited by Apple’s incomprehensible stinginess with buttons.

Only works if EyeTV is the frontmost application, and its functionality is There are lots of options to choose from.ĮyeTV also now responds to Apple’s remote control. Recordings made in the past week, all recordings with a particular actor, etc. Playlist to populate itself with all the episodes of a particular show, all Smart Playlists are another new and worthwhile feature. To not record something if it’s already been recorded. It’d be nice if Smart Guides were smart enough I’ve had with Smart Guides is that it’s easy to end up with multiple Tried it, they can also be exported to an iPod or Apple TV. The playlist of your choice, to help keep things organized. Automatically-recorded programs can be optionally added to Regular timeslot, or for making sure you don’t miss the return of a series It’s incredibly useful for shows which are not shown in a Smart Guides let you tell EyeTV to automatically watch the scheduleįor programs you like, and add them to the recording schedule without the needįor any user action. EyeTV 3 adds several new features, by far my favorite of which is Smart
