Glenn Wolsey : Blog Archive : EyeTV Hybrid Updates Impress

Credit: Flickr photographer Jeremy Bogan

As a daily user of Elgato’s wonderful and highly praised EyeTV Hybrid (review coming soon), I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the version 2.5 software update which was released yesterday.

The main addition to the application is the ability to stream recorded television shows to your Wi-Fi enabled devices such as the iPhone and the iPod touch. Once this setting is switched on you’re able to head to a pre-defined web-page in Safari on the mobile device to be presented with all your recorded television shows for on-demand streaming.

This feature won’t impress everyone who owns the EyeTV Hybrid, though those who own the EyeTV Hybrid and an iPhone/iPod touch will most likely be impressed. I’m really looking forward to my iPod touch arriving tomorrow afternoon to give the streaming a spin. If it lives up to my strong expectations, Elgato could possibly hold one of the first highly innovative ways of taking advantage of Apple’s new Wi-Fi enabled product line.

In addition, the software update adds one-click export of files for the iPhone and iPod touch, improved H.264 HDTV playback for machines with Core 2 Duo or more powerful processors, and time-shift recording for analog tuners.

Ash
September 26th, 2007 at 11:42 pm

seems like quite a cool feature but I’m not sure just how useful it’s going to be for most people, unless the mac with the eyeTV library on was an always on machine as you have a constant access streaming server.

My problem is it seems version 2.5 won’t work with my elgato Diversity duel tuner. Just not getting a proper signal must be a bug in this version so I’m back to 2.4. Anyone else having this issue?

Craig McDiarmid
September 27th, 2007 at 2:14 am

I don’t like the idea of having to go to a webpage.

I would be really impressed if the eyeTV worked directly with iTunes to stream to an iPhone/iPod touch.

I haven’t really looked into the eyeTV much but from what I’ve seen it doesn’t link directly with iTunes.

Am I correct?

Craig

Will
September 27th, 2007 at 6:03 am

I purchase the EyeTV Hybrid last week and I am enjoying it so far. I am now able to manage all of my media including TV directly from my Mac.

@ Craig -

I’ve seen it doesn’t link directly with iTunes.

The software does allow you to set a preference to add your recorded tv to iTunes. I have mine set to convert the recording for best viewing on my Apple Tv and add to iTunes.

Jorge Quinteros
September 27th, 2007 at 10:54 am

That’s pretty amazing. I can definitely see myself utilizing this neat feature a lot. I have a 500GB HD, so I guess that’ll come in handy for it.

Codie
September 27th, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Is that voadafone NZ i see up in the corner of that iphone, tut tut naughty naughty, guess you couldnt wait just like my friend.

Chris Vick
September 27th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

I don’t see the use if it only works on your home WiFi network. I’d rather watch a movie on my 20″ ACD, not a small screen. If there’s a way to access it outside of your network, like at Starbucks or something, then I see the use.

Glenn Wolsey
September 27th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

I guess you didn’t see the note under the photo, I didn’t take this, this is someone else’s iPhone.

Jon
September 27th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

Hi Glenn,

Mine is not working :-( Boo! Put in the web address that EyeTV generates into the iPod Touch and nothing. Do the same on the MacPro, works perfectly.

Do Skype me when you get yours to let me know if yours is working!

Jon

Nathan
September 28th, 2007 at 6:38 pm

Hows the new iPod? worth buying?

Glenn Wolsey
September 28th, 2007 at 10:35 pm

Well worth it, amazing so far. The UI is so beautiful.

EDIT-XTREEM
October 4th, 2007 at 12:12 pm