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Expect a huge EyeTV upgrade this Tuesday. TUAW has learned that Elgato plans to release EyeTV 3.0 on Keynote day. The upgrade will be paid (free updates for anyone who bought EyeTV 2 or a tuner after Dec 1 2007) and promises lots of new features. I'm a huge EyeTV fan--I bought mine last year during their Macworld special--and am looking forward to seeing what the Elgato guys have packed into this release.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Clifford said 6:07AM on 1-27-2008
So where is it?
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Christian said 2:05PM on 2-03-2008
I really liked EyeTV. But since I bought the diversity stick and installed version 3.0 my machine freezes completely from time to time. Even remote login is not possible anymore.
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Jon Wise said 3:25PM on 1-13-2008
About time. I'm an eyeTV user for the better part of a year now, and I have to say, their software sucks. My only complaint about a potential update is that "paid" part. THEY should pay ME for suffering along with their shovelware, and writing my own AppleScripts to make up for the severe deficiencies in their software.
Here's hoping this version doesn't suck, and doesn't cost too much. If only there were other options...
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Mr Lizard said 7:35PM on 1-13-2008
Jon,
What is it that doesn't work well for you? I've been using EyeTV 2 since it came out and have upgraded to the present version and all the time I've had it freeze on me only once
Your post suggests it's been a buggy ride for you, what specifically didn't work well? Sometimes sharing the problem can prompt others from suggesting a solution!
kz said 11:26PM on 1-13-2008
I hate the eyeTV software, it sucks, flatout. the software will just randomly freeze, requiring a full reboot of the computer, and usually I have to do another reboot after that because it will have a black screen.
Carlos said 12:29AM on 1-14-2008
I have been using ElGato EyeTV for over 3 years now and it has worked great for me -
the only thing I have had a problem with is the Channel Line up in my area not syncing up properly
shaun said 3:25PM on 1-13-2008
Amazing, I got my eye tv about 2 weeks ago. Love it
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gianpo said 3:26PM on 1-13-2008
Hopefully it will be more reliable than eyetv 2 on leopard is.
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Gregg Fuller said 3:37PM on 1-13-2008
Blah... if it's 80 bucks I'll stick with Version2.
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Tim said 4:01PM on 1-13-2008
Actually, if it's $80, one might as well just buy another Hybrid for $100
Fraser Drew said 3:53PM on 1-13-2008
AppleTV rumors, EyeTV upgrade on the same day... most likely a coincidence, but who know with Mr Jobs and his RDF warming up?
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Tim said 3:58PM on 1-13-2008
Well, I've always hoped for Front Row integration, so if they have this my credit card will be pulled out. Otherwise, I'm not sure there's too much they could do.
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PSM said 5:14PM on 1-13-2008
Damn damn damn damn damn!
I waited years to upgrade my EyeTV because I refused to pay the exorbitant price for the upgrade from 1.x to 2.0. Finally I wanted new hardware, so I bought a new one. In NOVEMBER!!!
This update better do my laundry and file my taxes for me if they intend to charge the same price as the last one.
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Jak Logan said 5:31PM on 1-13-2008
Does anyone know if this will be just a software update? Or are they planning on releasing all new versions of Hybrid, etc.?
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Albert Martin said 5:56PM on 1-13-2008
EyeTV desperately needs Front Row integration and some sort of "Season Pass"-esque feature. My life is way too busy to manually schedule recordings every few days ... and the lack of this type of feature has mad me miss my Tivo ... as much as I hated it.
It would be VERY simple for Elgato to implement. Just let me make a list of the TV shows that I want to record, in order of priority. When the shows come up in TitanTV (which EyeTV already checks automatically) they will be scheduled for recording ... if a show conflicts EyeTV will grant priority to the ones to the top of the list.
Also should have some kind of auto-delete feature where if I run out of hard drive space my old shows start getting deleted to make room for new shows.
Don't get me wrong, I love my EyeTV. I'd just like it to do a little more of the work for me and have some features that are long overdue. Here's hoping for at least some of those in 3.0 ... especially if it's going to cost me to upgrade.
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mike said 5:57PM on 1-13-2008
Awesome. I just got EyeTV Hybrid in June of 2007, so I qualify for the free upgrade.
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LoganT said 6:19PM on 1-13-2008
Wrong. You were about 6 months too early.
roders said 11:20PM on 1-13-2008
Diversity tuners haven't worked properly for at least one point revision (see their forums) in EyeTV, should of sorted this before bringing out a paid whole version update. EyeTV software either works fine, or has no end of problems, Elgato need to sort this out, after all, they built there name on being a quality software developer, which they aren't anymore in my eyes.
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brian said 10:06PM on 1-14-2008
WAIT I JUST BOUGHT AN eyetv hybrid today from amazon
does that mean that i get a new one?????
and how would i get the new one?
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LoganT said 5:07AM on 1-14-2008
It will just be an update, a software update. You'll probably get in EyeTV.