You can set smart guides so eye tv is not a total loss as one may believe at first. It takes just a bit of effort. I have 22 smart guides set up. You have to interact with the unknowns but it is doable. Is ity perfect? No, but it can work.
Randy Stegall [email protected] Sent from my Mac Mini. On Dec 6, 2011, at 5:14 AM, Larry Skutchan wrote: > You can easily change channels, volume, and much more with hot keys or > through the menu, but the built-in guide that lets you set up recordings is > not accessible. > > On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Hank Smith wrote: > >> On 12/5/2011 4:46 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use eyetv, which from what I can gather is the only software available. >>> I think there used to be another one, but I can't remember it's name, and >>> can't find it anyway. EyeTV is from Elgato systems, and is almost >>> completely inaccessible. You can watch live TV, and you can with some >>> mucking around set up the preferences etc, but you can't use the guide, and >>> therefore you can't record shows easily. You can however use the EyeTV app >>> for IOS, which connects to your mac, and record shows that way, but not a >>> full series only individual episodes--very annoying! >>> >>> We've used it here for a year or so, and it seems to be OK, if you can live >>> with the limitations. The good thing is that if you can record something, >>> the files are playable from finder. And furthermore if you "show package >>> contents" on one of the files, you can have it export to .m4v and play it >>> with iTunes, or vlc. >>> >>> Vaughn. >>> On 06/12/2011, at 1:09 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Has anyone had any luck with connecting their mac to a satellite or cable >>>> box to watch live TV from their provider? I’ve done this with Windows >>>> Media Center with great success, but wondered if there’s any way to do it >>>> with Macs. I know there are TV tuner cards that are compatible, but I’m >>>> not sure of the accessibility of said software that’s included with the >>>> cards, and don’t want to spend the money only to find out the software’s >>>> not accessible with VoiceOver. >>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> it used to be voice over friendly. >> when did the non blind friendlyness change? >> you used to be able to change channels and everything. >> >> -- >> website: >> http://fivedollarfreedomplan.com/throwawaymoneylcphs5.html >> personal email: >> [email protected] >> facebook: >> http://www.facebook.com/hanksmith5 >> Klango: >> hanksmith >> Skype: >> hank.smith966 >> Amateur radio call sign: >> ke7ief >> check out my Youtube video of a song I recorded in Nashville Tennessee! >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqut5Bi3e7A >> also you can find my youtube channel at: >> http://www.youtube.com/hanksmith2011 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
