Once recorded, the programs are normal video files that can be viewed in iTunes or other software, converted to formats that can play on iOS devices, or even fiddled with in video editing software. Users then record what they want, using EyeTV software on their Macs to change channels, set up automated recordings (via online TV Guide listings) and more.
They detect analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) signals and display them on the Mac’s screen, which becomes a TV. For years, I have depended on my Apple computers and my EyeTV-tuning gadgetry to convert my programs into digital bits so I could watch them whenever and wherever I wanted.ĮyeTV devices plug into a Mac’s USB port and essentially turn the computer into a TiVo-style device. I am a longtime user of EyeTV-tuning gizmos, which are made by Elgato for use, primarily, with the Mac. All my favorite shows – from “60 Minutes” and “Frontline” to “Doctor Who,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” – are recorded and archived for future consumption.Īnd being a Mac nerd, I do this the Mac way. I can’t recall the last time I watched anything live on the tube. I don’t TiVo – if you’ll forgive my use of the word as a verb – but I do timeshift my TV watching.
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