Stuff

Yes.  They charge your card in Euros so make sure to use one that doesn't charge foreign transaction fees.

They don't have resources to support the product.  Even the web site certificate is now expired.

On 2/2/2020 at 5:44 AM, Pthagonal said:

Remind me again why I paid for this (64-bit) upgrade?!

Just like me.  Hoping against hope that paying in advance will get a working product similar to what we had in the past.

go to system preferences - security & privacy - General - should be a button to push to allow app to run

As posted elsewhere:  Go to System Preferences - Security - and allow it to run.

15 minutes ago, Stuff said:

No.  The current EyeTV is a 32 bit application that Mojave does not support.  There are several threads about hope for a 64 bit version but there has been no official announcement. 

I don't see a way to edit my response.  Mojave is fine with eyeTV 3.  It is Catalina that will have the problem.

No.  The current EyeTV is a 32 bit application that Mojave does not support.  There are several threads about hope for a 64 bit version but there has been no official announcement. 

Could you post the letter?  I did not receive one.   Also still don't see the software on their US site.

With the TVGuide data I had to use 2 zip codes to get all my channels.  New guide I get everything with one. (This version crashes with 2 anyway)

I see that the upgrade is listed on their EU web site, not the US site.

https://www.geniatech.eu/download/eyetv-3-6-9-7528/

They just released 7528 which moved to a new guide and put back HDHomeRun support so they haven't abandoned the software yet.  So still hoping for 64 bit.

EyeTVDBG (7527) is working for me.  It crashed a few times during setup so I can see why it is not ready for general release.    (crashes related to having two ZIP codes for EPG data - needed to for TVGuide but don't appear to need for this EPG)

Thanks for sharing.  So there is some hope - support may be back for HDHomeRun and moving from TVGuide to something(?) else is fine as long as it works.  64 bit won't be needed until the fall.

P.S.  I've been trying emby, Plex, Channels, and the HDHomeRun app.  None work as well as eyeTV on a Mac.  All of them try to be a generic media player, not a Mac windows based application.

9 hours ago, jpmist27 said:

If that's my "useless" comment, let me expand. If you were to try to install EyeTV on a different computer that has never run EyeTV you won't be able to set up the cable channels - at least that was my issue when I tried it. Without the channel data the program gets from TV Guide during set-up,  the program can't change from one station to another.  So -  pretty "useless" for me.  Someone pointed out that you'd be able to generate over the air channel data which I didn't test cause I run my EyeTV HD box from my cable box so that's not much help for me.

Since offering the beta, Angela has ghosted me once again after I reported I couldn't set it up without an active EPG guide account. (Geniatech promptly refunded 10  months of my subscription) I've made no agreement with Geniatech not to share it so here is the download link she sent me. It's active as of now, but there's no knowing for how long. 

https://mega.nz/#!yqYliazS!fSoLZGzaE3HZHdP9azpYauSQDV8vqU660zOkifDtDPw

Some total stranger offers a program over the internet so please be as paranoid and careful as your circumstances dictate. I'd strongly suggest opening this on a spare Mini and NOT YOUR MAIN MEDIA RIG. I have the Little Snitch utility which records when a program attempts to send out info and found a few attempts to check with Geniatech but little else. All I can offer are pics from the email to validate it's authenticity and a screengrab from the download web site.

What I was able to discover is that Geniatech is working on an EPG without TV Guide, similar to what they do for Euro accounts. If anyone braves this who has a still active EPG account, would be interested in hearing how it works. 

 

I tried installing it on a scratch o/s drive.  Got far enough to see that it doesn't have HDHomeRun support so it won't help me.

Can't you just click on the "Create Community" button?

How I interpret this is that they don't have the knowledge to rebuild their backend infrastructure.  Guess is that things got lost in the transition from Elgato.   So new backend means new frontend software. 

Nothing else official being said but by their actions TV Guide and EyeTV 3 in general has low priority.   My guess is that they don't get enough revenue out of the porduct to justify support.

The EyeTV interface isn't perfect but is still the best for watching and recording on Mac.  However without TV Guide I am lost.  Feels like the Sony HDD250 DVR story again which I gave up and went to EyeTV.

Doing a quick look I saw too many complaints over in the Plex forums of things breaking that used to work.  Decided to give emby a try instead which I had never heard of but saw some decent reviews.  Loaded the server without much trouble. Everything is through a web interface on Mac OS.  Got a guide for $5/month to test and scheduling appears to work but selecting and changing channels is a dog.  All of these programs seem to be a media players first with TV being an afterthought.

Changed to ATSC and have listings for tonight.  Most channel listings stop at 1am so not a good option for scheduling recordings.

Time to try Plex again.

Mojave works fine for me but does give a warning that eyeTV needs updating.  Apple is still saying that Mojave is the last to support 32 bit so come fall I will need a replacement.

Release Candidate eyetv 3.6.9 (7524)

Change Log

• - general improvements in performance & stability
• - update eyetv plus – renew antivation / subscription

On 3/19/2018 at 1:17 PM, CaptTee said:

Well, I just finished installing version 3.6.9 and discovered that it eliminated support for ATSC tuning (ATSC is the digital television standard used in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.).

Must be something more specific broken.  I am using 3.6.9 (7520) with an HDHomerun getting ATSC over the air.

eyeTV only supported a 2 tuner HDHomerun.  Also they have totally dropped support for HDHomerun in the latest releases.

Reported on the Mac forums: The next minor update to macOS High Sierra is going to start warning about 32 bit applications.  eyeTV is still 32 bit.

Geniatech has some time.  Might or might not work with next big release this fall but Apple is warning that the current macOS High Sierra will be the "last macOS release to support 32-bit apps without compromises."

Another nail in the coffin.  Even if they do update the software, it won't help if they don't include HDHomeRun support.

Really strange.  I found that if over an hour then the number shows.

On 11/18/2017 at 4:09 PM, Curious said:

Has anybody in North America tried the new HDhomerun Quatro with EyeTV yet? I'm thinking of upgrading from the Connect, but I want to make sure that it works with my current setup before I do.

Yes, it works but with the limitation that EyeTV can only see 2 tuners.  Signal strength shows about the same as my old connect but signal quality is higher.

I picked up one at BestBuy.  They had a few even though the shelf tag sad Duo.