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    Finally bit the bullet and purchased Channels for tvOS to watch live TV on my Apple TV. This works with the HDHomeRun tuner that I needed for DVBLInk but runs directly on the ATV instead of needing server software on a Mac. The user interface is good and the video and audio quality are excellent (happy that lipsync is good when playing to stereo Homepods).

    I am not using the Channels DVR service as I still run EyeTV on a Mac for recording (but have to convert it for use with the tvOS Computers app) 

    BTW - EyeTV is 32bit and so won't run on the next macOS after Mojave.

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    On 10/28/2017 at 5:46 PM, Ton said:

    Both (iMac & HDHR) should get their IP-address from a DHCP-server which is usually located in your modem/router. Most will provide always the same IP. If not (apparently your case) then you should tell the DHCP-server to assign fixed IP-addresses. How, depends on brand router.

     

    Couldn't solve the IP-address problem with my media iMac so I moved the server software to another iMac (with excellent assistance from DVBLogic support) and all is well.

    I still prefer the EyeTV ios app and hope it will be ported to TVos but at least I can now watch live TV on my (misnamed) Apple TV.

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    On 10/21/2017 at 2:57 PM, Mpainesyd said:

    I now have an HDHomeRun tuner installed on my network and DVBServer installed on a Mac (still in trial period). It seems to work well with the ATV DVBLink app although the user-interface is very clunky.

    Bye-bye EyeTV, after many years!

    I have come across a frustrating problem - the IP address of the DVBLink Server changes and I need to add a "new" server to the list on Apple TV every few days. I have searched for a solution/reason but have not been successful. I realise it is off-topic for an EyeTV forum but if anyone has suggestions it would be appreciated. Is the IP address from the iMac where DVDLink server is running or is it the HDHomeRun device?

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    On 10/5/2017 at 4:57 PM, Mpainesyd said:

    "There was no compatible tuner detected on your system.."  Grrr

    I now have an HDHomeRun tuner installed on my network and DVBServer installed on a Mac (still in trial period). It seems to work well with the ATV DVBLink app although the user-interface is very clunky.

    Bye-bye EyeTV, after many years!

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    On 9/20/2017 at 4:52 PM, Ton said:

    @asander:

     

    I bet there never will be a app for the aTV, just like there never will be a really updated EyeTV. Just too complicated for Geniatech.

     

    If you want aTV usage then switch over to DVBlink. It has a good working aTV app foor a long time now. Only their scheduling sucks.

     

    Will DVBlink work with an (old) EyeTV USB tuner? They are not listed on the DVBlink server web page

    ( https://dvblogic.com/en/dvblink/macos/dvblink-tvsource/ )

  8. Posted · Edited by Mpainesyd · Report reply

    A bit of duplication from the above posts but it is worth summarising the situation...

    The big difference, as far as I can tell, it that Netstream 4C uses broadband internet for streaming Cable TV (which needs a subscription?) whereas EyeTV running on a Mac uses TV tuner - free-to-air and no need for  internet.

    We don't have a conventional TV in our house. I have been using a Mac with EyeTV for many years. I can play live TV and EyeTV recordings to my projector from the Mac but need to switch the projector input to play other media from the ATV4.

    I have tried using  airplay on an iPad running EyeTV for iOS to watch the show on the projector (via ATV4) but the quality is poor (it goes through 2 on-the-fly conversions and wifi streams). However, watching EyeTV live/recordings directly on the iPad works very well. That is all that I want from a TVOS app.