bmey

When I see what is happening under iOS there are two apps from Geniatech. One for just acessing Netstream and the other for kind of remote of EyeTV running on a Mac. That would make sense under tvOS for me as well, if at all. The need of a running Mac is not attractive for me. Response times are bad. And it is kind of a big machine running Netstream, Mac and Apple TV just to watch live TV. You might use Airplay right now (from Mac or iPad) instead to get most of what you described. I think there also already is a Mac app for remoting and Airplay in combination.

I do it this way: Recording / editing / converting with EyeTV on the Mac. Storing / organizing / playback with a Synology. They have a video software for these purposes that runs on the net drive and can be handled on the Mac in a browser. For playback they have apps for iOS and Apple TV. Works great. There might be other ways, but for me this is the best, as the Synology (or some other net drive) is the best way to store big amounts of data anyway. If you store TV shows you will need something like it. And because the Synology has its own processor, the Mac does not need to run for playback.

After following this thread for quite some time I think that the release of the EyeTV software for AppleTV is a long awaited good moment. Why do I say so, though most of the guys commenting here seem to be disappointed? I was quite doubtful whether an ATV software from Geniatech might appear at all, but after seeing some screenshots here i got laid-back. Well, it took some time. It was hard to be patient. Since the release of ATV 4 and understanding its capabilities I dreamt of a solution for using my existing Netstream 4C (that I use for recording, converting and storing TV shows on the Mac) for Live TV on the ATV as well. Four receivers in a row, now all at work. All other suggested solutions did not work or only with a very poor picture quality. And were very poorly documented and supported. And I tried some. Might be, that Netstream 4S users experienced other and better things. Now, and that is the best of it, it is possible to use the now multifunctional Netstream for use with Mac and AppleTV. So, for the big screen I just need to connect ATV to a TV and have live TV and whatever other apps may allow. No delayed streaming necessary, where my Apple Watch informed me about sports results before I could see them in the "live" broadcast. No HDMI switching between ATV and a receiver, just between apps. And no audio switching at the amplifier. With Netstream somewhere in the infrastructure, sure. Plus the HD image quality that Netstream already allowed on the Mac. Great! So for me it is a fine day. Recordings can be made via Mac w/EyeTV (and programmed on the iPad, for those who don’t want to leave the sofa), converted and made available for ATV. Just like before. That’s not too convenient, but taping TV never was easier and consistently digital than today. Sure, all Mac EyeTV functions might be nice but since ATV is no Mac – e.g. it has no disks – how could that be done? Since some of Geniatech are active in here: good job! I can see it is still a version 1: Why is a channel search so long? The second channel search finds more channels and deletes the previous channel editing. Channel grouping is not available. No documentation or overview on handling. Usage concept with sliding from left, right, up, down seems convincing, but why no switching to previous and next channel function (or did I not find it?). Zattoo had a good idea for that. At the first look program information seems to load very slowly or not more than 1-3 h ahead. @Geniatech: carry on with the good work, thumbs up from me. bmey