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    16 minutes ago, jpmist27 said:

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    Am gonna editorialize for the rest of this, so please skip if you don't want to read some old guy bloviate, but I gotta "tsk tsk" some of the anger I've read in this thread. Honestly, it's been over 10 years since I actually paid for this program and that it's been updated for this long is a miracle considering no one makes an El-Gato type DVR box for this software anymore. I'll be as sad as anyone when we finally get abandoned for good, but until then, please be kind to the support guys.

      

     

     

     

     

    Geniatech has an online store which appears to offer "legato type dvr boxes,"https://shop.geniatech.us/product-category/eyetv/tv-tuner/  including an EYTV U6. https://shop.geniatech.us/product/eyetv-u6/  

     

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    7 minutes ago, Earl Noe said:

    Thanks for your suggestions. Has anyone else here tried TV Mosaic? I didn't see a guide for North America.

    I suspect Ton is not in North America, neither of those solutions would work for us. There are products like Channels and Plex for Homerun, Tablo is a solution for us, Amazon has a system now that will record OTA and send it to your tv's. Amazon's solution includes free lifetime program guide. Tivo will work. None of them work like EYETV, though, through the Mac. And you will have to start over and replace all your hardware with new hardware for at least 100 dollars or more, and (except for Amazon) pay even more per year for a program guide. 

    It is interesting that more companies are entering this space, providing OTA and even cable card DVR capabilities and whole house solutions, while Eyetv languishes and has just about withdrawn from the North American Market. The replacement program guide systems that the forum has detailed will keep your Eyetv hardware working indefinitely. It would be nice if Geniatech actually "restores" the program guide function, but those who spend their time asking for a refund of a few dollars instead of just fixing it themselves may be waiting indefinitely. 

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    6 hours ago, Placebo said:

    We have two macs strictly for media running EyeTV, but NEVER said I was abandoning EyeTv software, the app.  Just their crummy servicing of TV Guide, which they're obviously doing while robbing customer's of their subscription fee, which by the way - I demanded full refund and successfully received it by going through PayPal.

    I just dropped back to this post to see if anything new had happened, and see nothing has, confirmed by my quick check to download TV Guide EPG. And the notorious quotes are still being given by what seems to be the only support agent, Angela, who ever replies to the issue.  

    I see again she's saying - it's almost done.  WHATEVER!   They've been saying the same thing for almost 1 & ½ months now.  I use to get told - we'll let you know in a couple days.  Then they'd say - the problem will be corrected at the end of the week. WHATEVER

    They've shown no effort, no good actions with the situation, nor given any reason to believe they're fixing the issue, or even working on the issue.  There is absolutely NO way this kind of issue would take 2 months to correct.  I'd only suggest - people demand and get a full refund.  

    Sorry for misinterpreting you when you said, "At any rate... I am OUT OF HERE for good.  They've pulled the cork, so I'm getting out before the ship completely goes down.  Off to find another hardware/software service.  CIAO"  

    Welcome back!

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    2 hours ago, UnixGuy said:

    One of the previous posts said that mc2xml will not work with MacOS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).  Is this really true, and is there no way around it (short of upgrading the MacOS, to Lion, which I would rather not do)?  This is the main reason I have not tried SchedulesDirect.

     I have it running on my old Mac mini running snow leopard so I would say it is not true. 

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    2 hours ago, oneof52 said:

    I could not figure out how to use this.  Wanted to but had no idea what the site was talking about.  Approved apps?  Didn't see eyetv.  I did try to download something, but excel wanted to open it up, but then said it couldn't because of a problem with one of the fields.

    To answer your specific question, on the signup page for Schedulesdirect, choose "Non-distributed" and personal research way at the bottom. 

    Non-distributed:
    • Personal research
    • Personal research (XMLTV)

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    1 hour ago, oneof52 said:

    I could not figure out how to use this.  Wanted to but had no idea what the site was talking about.  Approved apps?  Didn't see eyetv.  I did try to download something, but excel wanted to open it up, but then said it couldn't because of a problem with one of the fields.

    Don't need to worry about the approved apps. Don't know where you are in the process, but here is the guide put together by others listing the step by step process. There are many posts about this throughout this TV Guide thread...

     

    2nd version of schedules direct .pdf

     

    2nd version of schedules direct with mistakes.pages 2nd version of schedules direct with mistakes.pdf

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    1 minute ago, Earl Noe said:

    I don't expect previous OSs will stop working. I have never been in a rush to update to Apple's latest OS. I have a bootable partition with High Sierra (Hulu likes it) but for everyday use, I'm still with Mavericks. Assuming the cable industry doesn't manage to torpedo OTA TV, I may well dedicate a computer to EyeTV and a music server.

    Correct. I can leave some of my minis on older software. The OTA broadcasters are looming on the horizon, though, with updates to the ATSC system allowing them to block recording in the future. 

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    4 minutes ago, Placebo said:

     


    At any rate... I am OUT OF HERE for good.  They've pulled the cork, so I'm getting out before the ship completely goes down.  Off to find another hardware/software service.  CIAO

      

    Bye Bye. I looked out there, and it is hard to find recording software as flexible and powerful for the mac as Eyetv. I suppose I could have spent hundreds of dollars to start over for my 2 locations and three computers...or spend a few hours to have a complete solution. For free. Adios. Good luck. 

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    58 minutes ago, Placebo said:

     

    QUESTION:  of the EPG services mentioned (not that it matters because we already pay for TV Guide)  but all the services are fee based?  I thought I've seen it mentioned.  If so - how much?  

    Yes, the 2 EPG services are fee based.  I tried the free week on schedules direct.com, and got my setup working in a day or two. Then I subscribed for 2 months for I believe 6 dollars, just in case it didn't work long term or TV Guide came back. I think the full year is $25. Sure, it was 6 bucks I shouldn't have to had paid, but it was worth it. Now I am not beholden to Geniatech and their whims. I fully control the scheduling. I've had questions, and someone from Shedulesdirect.com answered me in 3 hours! Try to get an answer from Geniatech. This alternate schedule system uses functionality existing forever in EyeTV, it sends the schedule into the program just as the makers had intended to allow. No hack at all. Another potential bonus: the alternate sourcing using the directions from the forum works on a low level in the system...it is not likely to break with updates. I use it on an ancient mac mini running snow leopard, and a 2014 mac mini running High Sierra and both work perfectly. Of course, with the next apple update, if they remove all 32 bit resources, all bets are off. 

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    I have used the various resources from this thread and the others and also internet resources that these threads based their directions on and I  have a fully automated replacement for the Geniatech TV Guide that is fully functional on three computers in 2 states all using schedulesdirect.com. It is not a hack or a workaround but a fully functional alternative. I have no programming skills or experience, all I can do is bring my English Major skills to typing in my own names and passwords and modifying the procedures to suit my location. The smart guides absolutely work if you use the JSON (J) version of the downloads from schedulesdirect.com. I had to make new smart guides as the previous ones did not seem to populate from the new data resource, and, as previously mentioned, I needed to put repeat to false on the guide choices as it does not have a "new" tag on the data from schedulesdirect.com . If I can do it, anyone can. If anyone prefers to wait for Geniatech's solution I hope you have an abundance of patience and don't mind missing a lot of recordings in the interim. Or forever. The participants of this thread found real permanent solutions to the TV Guide problem in about 2 days. Geniatech claims to have been at it for over a month now. You be the judge. 

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    9 hours ago, WisconsinEric said:

    Ok, here's a new twist to this topic. In short, if you quit EyeTV 3 (Mac, OS 10.14.3) with Channels set to xmltv and an xmltv schedule grid previously downloaded in use, when you restart EyeTV the channels will have reset to ATSC and the schedule grid will be blank (it will slowly start to fill in with ATSC data). Bummer, had to do the manual reset and channel assignment all over; at least I live in a rural area and held my lineup to 14 channels, so it took just a few minutes. Thankfully the xmltv data are still there, and immediately repopulate when you reselect xmltv as the EPG source. Again, this happens ONLY when you quit EyeTV (so I assume it will also happen when you restart the computer). Anyone else run into this, and can anyone think of a solution? I assume this has nothing to do with the xmltv source file itself (mine comes from www.xmltvlistings.com, which appears to be an alternate source to schedulesdirect.org, using some of the same software from the XMLTV part of the open source project).

    I think the trick here is to make sure you have saved your new channel lineup (in Channels, at the bottom below the Country selector, the Service drop down menu.) Click on the dropdown for Service, and go all the way down to save channels, name it something new, and the xmltv lineup will be saved, even after a restart. 

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    1 minute ago, Holden said:

    My Support ticket response from Angela at Geniatech:

    Hello Holden,

        Thank you for your request. Sorry for the inconvenience. We just come back from our Spring Festival Holidays. It is a technical issue. which will take us a few days to fix it. We will keep you informed. Please wait with patience.

        Kind regards,

        Angela

    If the Spring Festival is the one where copious quantities of beer are consumed , maybe that is a factor in the delay. 🙂

    The Geniatech US website (https://shop.geniatech.us) had a notice for weeks that they were not taking orders until Feb 13 because of holidays. I suspect they just got back and had spent no time working on this up until now.  

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    9 hours ago, Millstadt Weber said:

    Hello everyone. Attached is a word document that outlines all the steps I have used to get xmltv to work for me. I couldn't have done it without the help of each of you on this forum. A big thank you.  Look it over and if you see any mistakes or can make better suggestions, then let me know.

    xmltv.docx

    Thanks for your work and recap of the procedures. One shortcut I took to automating the updates was using Launchd Task Scheduler, available in the App Store:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/launchd-task-scheduler/id620249105?mt=12 after making an automator script application. 

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    1 hour ago, Phillie14586 said:

    I am interested how you got this naming to work. EyeTV appends the channel number onto the name in the Where on the schedule page. I changed the call sign field in Titan to reflect this number name but EyeTV still does not recognize what channel to use. Have to edit the schedule and select the channel in the dropdown on the page. I have also tried making the name and call sign field the same also but that does not work either.

    I have also tried various renaming schemes, and cut and pasted the same name in both eyetv and titan, with no luck. Always says it can't find the station even when it clearly has the correct number and name, and I have to manually enter the correct channel with an edit on eyetv.