EyeTV Live 3G TV Streaming

[huskermania]

I typically tend to make videos on recent events in the iPod/ iPhone world, such as when Fring was released that made the iPod Touch into a VoIP Phone. This time, when I heard that SlingPlayer was allowed to stream TV over 3G, I decided to make a video showing how to stream TV over 3G via EyeTV. The application itself doesn't allow 3G Streaming, unless you have v1.0. However, they have made a website that allows you to stream the TV from your Mac to the iPhone over 3G. Here is the video, it's pretty straight forward if you already have the hardware. I use this since the SlingPlayer is fairly expensive (Over $200) and the app alone is $30. Hope you guys find this useful like I do.

-Alex

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTDRrH92bE

 

[Uabcar]

I typically tend to make videos on recent events in the iPod/ iPhone world, such as when Fring was released that made the iPod Touch into a VoIP Phone. This time, when I heard that SlingPlayer was allowed to stream TV over 3G, I decided to make a video showing how to stream TV over 3G via EyeTV. The application itself doesn't allow 3G Streaming, unless you have v1.0. However, they have made a website that allows you to stream the TV from your Mac to the iPhone over 3G. Here is the video, it's pretty straight forward if you already have the hardware. I use this since the SlingPlayer is fairly expensive (Over $200) and the app alone is $30. Hope you guys find this useful like I do.

-Alex

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTDRrH92bE

Cool. I'll check this out shortly.

 

[huskermania]

Thanks, let me know what you think about it. I wonder how many people know about this, as I haven't heard much about it.

 

[uneek1]

Orb Live works well too, and a lot cheaper than Sling Player. A month or so ago Apple made them disable 3G streaming, but since Sling Player allows it, I'm sure Orb will be able to go back to 3G streaming soon enough.

 

[huskermania]

I've always have had problems with Orb. But I had an EyeTV already and was lucky enough to get the EyeTV app before Apple took it down. But I found the web app for it and it worked just as well as the App. Plus, the web app is free. So I can't complain about that.

 

[Uabcar]

Nice work. Looks like a nice solution. I'm considering getting a Mac Mini (soon) or a iMac (later).

One question, does eyeTV enable DVR like pause/resume functionality? I saw that you paused the video but could not tell if it skipped forward or picked up where it left off. Can you sched recordings?

 

[huskermania]

I just tested it again just to be sure, you can play + pause, with it resuming like a movie would. You can also fast forward it to the present, similar to what a "Live" button would do on a DVR Remote. You can't record directly from it, but you can watch recorded content, (From your Mac) and see what content is recording back home. Here's a list: http://eyetv.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/software/EyeTV-app.en.html