EYETV 3 SERIAL INSTALL

Sound and Vision Magazine said it was 'pretty darn cool' and an easy, inexpensive way to get media server functionality, though there were some user interface quirks.

EYETV 3 SERIAL INSTALL

A review in Macworld gave it three stars or a 'good' rating, saying that it was easy to install and worked well with Apple applications, but some aspects were quirky or frustrating. It connected Mac computers and televisions that share the same home network. It had recording features similar to other EyeTV products, but was also intended for streaming a computer display to a television. That same year a home media server called EyeHome was introduced. Also in 2004 the first EyeTV product for satellite television was introduced with the EyeTV 310, which was later discontinued and replaced with EyeTV Sat. A story in The Washington Post said it was more expensive than some alternatives, but worked on a Mac and had good-quality recordings. A Macworld review gave it 4 out of 5 stars for 'very good' and emphasized the video quality and ease-of-use. EyeTV 200 introduced a digital remote control and converted video programming into the higher-quality MPEG-2 format. The next iteration was released in 2004 and called EyeTV 200.

A 2002 article in Macworld said it was the 'first step' in bridging computers and television, but at this point still had 'some kinks'. It also had coaxial and RCA plugs to connect it with a VCR or camcorder. It was a small USB-powered device that contained a cable tuner and hardware encoder in order to convert television video into an MPEG-1 format for watching on a computer. The first EyeTV hardware device was introduced in November 2002. The first EyeTV model, introduced in 2002.

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