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I have gotten addicted to my Media Center WIndows so I was wondering the best way to get a setup like that on OSX. I've heard "EyeTV" (not iTV) is an option. Anyone have any other ideas? And experience with TV tuners and remotes. My TV tuner is a Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (as stated in device manager) and the microsoft infrared MCE2005 remote.

 

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I know Myth TV is quite an excellent hombrew option, if you're looking for PVR capabilities. You could take a look at the OSX builds here.

 

 

Mr Bond - your link is screwed.

 

MythTV as far as I know is just for Linux. I have not seen any builds for OSX.

 

I too have a Hauppage PVR250 that I would like to be able to use in my Hacintosh.

Anyone hear anything yet about making it work?

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EyeTV 500 + EyeTV app

 

http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv500

http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvmain

 

The app works good well with Hacintosh - but not perfect.

My hardware requirements far exceed what is needed but the image - both when watching live TV and recordings the video seems to be slightly stuttery - it does not seem fully fluid. Almost like it is not showing the full 29 fps.

 

Does anyone have a solution for the lack of fluid motion?

Elgato does not officially support their app on Hacintosh and so will not help.

 

 

I also have MediaCentral. Nice app but unfortunately it only works with DVB-T tuners. There is no support for Elgato or other North American hardware. It does though play your movies and music nicely. The weird thing about MediaCentral is that it works with the keyboard and not the mouse. You can connect to your content on NAS servers. Google and YouTube access as well. Skype built in as well.

http://www.equinux.com/us/products/mediacentral/index.html

EyeTV 500 + EyeTV app

 

http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv500

http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvmain

 

The app works good well with Hacintosh - but not perfect.

My hardware requirements far exceed what is needed but the image - both when watching live TV and recordings the video seems to be slightly stuttery - it does not seem fully fluid. Almost like it is not showing the full 29 fps.

 

Does anyone have a solution for the lack of fluid motion?

Elgato does not officially support their app on Hacintosh and so will not help.

 

 

I also have MediaCentral. Nice app but unfortunately it only works with DVB-T tuners. There is no support for Elgato or other North American hardware. It does though play your movies and music nicely. The weird thing about MediaCentral is that it works with the keyboard and not the mouse. You can connect to your content on NAS servers. Google and YouTube access as well. Skype built in as well.

http://www.equinux.com/us/products/mediacentral/index.html

 

They have a couple of compatible TV tuners for Mediacentral (Miglia, FreeHan), i think its the only option out there if you want a Media Center app with TV capabilities for Mac. I have been saving for a Miglia myself :gun: It is the most complete media experience out there.

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