From: Sak Wathanasin on
On 18 June, 13:55, real-not-anti-spam-addr...(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M.
Procida) wrote:
> Sak Wathanasin <s...(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 18 June, 12:51, real-not-anti-spam-addr...(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M.
> > Procida) wrote:
>
> > > > "The Tube" is just terrible - it's worth paying the extra to get one
> > > > of the TV sticks that come with EyeTV (which is far from perfect, but
> > > > it's way better than "The Tube").
>
> > > Ouch, that software's more expensive than some of the devices it's
> > > bundled with!
>
> > Yes, it's cheaper to buy a new stick. Anyone want a almost brand-new
> > Miglia TV stick? One careful owner etc. (I've tried hacking EyeTV to
> > work with the Mig, but it won't).
>
> Isn't it compatible?

Not the OEM version, not since they lost the Miglia contract anyway.
And you may as well get, say,

<http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TS589ZM/A?
fnode=MTY1NDExOA&mco=MTEzMTA2MDU>

as buying the full version of the software.

From: D.M. Procida on
Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:

> On 18 June, 13:55, real-not-anti-spam-addr...(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M.
> Procida) wrote:
> > Sak Wathanasin <s...(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:

> > > Yes, it's cheaper to buy a new stick. Anyone want a almost brand-new
> > > Miglia TV stick? One careful owner etc. (I've tried hacking EyeTV to
> > > work with the Mig, but it won't).
> >
> > Isn't it compatible?
>
> Not the OEM version, not since they lost the Miglia contract anyway.
> And you may as well get, say,
>
> <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TS589ZM/A?
> fnode=MTY1NDExOA&mco=MTEzMTA2MDU>
>
> as buying the full version of the software.

I wonder if MythTV would do the trick? (I thought MythTV was an
operating system, but apparently it's just an application, and runs
under Mac OS X too.)

The Tube is OK - but a bit clunky sometimes.

Daniele