EYETV COMPATIBLE FOR MAC
EYETV COMPATIBLE INSTALL
EYETV COMPATIBLE MANUAL

Even then, the Wi-Fi transmission was rather erratic, with noticeable stutters and jerks on both SD and HD channels. We had similar problems with a second router from D-Link and only managed to get the Wi-Fi streaming working on our third attempt with a Belkin N+ wireless router. Unfortunately, this is where things started to go wrong as we were unable to stream the signal via Wi-Fi using our normal BT HomeHub2 router – even though the router's Wi-Fi features works perfectly well with other streaming video services such as the BBC iPlayer or LoveFilm. If you've got a wireless router then Elgato says you should also be able to stream the TV signal over your network via Wi-Fi. Up to this point the Netstream Sat had worked perfectly well, but had only been used with computers that were connected to our network via Ethernet cables. It managed to pull in up to four days' worth of DVB EPG data and supports tvtv. The EyeTV software for the Mac provides a similar range of features, but has a much more elegant interface, including features such as a graphical preview of your recorded programmes (similar to the album artwork display in Apple's iTunes). The standard Freesat EPG isn't supported and standard DVB data wasn't picked up either, but Home Cinema does allow you to use the online tvtv service instead. The Home Cinema software isn't very elegant, but it provides a useful range of features, including the ability to record and timeshift live broadcasts, and a handy 'Mode' button that allows you to quickly switch between live TV, recordings and radio channels. The scanning process took 23 minutes, but was trouble-free.

EYETV COMPATIBLE INSTALL

Luckily, Home Cinema was able to automatically detect that we had the Netstream Sat connected to our network and we were then able to install the software and start scanning for channels. Sadly, the Windows Media Centre on our Windows 7-powered laptop simply told us that it couldn't detect a TV signal and refused to proceed, so we moved on and installed Terratec's Home Cinema software instead.

EYETV COMPATIBLE MANUAL

If you're using a PC then the manual states that you can either use the Windows Media Centre software that is included as part of Windows 7, or use the copy of Terratec's Home Cinema software that is also supplied with the Netstream Sat.

EYETV COMPATIBLE FOR MAC

Elgato has a strong background in the Mac market, so it includes its own easy-to-use EyeTV software for Mac users.

Once you've plugged in the power and Ethernet cables you then need to install the software provided. This was not available for testing at the time of writing, but will cost around £90. This will allow the Netstream to stream two different channels to two computers at the same time. However, the Netstream Sat also has a USB port on the back that will allow you to connect an optional tuner module, the EyeTV Free.

Having just a single LNB connector means that the Netstream Sat can only stream TV to one computer at a time, although it is possible to switch the TV signal from one computer to another if you want to. Just remember that you'll need a fairly powerful Mac or PC – preferably with a 2GHz processor – and a fast network connection to stream HD content. It supports both DVB-S and DVB-S2 broadcasts, so it can receive BBC HD, BBC One HD and ITV HD along with all the standard-definition Freesat channels.

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