Hey,
So today I got my new TV and I need to get everything set up properly. Here is my equipment list:
-LG Infinia 47" LE8500
-Mac Mini from early 2010, 2.53ghz with 4gb RAM. Connected to the TV with a Kanex Minidisplayport to HDMI cable.
-EyeTV HD connected to the receiver via component cables and the Mac via USB.
-Bell Satellite HD receiver
-Logitech Harmony One universal remote
-A couple of harddrives connected through USB to an Airport Extreme Base Station
-iMac, Macbook Pro and iPhone which I all want to be able to stream TV to with EyeTV
What I have done so far is to connect the EyeTV to the receiver and to the Mac and then obviously connecting the Mac to the TV. My questions are as follows:
-This is really the reason why I'm making this thread: The picture quality is not great. By that I mean that is stuttering a bit. I checked the activity monitor to see how the CPU is doing and when I watch TV it is running at about 75%, which makes me believe that the Mac Mini is ok for processing the HD signals from the EyeTV? What other settings can I look into to make it look smoother?
-Is there anything in particular I should know about EyeTV or is it pretty much plug and play? Everything is working fine and I can stream to my other macs vi Live3G, but like I said I'm not happy with the quality.
-Is the component cable my best option?
-The picture from my Mac is "too big" for the TV, and I can't see the top menu bar etc. How do I fix that?
-The TV has a 240hz refresh rate, but in the Mac display settings I can only choose between 50 or 60hz. Does this mean that I won't be taking full advantage of the TV capabilities if I run the signal through the mac?
-I'm having some problems with the Harmony remote. I haven't played around with it enough to really ask for help yet, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a guide out there for how to set up a Mac Mini+EyeTV with the remote?
So today I got my new TV and I need to get everything set up properly. Here is my equipment list:
-LG Infinia 47" LE8500
-Mac Mini from early 2010, 2.53ghz with 4gb RAM. Connected to the TV with a Kanex Minidisplayport to HDMI cable.
-EyeTV HD connected to the receiver via component cables and the Mac via USB.
-Bell Satellite HD receiver
-Logitech Harmony One universal remote
-A couple of harddrives connected through USB to an Airport Extreme Base Station
-iMac, Macbook Pro and iPhone which I all want to be able to stream TV to with EyeTV
What I have done so far is to connect the EyeTV to the receiver and to the Mac and then obviously connecting the Mac to the TV. My questions are as follows:
-This is really the reason why I'm making this thread: The picture quality is not great. By that I mean that is stuttering a bit. I checked the activity monitor to see how the CPU is doing and when I watch TV it is running at about 75%, which makes me believe that the Mac Mini is ok for processing the HD signals from the EyeTV? What other settings can I look into to make it look smoother?
-Is there anything in particular I should know about EyeTV or is it pretty much plug and play? Everything is working fine and I can stream to my other macs vi Live3G, but like I said I'm not happy with the quality.
-Is the component cable my best option?
-The picture from my Mac is "too big" for the TV, and I can't see the top menu bar etc. How do I fix that?
-The TV has a 240hz refresh rate, but in the Mac display settings I can only choose between 50 or 60hz. Does this mean that I won't be taking full advantage of the TV capabilities if I run the signal through the mac?
-I'm having some problems with the Harmony remote. I haven't played around with it enough to really ask for help yet, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a guide out there for how to set up a Mac Mini+EyeTV with the remote?