On an iPad 2, the lower resolution and video compression is more obvious, but it's still very watchable. The actual television streams were remarkably smooth and, despite not broadcasting in HD, the video looked pretty good on an iPhone 4 I used for testing. I noticed a somewhat annoying bug with background audio disabled-if you leave the EyeTV connected, but exit the app, an "EyeTV Mobile would like to communicate with the Elgato EyeTV Mobile" message pops up over and over until you allow it to open the app. Settings lets you sort channels, scan for more channels, change your location, check battery life, and control background audio. On iPads, the Guide option brings up a grid with hourly programming, but in my tests, none of the channels were broadcasting the necessary information to populate the guide. On iPhones and iPods you won't see any difference between the first two options-they both showed every available channel and programming information when available.
The EyeTV Mobile app gives you three menu options: Live TV, Guide, and Settings.
In my tests, the EyeTV was only able to pick up NBC, FOX, and Qubo, with sketchy reception for Qubo. In our testing location in New York, Dyle advertises four channels: Fox, NBC, Univision, and Qubo. The app then scans for channels in your area. On first startup, you'll be asked for demographic information like age, gender, and location.
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Setup is as simple as plugging in the EyeTV and downloading the free EyeTV Mobile app.
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