In the beginning I was trying to use the EyeTV remote as well, doing everything I could to try to hide the EyeTV Hybrid and the connected cables and still be able to hit the built-in IR receiver. I was frustrated, angry and disappointed in my purchase. Why oh why would they built the IR receiver into the stick, something that in most cases is going to be plugged into the back of a computer, not to mentioned possibly buried in the back of a media center. What I did in my case was to install remote buddy and bought a Harmony 650 remote. Long story short, it allows EyeTV to be controlled via the built-in IR receiver on the front of your Mac. It's a little complicated to set up the first time, but once its set up you never have to touch it again. This guy wrote up a great how-to that I used to set my system up. I made a few tweaks to my own system to add some Apple Scripts to allow for one-button pushes to launch EyeTV, Plex, etc. instead of using the Remote Buddy menu to switch between apps, but if you're interested this is a good place to start. OK THIS IS APPARENTLY MY FIRST POST AND I CANNOT POST A LINK UNTIL I HAVE POSTED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. His How-To is split into 2 parts: the first part focuses on setting up the Harmony remote and Remote Buddy, the second on fine-tuning your system for EyeTV and Plex.Īgain, it takes a bit of effort, but if you've got a Mac Mini media center the investment is totally worth it. I control everything in my setup (TV, receiver, and Mac Mini with one-button pushes to launch all of my programs) with my Harmony remote. I keep a mouse and keyboard in the cabinet only for when I need to go under the hood and do something in OS X.In order to use Remote Buddy Display, you will need to install a companion app on your Mac. After that you will be able to bring your Mac apps onto the big screen via high-speed screen sharing while turning your Siri Remote into a trackpad, keyboard and remote to control them. Remote Buddy Display lets you turn your Siri Remote into a presentation tool with mouse spot. Remote Control: Turn the remote of your Apple TV into a remote for over 100+ popular Mac apps, for which Remote Buddy provides tailor-made plugins.For example, you can connect your Apple TV to a projector in your conference room and use it as a shared Mac display and remote control solution for the whole team. Screen Sharing: Beam your Mac’s screen right onto your TV.Remote Buddy Display uses its own high-performance screen sharing engine and protocol, developed from ground-up for tvOS and iOS, with a focus on high framerates and low latency. Keyboard: Use Remote Buddy’s full keyboard to type text or control apps.Trackpad: Turn the touchpad of your Apple TV Remote into a mini-trackpad for your Mac.Ĭomplete with character previews, modifier and cursor keys.
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