Problem with an older version of EyeTV

[PeterB]

... I'm running v3.3.3 of it, which is apparently the last version that can run under Tiger. Running it on a QS 1Ghz dual under 10.4.11. The video freezes up at some point after the app starts, sometimes sooner and sometimes later. Any suggestions?

[Black]

What gets it going again? Could be dying hardware.
I had a bad one once briefly (the seller took it back) that got really hot (don't remember if it was similar symptoms otherwise.)

[JoeH]

I will have to look at my setup when I get home. But I have not run into this problem with EyeTV on my G4 running 10.4. I do have to restart the G4 every so often to clear up an audio problem, the software loses connection to getting the audio from the USB attached EyeTV 250+ but still gets the video signal. But that usually takes a month or two to happen between reboots.

[TheTominator]

JoeH wrote:
I do have to restart the G4 every so often to clear up an audio problem, the software loses connection to getting the audio from the USB attached EyeTV 250+ but still gets the video signal.

This happened to me a lot. I fixed this problem by making a change in the EyeTV preferences.

EyeTV Preferences... Sound --> Audio Output: Line Out
Choose "Line Out" instead of the default choice of System Sound Output.

The EyeTV was losing its audio every time I changed my system sound from Line Out to Headphones when it was on the System Sound Output choice. I think a bug in the EyeTV software didn't properly handle things when the System Output was changed. Once I changed it to always stay on Line Out, the recording has never lost the sound.

[SteveG]

Black wrote:
What gets it going again? Could be dying hardware.
I had a bad one once briefly (the seller took it back) that got really hot (don't remember if it was similar symptoms otherwise.)

My EyeTV hardware died, the replacement gets very hot. I have chill packs in the fridge and freezer handy if I plan to record for more than 1 hour.

[silvarios]

Steve G. wrote:
[quote=Black]
What gets it going again? Could be dying hardware.
I had a bad one once briefly (the seller took it back) that got really hot (don't remember if it was similar symptoms otherwise.)

My EyeTV hardware died, the replacement gets very hot. I have chill packs in the fridge and freezer handy if I plan to record for more than 1 hour.

Hmmm…that's not promising.

[RAMd®d]

Every EyeTV product I've had (three or four?) has run hot.

Not warm, not very warm, but hot.

My 250+ is hot to the touch. Almost too hot to hold, but not quite. I'm thinking of placing a small AC equipment fan on it.

[JoeH]

My two 250+ boxes just run warm. I did have one come in that ran hot, but it would flake out when fully warmed up. That was replaced under warranty.

[Black]

My current EyeTVs (2 in service) run hot, and always have.

[PeterB]

Hi everyone,

I do have a spare one, so I'll try swapping it out to see if it's a hardware problem.

To answer Black's question: to get it going again, I have to quit out of the app and restart, but then the problem occurs again.

I know EyeTV can be flaky in general, so I'm also going to try a complete uninstall and then reinstall, and see if that makes any difference.

And yes, I've noticed that they generally run hot.