The Tube, Time Shifting, and Déjà Vu!

May 10, 2007   0 Comments
Equinux is announcing 'The Tube' v. 1.1. With this release they are introducing several new features including time-shifting, deja vu, and an AppleTV export. The Tube is of course the new PVR software that has replaced EyeTV on newer Miglia devices.

Timeshifting isn't new for most of us. Its the same technique used by Tivo's and DVR's that allow you to pause live TV and pick it back up again. I love the fact that the Tube now allows for this, as EyeTV does a poor job of it (unless your are recording the show at the same time). The length of time you can shift is dependent on how long you've had the channel live and the size of your hard drive. So size does matter!

Déjà Vu, is quite brilliant. With the extended time-shifting capabilities, The Tube will record the entire show, even if your a few minutes late. Simply rewinding the show to the beginning by time shifting, you now get the entire program, rather then just 'most of it'.

Lastly The Tube has extended its export feature to include AppleTV, iPod Videos and iMovie. Yeah!

Labels: Software, The Tube