The MacBook pro has more than enough power to playback EyeTV 500 files but EyeTV's software isn't universal yet, which is why it won't play. As soon as EyeTV releases a universal binary of their software you will be able to play the files back no problem. Right now I am using a universal version of VLC to play them back.
I believe that the slower Mini will be able to do it also. I am not willing to bet on it yet, as soon as I comfirm this I will report back.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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The MacBook pro has more than enough power to playback EyeTV 500 files but EyeTV's software isn't universal yet, which is why it won't play. As soon as EyeTV releases a universal binary of their software you will be able to play the files back no problem. Right now I am using a universal version of VLC to play them back.
I believe that the slower Mini will be able to do it also. I am not willing to bet on it yet, as soon as I comfirm this I will report back.