Just noticed that EyeTV has the ability to open video files in MP4 and M4V formats, and you can play these files from the Finder by selecting "Open with" or changing the default application for files of this type (from Show Info window) to EyeTV.
EyeTV doesn't show up as a application in "Open with" but you can browse to it, same with setting default applications for file types.
We are going to trial EyeTV rather than VLC as the default video player application. If it works well, it would have the advantage of being able to use the same user interface that we use when watching live TV or off-air recordings in EyeTV.
Also, the EyeTV remote (which operated via a separate IR receiver in the EyeTV USB modules) has more functionality than the Apple Remote. In our case, we have programmed the controls for both remotes into our Logitech Harmony 535 remote and we can simple switch "devices" on the 525 to swap between Apple Remote emulation and EyeTV remote emulation.
We would still have to use VLC when playing a DVD, or when advanced features are required such as playing a video file with separate subtitle file (.srt).
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