Advantages: Quality viewing on your computer, program recording remotely, easy to set up. Disadvantages: Can't fault it
I purchased the EyeTV for use with my Apple Mac laptops when the EyeTV 410 was first released via the Elgato website but you can buy it from online stores such as Apple.co.uk.
At the time the price was good but I think as technology has moved on there are a lot of other brands offering similar products but their quality, customer support and ability to upgrade is questionable, but over the years this product has stayed at the top end of the market with excellent customer support and regular software upgrades.
I bought the EyeTV because I wanted easy plug and play TV in an area where I didn't have easy access to an external TV aerial. The system is easy to use and simple to set up even for someone with basic technical know how.
In the box... from what I recall (it was at least 3 years ago now) you get the instructions, an EyeTV ...
moosemac 30.08.2007 (29.06.2007)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Elgato EyeTV 410
Advantages: Space saving, crystal clear picture and cheap. Disadvantages: Sometimes loses signal in bad weather.
Having bought my iMac, my printer and various other bits and bobs recently I thought I was in heaven. But something was still missing... What? I have a very fast, sexy computer with all the software I could ever need, movies, music, photos,email and so much more. My little office is comfortable and a haven from others in the flat.
Hang on a minute, I don't have a TV. For the first time in my life, I don't have private access to a TV. I have access to the TV in the lounge but I can't decide what I want to watch and can't keep the noise levels down when I really want to take something in. Not good! And then, one day I was having a look at the Apple website and I saw the solution to my problem... EyeTV for Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT). What's that I hear you say. Well hold on a minute and I'll tell you...
EyeTV for DTT allows you to ...
Advantages: A nice read Disadvantages: None of note
been a fan of Shaun Hutson from his very early books like slugs and Spawn and I thought I had read all that he had to offer. Imagine my delight therefore when I discovered Hybrid lurking on the pages of Amazon.co.uk and the realisation that I had not actually read it. Hybrid is a very clever piece of writing from Hutson in that it contains a story within a story, I sometimes forgot I was reading about a struggling author so engrossing was the story about Sean Doyle and his Counter Terrorist work, I actually found myself caring far more for Doyle?s character than for that of Christopher Ward. The first two thirds of the book are largely taken up with the story within the story but then as the manuscript is finished it switches to the author and his struggles to find out how and why the story was being written. Hutson himself says in his ...
USB 2.0 compatibility, remote control, Electronic Program Guide
Manufacturer's product description
If you live in an area in which the DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) standard has not yet been fully adopted, or simply want the flexibility of a DTT product together with the features offered by an analog product, then EyeTV Hybrid is the ideal solution for you. EyeTV Hybrid does the work of two EyeTV hardware products for the price of one. It delivers free-to-view digital terrestrial television (DTT, or Freeview) to your Mac in crystal clear digital quality, as well as analog TV via aerial and standard cable. EyeTV Hybrid also comes with a breakout cable for composite video and S-Video, enabling you to connect a set-top box for premium channels, digital cable or satellite. With its classic matte aluminum finish and surprisingly small size for such a versatile product, the EyeTV Hybrid is a perfect complement to the Mac. It features a USB 2.0 interface for the streaming of superior quality, uncompressed TV content to your Mac. EyeTV Hybrid is USB powered and therefore requires no external power supply, and contains a built-in and full-size coaxial plug. Connect your game console and enjoy an excellent live play experience - EyeTV Hybrid's uncompressed analog video signals appear on the screen with zero latency. Tired of remote controls scattered around the living room? EyeTV Hybrid works with an Apple Remote. It will certainly work with an EyeTV IR remote control as well (not included). EyeTV Hybrid records Digital Terrestrial Television in one quality setting, lossless. The DVB stream is recorded unaltered, and so you're getting full quality DTT content as encoded by the broadcaster. EyeTV supports DTT multilingual programming and Dolby Digital sound.
