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(More customer reviews)I couldn't wait for this product to get off back-order status from Amazon so I went to Elgato's web-site and purchased it directly from the manufacturer (for more $).I could not believe my eyes when I saw the extreme clarity of the digital picture!It was noticeably better than the analog signal AND with the digital side you have control of the contents just like a TiVo (meaning, you can back-up several seconds or pause or go all the way back to the beginning).You lose the TiVo characteristics on the analog side (unless you record the show) but it is still acceptable to use if the station doesn't come in digital form at your location.The hard drive space will quickly become an issue if you record several hour long TV episodes per week.An hour long show will eat up about 7 - 8 GB's on average but this can be cut down 4.5 - 5 GB once you edit out the 16 minutes or so of commercials.
I have the MacBook Pro 2.0 Ghz Core Duo w/100 GB 7200 RPM hard drive and the 256 MB video card.When I plug into my 30" ACD I have a beautiful HD picture of any TV show I wish.The Elgato TV software works wonderful with the Front Row mini remote control, although, with a great deal of menu jumping, it is fully compatible with all functions just like a full size TV remote.
The TitanUSA web-site gives complete TV listings and downloads these updates to your hard drive for viewing on your Elgato TV software via menu like listings similar to TV Guide.Just clicking on the little red ball next to the listing is all you have to do to record that particular show.You can then edit the listing so that it records this show every week.Works just as well as my TiVo except... excuse me, NO EXCEPTION! It works BETTER than my TiVo because it records in HD!My old TiVo can't do that and the new ones can but you have to pay TiVo monthly subscriptions now because they don't have any more lifetime service contracts.
The available formats that you can convert your recorded content to is truly amazing.It will even allow conversion to your video iPod automatically or you can use Toast to archive your shows to DVD or CD.
One caveat I must mention:This small USB powered TV tuner thumb size device runs very HOT!Mine stopped working after only 3 weeks of occaisional use.The company is sending me a replacement but I would still recommend this product to any Mac user!It is that good!Hey, I might buy another just to have one on spare in case the first one craps out again.I'll not entertain another TiVo purchase with computer products like these available.
Oh yea, to those PC users out there; I was a Microsoft user since the DOS days (for 20+ years) and I switched to a Mac and never looked back!No more spyware and virus downloads or blue screens of death!Mac OS X is so much better than Microsoft could ever hope to be and Apple's next Leopard update will make Microsoft's Vista users enviously wanting to switch.This may be just my opinion, but it is a solid one.
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Product Description:
The EyeTV Hybrid is the ideal solution for someone who wants both an analog and digital TV solution for the Mac in one small USB stick. 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. It is USB powered and therefore requires no external power supply, and contains a full-size coaxial plug. EyeTV Hybrid works with an Apple Remote. The EyeTV hardware delivers free over-the-air digital TV to your Mac via antenna, as well as analog TV via antenna 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. 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. EyeTV Hybrid records digital TV in one quality setting, Lossless. The digital stream is recorded unaltered and so you're getting full quality digital content as encoded by the broadcaster. EyeTV supports multilingual programming and Dolby Digital sound. Analog TV can be recorded via EyeTV 2's software encoder, and the quality depends on the Mac's processor power. Find TV shows using the built-in program guide (USA only) Export clips and entire episodes to your video-capable iPod Connect game consoles and enjoy zero latency game play EyeTV Hybrid System Requirements - Macintosh with a PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core processor, 256 MB of physical RAM (512 MB recommended), a built-in USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X v10.4 or later, Internet connection required to download Program Guide data
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