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August 2008
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The included Eye TV 3 software offers easy-to-use DVR functions for Mac users and makes the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid a useful way to add TV capabilities to a computer. Compatibility with EyeTV iOS app allows streaming of TV and recordings to an iPhone
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The editors didn't like
Slow buffering from a computer to the iOS app makes it unwieldy for live programming. The iOS app requires a computer with the EyeTV Hybrid to be running and connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Input video cables are S-Video and composite only
Sleeker new design, Extensive new guide data from TV Guide, Remote bundled in the box.
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First released in 2007 and then re-released in 2008, the EyeTV Hybrid has gone through many iterations. The latest iteration, released only weeks ago at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, bundles the TV tuning device with the latest release of Elgato’s...
Abstract: The EyeTV Hybrid is a superb TV tuner that brings DVR functionality to the Mac with incredible video quality. It, together with EyeTV 3.1, allows you to watch and record live TV, set up recording schedules, and export recordings for later viewing an...
Abstract: Elgato’s EyeTV Hybrid is a TV tuner for a Mac. With it, you can watch and record live TV, making it the perfect gift for just about any Mac user. Better yet, the newest version of this amazing device has support for Clear QAM. Translation? You can w...
There may be cheaper TV tuners available for the Mac, but the EyeTV Hybrid's range of input options is hard to beat. But remember - it doesn't work with Windows computers....
Abstract: The required 2009 shift to digital TV and growing adoption of digital TV (including high definition) still haven’t rendered analog obsolete. Many computer peripheral TV tuners can do either analog or digital, but not both. Elgato’s EyeTV Hybri...
Abstract: While we eagerly await the living room convergence that the now-shipping Apple TV will bring, its not too soon to start building up that library of HDTV media. I recently got an eyeTV Hybrid unit from Elgato (thats Spanish for "the cat," you know) an...
Abstract: When it comes to turning your Mac into a multimedia machine with a TV tuner, there isn’t much of a choice except for products by Elgato. I’ll be taking a look at Elgato’s EyeTV Hybrid, an affordable OS X-compatible TV tuner complete with...
Abstract: Apples been busting its stem for quite a while now to make the computer the center of your "digital lifestyle." And, of course, its not just Apple. Every year at CES, there are dozens more companies with dozens more claims that theyre finally bringi...
Enables you to watch and record over-the-air digital content. Exports to iPod.
Scheduling software lacks TiVoesque features. Some quirky behavior.
Despite some of the EyeTV Hybrids quirks, it works instantly and easily - we just hope the softwares shortcomings can be addressed in future versions. ...
