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| Brand: | Elgato |
| Item Height : | 15 millimetres |
| Item Width: | 8.2 centimetres |
Technical Details
- Receives digital TV with an antenna (DVB-T, Freeview)
- Powerful TV stick featuring two integrated TV tuners and antennas
- Watch and record two different channels on one computer at the same time
- In “Diversity Mode” the two TV tuners & antennas work together as one for superior reception
- Compatible with Mac and PC, works great with Windows 7 Media Center
- Comes with EyeTV 3 software for Mac, THC software for Windows, EyeTV Remote
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Product Description
Product Description
EyeTV Diversity is a powerful dual TV tuner stick (DVB-T or Freeview) for digital television live on your Mac or PC. It contains two integrated DVB-T (Freeview) TV tuners and two portable aerials. In Dual-Tuner mode, the two TV tuners operate independently so you can watch or record a TV programme on one channel while you record a different programme on another channel at the same time. Switch to Diversity mode to enjoy superior digital TV reception on your computer deep indoors and in conditions that are challenging for reception. In Diversity mode, the two TV tuners and aerials work together as one integrated unit to generate the best TV signal possible.
EyeTV Diversity comes with EyeTV 3, the award-winning TV software for Mac. Watch, pause, and rewind live TV – at your desk or from the comfort of your sofa. Search the Program Guide and record one show or an entire TV series. Edit your recordings, and share them with other Macs on your local network. EyeTV 3 can even export your TV shows to iTunes automatically for playback on your iPhone or iPad.
EyeTV Diversity is compatible with Windows 7 and works great with Windows Media Center. The included THC software for Windows supports many of the same features that are offered by the Mac TV software, EyeTV 3.
Product Description
With the compact and lightweight Elgato EyeTV Diversity USB digital TV tuner, you can enjoy loads of Freeviewchannels directly on your PC or Mac!
Plus, the EyeTV Diversity has a dual tuner so you can watch one channel while you record something on another.
Technical Specifications:
PC Interface : USB 2.0
Inputs/Outputs : IEC aerial entry
MCX secondary aerial entry
Infrared receiver
System Requirements : Macintosh with PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core processor
512 MB of RAM
USB 2.0 port
720p or 1080i for high definition: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Mac OS X v10.4.11 (or later) or Windows
Downloading programme data requires internet connection
CD/DVD rewriter and Toast Titanium software (not supplied) are required for burning DVD, SVCD or Video CDs (optional)
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Customer Reviews
Now we come to the point about it being too flimsy. I suppose that the two silly aerials are ok if you drive to the transmitter with your laptop but that's hardly what you're buying this for. To use the twin receiving function there's a normal co-ax-type connection which will take normal tv aerial cable and the second is a silly little miniature co-ax connector with a convertor. Now co-ax is heavy cable and this tiny connector is just not robust enough to hold a good connection. It wobbles about. The net result is that you pack in using it at all and revert to simply using the one connection, which means that the 'diversity' two-channels-at-one-time function is redundant.
The second problem is the remote. The receiver is a USB device not much bigger than a memory stick. Now USB ports are either at the back of the computer or at the side. If your USB connector is at the back (say, on a Mac Mini) then your screwed, the remote control can't make line-of-sight contact with the device. Likewise, if the USB port is on the wrong side of the computer, the remote receiver points away from the remote. And sticking out of the computer from a USB port, it's vulnerable to being accidentally whacked with something.
Altogether, this is just a gadget and not a solution for watching tv reliably on your Mac. Having said that, it does work as a tv receiver (usually only on one channel at a time) and the accompanying software is superb, easy to use and powerful when it comes to editing out adverts etc. The programming function makes it much easier to record than any set-top box I've ever had.
So if it only gets three stars do I hate it? Well no. It works but it's just not good enough for me to turn my Mac into a telly. It's too Micky mouse in construction. However, I'm well impressed with Elgato's software, the simple operating procedure and the picture quality so I've already ordered the Elgato satellite box.
All in all, it's a pity that Elgato don't make a more robust version of this similar in size to their satellite solution. I'd buy that instead.
It is expensive but definitely worth the money
The software is really stable and, most importantly, it has to antenna entries. At the beginning I thought that it was useless, but it allows the device to show TV and record it at the same time
Recording TV is really easy and straightforward.
Shame that the controller is infrared and not bluetooth or something similar. It's not very aesthetic to have to show the dongle in your living room
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