EyeTV Diversity Features: Dual-Tuner TV Stick for DTT With Antenna Diversity for Superior Reception


Innovative Antenna Diversity & Multi-Tuner Technology for Superior DVB-T Reception

This amazing TV tuner stick provides superior digital television reception (DVB-T, or Freeview) deep indoors, in conditions that are challenging for reception outdoors, and while travelling at high speeds. EyeTV Diversity contains two integrated receivers and two portable rod aerials that work together to achieve optimal reception in Diversity mode. In Dual Tuner mode, they operate independently as two distinct tuners so you can watch two different channels picture-in-picture, or watch one show while you record another simultaneously.

Dual-Tuner Mode

Even if you live in an area with strong DVB-T reception, or if you use a rooftop aerial, EyeTV Diversity is an attractive choice. In Dual-Tuner mode, EyeTV Diversity becomes two conventional DVB-T receivers in one. It’s the only EyeTV product that enables you to watch two live TV channels Picture-in-Picture, or watch one show while you record another.

EyeTV Diversity comes with a unique splitter cable which makes it extremely easy to connect a rooftop aerial, if desired.

Diversity Mode

In Diversity mode, the two integrated tuners are set to the same frequency. EyeTV Diversity contains a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), which uses information from both tuners to generate the best signal possible.

The result of this Antenna Diversity (AD) and multi-tuner technology is superb reception deep indoors, in weak DVB-T coverage areas, and at high speeds. In tests, the technology provided good reception in 95% of locations within the home (compared with 67% for conventional receivers), and a 50% improvement in the quality of the television signal.

EyeTV Diversity is ideal for travellers. The ultra-compact device and portable rod aerials pack easily with a MacBook, and mobile reception is possible at speeds up to 160 km/h provided there is uninterrupted DVB-T coverage en route.

Made for the Mac

With its classic matte aluminium finish and amazingly compact size, EyeTV Diversity looks great with a Mac. It features a USB 2.0 interface for the streaming of superior quality TV content to your Mac. EyeTV Diversity is USB powered and therefore requires no external power supply.

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TV software for Mac

The included EyeTV 3 software from Elgato turns your Mac into the coolest TV and DVR in the house. This award-winning TV software enables you to:

  • Watch, pause, and rewind live TV on your Mac
  • Search two weeks of Program Guide listings; includes a free one-year subscription to tvtv (where available in Europe) valued at €19.80/£15, and in Australia a 3-month membership to IceTV valued at $33
  • Set up schedules to record your favourite TV programmes
  • Edit out unwanted content
  • Share recordings with other Macs on the same network

EyeTV 3 software offers special features for Mac users, including Smart Series Guides, Smart Playlists, automatic exports to iTunes, and support for the EyeTV for iPhone app.
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Windows Compatibility

You can use EyeTV Diversity with a Mac or PC. EyeTV Diversity is compatible with Windows 7 and works great with Windows Media Center. It also comes with THC software for Windows, which offers many of the same features as EyeTV 3.

Superb quality recordings

EyeTV Diversity has one quality setting, lossless. The DVB stream is recorded unaltered, and so you’re getting full quality unencrypted DVB-T content as encoded by broadcaster. EyeTV Diversity supports DVB-T multilingual programming and Dolby® Digital sound.

Bonus: Do you plan to use EyeTV Diversity with an Intel Core Duo processor? In areas in which HDTV is broadcast via DVB-T, enjoy watching stunning 720p or 1080i HDTV (MPEG-2 as well as H.264/AVC) on your Mac.

EyeTV Diversity is intended for use in countries where digital terrestrial television is broadcast. Digital terrestrial television is also known as DVB-T, DTT, Freeview in the UK, and TNT in France. UK residents, please note: Freeview HD or DVB-T2 is not supported.

About Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)

Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) represents the future of television broadcasting, providing interference-free reception and remarkable digital picture and sound quality.

DTT reception and programming varies by country, and even city to city. Check these links to learn more about DTT reception in your area:

United Kingdom  Visit www.freeview.co.uk/availability
Australia Visit www.acma.gov.au
Austria Visit www.dvb-t.at
Belgium (French) Visit www.rtbfmedia.be/TNT
France Visit www.tnt-gratuite.fr
Germany Visit www.ueberallfernsehen.de
Italy Visit www.dgtvi.it/dgtvi
Luxembourg Visit www.rtl.lu/cms/tele/digitaltv
Portugal Visit http://tdt.telecom.pt
Spain Visit www.televisiondigital.es/Terrestre/Cobertura
Switzerland Visit www.broadcast.ch
Sweden Visit www.teracom.se

For a list of countries in which DVB standards have been adopted, click on the map above or visit www.dvb.org.

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