
EyeTV 250 Plus is a hybrid TV tuner for the Mac with a powerful hardware encoder for higher quality recordings and smaller sized video files. EyeTV 250 Plus receives free-to-air HDTV, analog TV, and Clear QAM unencrypted digital cable. EyeTV 250 Plus offers a complete solution for converting videos from VHS tape to DVD-Video.
Unique Features
- Powerful TV tuner and video converter
- Hardware compression for better quality recordings
- Receives free-to-air HDTV, unencrypted digital cable (Clear QAM), and analog TV
- Roxio Toast® Basic disc burning software
- VHS Assistant to convert videotapes to DVDs
- iPod Assistant to convert analog video to iPod/iPhone/Apple TV formats
- Reviews
"If your loved one likes television programs, consider the Elgato EyeTV 250+, a little device that lets you watch and record television programs on your Mac as well as convert them for viewing on your iPhone or iPod. I don’t know what I’d do without mine."
- Houston Chronicle
- Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus, The Mac Observer
Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com
- Pocket-lint Gadget News & Reviews
- MacUser, UK
DigMo! UK
"I just started using the Elgato EyeTV 250 plus to transfer old home videos from VHS to my mac and all I can say is WOW! Aesthetically the eye tv looks and feels like it was designed by Johnathan Ive and complements the apple tv and mac mini perfectly."


- Watch TV on your Mac
- Rewind, fast forward, and pause live TV
- Search the Program Guide using detailed criteria
- Record hours of television and edit out unwanted content
- Create TV series subscriptions with Smart Guides
- Organize recordings in Smart Playlists
- Export recordings into iTunes in one easy step & sync automatically
- Share recordings with multiple Macs in a local network
- Access recordings via Wi-Fi on an iPod®, and iPhone™ and selected SmartPhones
- Store your recordings on an external drive, or burn to disc using Toast® Basic (included)
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