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EyeTV Hybrid Overview
All-in-One TV for your Mac or PC
Our smallest hybrid TV tuner ever, EyeTV Hybrid packs a lot of features into one very small TV stick. Whether you get your TV signal from cable or from an antenna, EyeTV Hybrid delivers a big TV picture live to your Mac or PC. But that’s not all – EyeTV Hybrid can capture standard definition video from sources such a set-top box or VCR.
Highlights
- Elgato's smallest hybrid TV tuner stick - ever
- Receives unscrambled cable TV, both digital and analog
- Receives HDTV channels that are broadcast over-the-air for free
- Captures video in standard resolution from analog sources such as a set-top box or a VCR
- Comes with video cable for composite (RCA) or S-Video and EyeTV remote
Windows PC Compatibility
EyeTV Hybrid is compatible with Windows 7 and works great with Windows Media Center.
- Watch, pause, and rewind live TV on your Mac
- Search two weeks of Program Guide listings
- Record one show or create Smart Guides to record an entire season
- Edit out unwanted content
- Share recordings with other Macs on the same network
- Export recordings automatically to iTunes to sync with Apple devices
- An optional app is available to stream live TV to an iPhone, iPod touch & iPad
- And much more
- Reviews
If you are the sort who frequently switches between Windows 7 and Mac OS X on a Mac, you'll never be without TV-recording capability. Sweet.
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"... if you have limited space and you don’t want to deal with having a dedicated television and DVR, or if you would just like seamless integration between your DVR and your iTunes library, then you should definitely consider the elgato EyeTV Hybrid."
- unclutterer.com
"The EyeTV's best feature, however, isn't its hardware but its software. Its program guide offers the same kind of point-and-click simplicity that TiVo owners have grown accustomed to, but in an iTunes-esque interface that allows find-as-you-type searching for programs. Oh, and you can use a real keyboard to type your searches too."
- Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post
"The EyeTV has a ridiculous amount of functionality which I haven't even touched yet. As a straight up TV replacement, though, it is outstanding --good quality and easy to use. There's also something neat about watching the telly on a laptop screen, and if a movie comes on I can just hit the "record" button, just like the old days of VHS."
Charlie Sorrel, Wired Gadget Lab
"The EyeTV Hybrid can be summed up it one word…amazing. It can be used in place of a TV or a DVR, making it perfect for small spaces like dorms and apartments."
- Jake Gaecke, Appletell
”...if you want an extremely compact device that handles TV viewing/ recording/ organizing chores extremely well, the Hybrid is certainly a fine choice.”
- Dennis Sellers, MacsimumNews.com
”...it is an excellent bargain and provides more functionality than most other single source TV recorders available for the Macintosh.”
- Arizona Macintosh Users Group (AMUG)
“Pound for pound, this little device offers the best Digital TV solution for under $150 bucks.”
- thinkmac.net
"...if I was setting up a Mac Mini as a media centre, this is the first product I’d stick in the back of it."
- Tony Smith, Editor RegHardware.co.uk
