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Our smallest hybrid TV tuner ever, EyeTV Hybrid packs a lot of features into one very small TV stick. Powerful and versatile, EyeTV Hybrid is the right choice if you get your TV signal from basic (unscrambled) cable. But that’s not all – EyeTV Hybrid can receive digital TV with an antenna, and can also capture standard definition video from analog sources such a camcorder or VCR.
Highlights
- Our smallest hybrid TV tuner stick ever
- Receives basic cable TV (unscrambled), both digital and analog
- Receives digital TV that is available over-the-air for free with an antenna, in HD (where broadcast)
- Captures video in standard definition from analog sources such as a VCR or camcorder
- Comes with video cable for composite (RCA) or S-Video and EyeTV remote
Windows 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 your TV shows to iTunes automatically for playback on an iPhone or iPad.
- Stream live or recorded TV to an iPhone with the optional EyeTV app.
- And much more
- Reviews
In a world where tuners stand alone, the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid is a great product--it caters to a number of different customers across the world and works just as good on laptops as it will on your home theater PC.
"Having used other USB-based TV tuners in the past with limited success, I have to say the EyeTV Hybrid is certainly one of the simplest and easiest solutions I’ve come across."
Mac users don't often get fun add-ons that leave PC owners green with envy. Elgato's EyeTV Hybrid ($149.95 direct) USB TV tuner bucks that trend, offering a powerful program guide, DVR, and place-shifting application—for Mac OS... With a robust software package and multiple input options, the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid is one of the best USB TV tuners currently available for the Mac.
Pros: Tiny, easy to set up, included software does everything you could ask.
Cons: Can't record encrypted content.
Bottom line: If you live an over-the-air existence, the Hybrid is a savior.
If you use a mac, this is the must-have tuner for setting up a home-theater pc, travelling with a tv tuner, or setting up a desktop DVR.
"The EyeTV Hybrid worked very well. I was impressed with the clarity of the images on my 27" iMac, and in full screen mode the iMac looked more like an HDTV than a computer."
"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."
"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."
”...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
“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
