Saturday, December 18, 2010

Elgato EyeTV HD: A review of the Mac DVR for cable and satellite HDTV [Video]



EyeTV Netstream DTT is a dual TV tuner that streams digital television (DVB-T/Freeview) to the computers on your network. It is compatible with both Mac and PC, and can be used to receive digital TV on two different computers at the same time. If you have a Wi-Fi network you can watch TV wirelessly on a portable computer, free from cables and in full HD where broadcast via DVB-T.
 


Elgato has released the EyeTV HD ($199.95 and available for less through online outlets), which the company touts as "the ultimate DVR for HD cable and satellite TV."


Image Via Elgato
Features of the device
  • Smart guides for recording a season of any show to your Mac or an external disk automatically,
  • Easy export of video to iTunes for syncing to iDevices, 
  • EyeTV HD works with the HD cable or satellite boxes that many people use to pump that high-quality digital signal to their HDTVs. 
  • The setup is very simple you can make it your self  by Looking at the back of the EyeTV HD packaging.
  • You get free access to the channel guide (provided by TV Guide) for one year; after that, the guide costs $19.95 per year.
  •  The Elgato EyeTV HD remote control to perform all actions.
  • You can watch your recorded shows on iPad and iPhone other than a Mac T.V.
  •  The Elgato EyeTV HD is a great product for those who have cable or satellite HD TV service and who would like to watch and record shows on their Macs.
Video
A short video follows this post shows the EyeTV HD in action. [video via:TUAW]