Product DescriptionEyeTV 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 both digital TV (DTT, or Freeview) as well as analog TV, and offers a complete solution for converting videos from VHS tape to DVD-Video.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Just What I Needed
This worked for me right out of the box. It does not come with an antenna, but I bought a cheap HD antenna from Radio Shack and it works fine. The Elgato allows you to view local OTA analog and HD channels. Personally, analog does not look great on the computer, but the HD channels have crystal clear video quality. I bought this mainly to watch football games from my home office. As an additional benefit, I was able to use the Elgato to digitally record some old video tapes from a Hi-8 camcorder.
Rating: - dead and without diagnostics
I installed the product, and the software said that there was no signal. There is no assistance to find a problem. I swapped cables just in case, but still "no signal".
Rating: - It's (almost) perfect!
It was a breeze to hook up and get running on my Mac: plug in the device, let the setup run to scan for channels, define the recording directory, etc. The software is mostly trouble-free, but has a few minor glitches that I've gotten used to.
One is a one-time annoyance: linking the channels to the TitanTV program guide. It's a little more tedious than it needs to be. The second problem is an ongoing thing: occasionally, when it wakes up to record a program it doesn't seem to "see" the ... Read More
Rating: - No tech support, poor function
Beware of this product and the company. There is NO phone support at all - tech support takes about 3 days to email back. There is a 15% return charge (open box fee - about 30$, and you have to pay shipping both ways- So, it cost me about $50 to NOT be able to watch tv on my computer).
There is a lag between the video and audio on all channels (with a top of the line smoking fast mac book pro), the reception via antenna (the best ones recommended by Elgato themselves) is terrible and ... Read More
Rating: - Very Nice Solution
I have recently made the switch from Wintel to Mac. I am generally kicking myself for not doing it sooner, but one of the things I missed was Snapstream Beyond TV for recording and watching television on my computer. I decided to try Elgato EyeTV which shipped with EyeTV 3.0. Setup was fast and simple and it does what it claims to do.
PROS:
Easy installation
Small Physical Footprint
EyeTV software integrates beautifully with OS X
It works generally as advertised
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Electronics : Elgato 10020780 EyeTV 250 Plus Digital/Analog TV Receiver and Video Converter
- Just What I Needed
- dead and without diagnostics
- It's (almost) perfect!
- No tech support, poor function