The EyeTV Hybrid doesn't work with a cable box (for that, you want the step-up EyeTV HD box, which includes an IR blaster). The DVR software can be programmed to record and offers a fair amount of flexibility, but we're not wild about paying for the guide service.Ĭable is a less straightforward proposition.
EYETV TUNERS FOR FREE
The guide listings look and function like those on a DVR, but subscribing to TV Guide only gives Elgato users a one-year subscription for free after that, it's $20 a year. Users can also subscribe to a program guide with upcoming listings, courtesy of TV Guide. Using a standard UHF antenna, our EyeTV recognized over-the-air HD channels within seconds, and once setup was complete, we were able to channel surf with relative ease, using an onscreen interface or the included IR remote, which controls the USB stick. Then, the EyeTV 3 software begins mapping out channels. You'll need to supply an antenna or cable connection to the TV tuner stick, which in turn plugs into the Mac's USB slot. Software can be installed from the included CD or downloaded straight from Elgato (a registration code is included in the box). Setup of the EyeTV on Apple hardware was pretty simple. However, on a Mac, it's a different, and much more pleasant, story. It's hardly plug-and-play for Windows users, but it worked. But, once we started up Windows Media Center, it eventually recognized the TV tuner and was able to find over-the-air stations, as well as record shows using Windows Media Center's built-in DVR functionality.
EYETV TUNERS DRIVERS
The disc wouldn't open on our Windows PC, and the EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner stick needed drivers downloaded from Elgato's Web site to be properly installed on a Windows PC. Though the EyeTV Hybrid says "Windows/Mac" on the box, buyer beware: the USB tuner stick's compatible software that's included in the box, called EyeTV 3, is Mac-compatible only.
While it's suitable for most content viewing, it won't leave fans of HD-quality content happy.
A word of warning on those resolutions, though: when we used it with our iPad, Elgato recordings were windowboxed (black bars on all sides), much like what we've seen on the SlingPlayer app.
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