Elgato EyeTV

Elgato EyeTV The Register Hardware site has recommended EyeTV DTT Deluxe in a review published today:
"It's the tuner for thin'n'light laptops and netbooks - whether
they run Mac OS X or Windows - where size and portability really
matter."

Source: www.reghardware.co.uk
Review Elgato's previous EyeTV DTT Deluxe, which we reviewed in September 2008, was heralded as the world's smallest USB TV tuner. Just over a year on, and the company has launched a second record breaking tuner - one that's about half the size of its predecessor.
George Feamster

George Feamster
I'm working on replacing SageTV with EyeTV on a MAcMini Snow Leopard server. I'm using Itunes sharing to make the video's available throughout the house but the Exports to Itunes for the Clear Qam HD captures are without sound. The original recordings are perfect. They recorded on the very nice 250plus but the expor...ts to "Apple TV" are the problem. Non HD channels export just fine. I have the turbo.264 HD also installed. Is that being used automatically?Read More

Fri at 10:35am · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi George, your best bet is to submit a ticket to the technical support team, they'll be able to sort this out for you: http://tinyurl.com/olf2ao
Yesterday at 8:43am
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Oh sorry, I just saw your last note. The way it was explained to me is that the Turbo.264 HD software application is able to handle the Clear QAM multiple audio streams. Glad it worked for you.
Yesterday at 8:49am
Dave Jewell

Dave Jewell Hi. I'm considering buying the new EyeTV DTT Deluxe. Can you tell me if it will be compatible with FreeView HD transmissions in the UK? Thanks!

Thu at 7:14am · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Dave, I'm afraid not. FreeView HD will be transmitted as DVB-T2, and there is no chip available for that.
Thu at 7:28am
Dave Jewell
Dave Jewell
OK - thanks for that.
Thu at 7:35am
Fred

Fred I also have an EyeTV Diversity.
I'm trying to access my recordings over local network. The iPhone is not picking it up even though it is enabled. Eyeconnectwatchdog and eyeconnect are NOT running in Activity monitor and I can't start them.
???

November 4 at 2:37pm · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Fred, there are few things you can try:

1) Make sure that the check-box beside each recording (the one called "iPhone" in the latest version of the software) is selected.
2) Make sure the Sharing & iPhone preferences are enabled.
3) Try restarting your Mac.... Read More
4) Check these troubleshooting articles: http://tinyurl.com/ycpkfmh
5) Check the forum if any of the related discussions offer any insights.

If none of these solve the problem, please submit a ticket to our Tech Support team so they can help you out.
Thu at 4:25am
Fred
Fred
I have checked the iPhone check-box - my Turbo.264 HD handles that.
All relevant preferences are enabled
I have restarted my mac, no change
Thu at 10:29am
Fred

Fred I have a Turbo.264 HD. I have a series of clips in a project in iMovie, with transitions, audio effects, music tracks and trimmings.
When I export using Turbo.264 HD every few frames become blocky like VGA resolution. I am exporting at 1080p 16Mb/s
Funnily enough, exporting using Quicktime then converting the resulting file takes only a little longer, but gives me a wonderful file.

November 4 at 2:36pm · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Fred, make sure you are using the last version of the Turbo HD software as there have been bug fixes for similar issues. If the problem persists please contact the Technical Support team. Thanks.
Thu at 4:26am
Fred
Fred
I am using the latest version.
The problem is still there, contacted support.
Thu at 10:30am
Elgato EyeTV

Elgato EyeTV Turbo.264 HD has been named an iLounge Best of the Year award! Check it out at iLounge’s 2010 iPod + iPhone Buyers’ Guide: http://tinyurl.com/ybndber

Jas Singh

Jas Singh
I have an Elgato Diversity, I live in London and yet I receive no channels at all. Im running Snow Leopard with the latest software update! I have even set my Diversity to do an Exhaustive Scan and still nothing! I spoke to a representative from Elgato doing a business workshop at my local Apple Store and the only thin...g he explained to me is that "it's supposed to work" what am I to do? Not good advertising for your product! I've have read on forums that this is a very common problem with Mac users and your ENTIRE product range not just the Diversity?!Read More

November 1 at 11:42am · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Jas, we're sorry that you are disappointed with your product. It could be a defective unit, but please check the following link to troubleshoot the problem:

http://tinyurl.com/yetxw4k

DTT (or Freeview) is transmitted at reduced power in the UK, and while the many of our customers do have success with the small portable antennas that come with ... Read MoreEyeTV Diversity in London, most get the best results by using amplified antennas or a rooftop aerial. In the London the weak DTT signal is compounded by tall buildings which block the signal.
November 2 at 3:15am
Elgato EyeTV

Elgato EyeTV TotalApps.net have published a terrific review of the new EyeTV DTT Deluxe. Recommended reading!

Source: www.totalapps.net
Well it is finally here and EyeTV DTT Deluxe is even smaller and more impressive than I expected. Elgato's new USB TV device for both PC and Mac has to be one
Lawrence Placide

Lawrence Placide I have a bunch of PAL tapes but now am in an NTSC area. If I use Video Capture and a NTSC VCR to transfer to my Mac, will the output be viewable?

October 29 at 2:42am · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Lawrence, I'm afraid not. The problem here is that your NTSC VCR won't play the PAL tapes, so even though the Video Capture can handle either type of VCR there will be nothing to record.
October 29 at 3:12am
Manny Golez

Manny Golez Help...Just picked up the Elgato hybrid to transfer old VHS tapes to my macbook. I can't get it to work. I went thru the whole set up a few times and it doesn't seem to work. I keep getting the no signal message. Anybody have any idea?

October 28 at 10:00pm · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Manny, I can think of 3 possibilities off the top of my head. First, check the input options in the Controls menu. Make sure you have selected the one that fits your setup (composite or S-Video). Second, it could be the cable. If your cable is uni-directional or "switchable", then the signal might not be getting to the EyeTV Hybrid. Try ... Read Moredifferent cables. Third possibility: If you connect your VCR with a co-axial cable to EyeTV Hybrid, you may need to run an exhaustive scan to find the VCR's signal. If none of those suggestions solve the problem, then please send a ticket to our technical support team.
October 29 at 3:05am
Claudia Butera

Claudia Butera
while I wait for my registration to get activated, perhaps someone can help...I'm using eyetv hybrid with the regular signal through the coax....why doesn't the program info correspond to the channel? When changing channels, the program info says for example that a channel is bravo network, (i wish!) but it's soo not. ...How is this corrected? and how do I know what channels are actually transmitted through the coax? thanksRead More

October 25 at 1:06pm · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Claudia
It sounds like you need to correct the epg mapping for some channels. Sometimes the names and channel information isn't broadcast by the cable companies, so EyeTV can't identify them properly. This is particularly true of Clear QAM channels.

For those channels, you’ll need to go through them
manually and match them up with their names in the guide. It’s well worth the small effort, as you’ll end up with many more channels to watch.... Read More

Here's the Knowledgebase article which describes how to solve this:

http://support.elgato.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=7

Hope that helps.
October 26 at 6:29am
David Greenwell

David Greenwell
Firstly, eyeTV's a great product... it's changed my life (I wonder what that says about my life?). OK downgrade that a bit... it's made watching my favourite TV shows a lot easier and more enjoyable.
There's one tiny thing you can do that would make it even easier and more enjoyable - and you've probably already heard t...his plenty of times but I'll add my voice anyway - it's be great if you could sort playlists, smart guides etc, at the very least, alphabetically.
Even better, if you could see your playlists and smart guides in the main pane somehow (like you can recordings), you could sort by many different criteria... date created, etc. You could perhaps even rate playlists (for that matter, how about being able to rate recordings?) to help you find your favourite shows more easily.
I know this sounds like it's becoming a "me-too" iTunes, but what's wrong with iTunes?
Read More

October 24 at 3:26pm · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi David, thank you very much for the great feedback, we appreciate it!
October 26 at 3:39am
Bernadette Christensen

Bernadette Christensen Can anybody help me. I have New iMac, eyetv 250 plus and DirectTV HD DVR (HR10-250) to view tv. I have picture but NO SOUND! I have gone over the settings so many times and nothing is working.

October 23 at 7:19am · Report
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Hi Bernadette, it's best to contact the support team with the complete details of your setup, so they can troubleshoot it. http://tinyurl.com/cuthgl
October 26 at 3:38am
Elgato EyeTV

Elgato EyeTV The EyeTV app version 1.0.1 is now available on the App Store. It includes significant bug fixes and improvements to stability and performance. Check it out:

Source: itunes.com
iTunes Store
Elgato EyeTV
Elgato EyeTV
Thanks for your suggestions, we are happy that you enjoying the app! Søren, this is not a choice we can make, as it is a requirement of the App Store.
October 20 at 10:55pm
Elgato EyeTV

Elgato EyeTV EyeTV on that will be sweet.

Source: www.apple.com
Apple introduced the first iMac more than a decade ago. And the design philosophy remains the same: an all-in-one computer that’s as powerful as it is beautiful. Watch the iMac video
Gloria
Gloria
@Phillippe-I know your probably right and I can't wait! ♥
October 20 at 11:04am