![]() The latter cable can be used as a way of attaching a camcorder or old VCR to your Mac in order to digitize older videos. There's additional hardware supplied with the EyeTV Hybrid as well - an infrared remote control complete with batteries, a USB extension cable, and a small cable for input of standard definition input from other video sources. ![]() The EyeTV software displays three primary screens the actual TV show, a small "remote control" that shows up on the screen, and a main window that is used to display a program guide (one year's free subscription to TV Guide's program data is included with the EyeTV), set up recordings, and create playlists. That's not particularly surprising to me, since I only watch about 6 of the 600+ channels on cable. In the Denver area, there ended up being 32 digital TV channels that I could pull in with the antenna, and only about 6 of those seemed to be worth watching. ![]() Since I didn't want to incur the expense of running cable up to my office for a review, I purchased an inexpensive digital TV antenna and connected it to the EyeTV. You install the included software on your Mac, plug the EyeTV Hybrid into an available USB 2.0 port, connect cable TV or a digital TV antenna, and then let the EyeTV setup software do its magic. Elgato EyeTV tuners are available at the Elgato Online Store (at Apple retail stores and from local Mac resellers.Elgato makes setting up the EyeTV Hybrid a cinch. EyeTV 3.4 is available as a free update for EyeTV 3 users. The update is free for existing EyeTV for iPhone customers. For sending the live signal over a 3G connection, Elgato recommends the Elgato Turbo.264 HD which enables “adaptive streaming” for the best picture possible under varying network speeds.ĮyeTV for iPhone 1.1 is available from the App Store at a price of $4.99. Streaming live TV requires an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. When connecting from elsewhere, Elgato’s’ free “My EyeTV” locator service can automatically find the path to the Mac back at home.ĮyeTV for iPhone is a universal app and requires a Mac computer running EyeTV 3.4 and configured with a compatible TV tuner device. Setting up EyeTV for iPhone/iPad is easy: On a local Wi-Fi network no configuration is needed. In addition, the app gives full access to EyeTV’s program guide for finding something to watch and the ability to remotely schedule upcoming shows for recording. ![]() Turn an iPad into the ultimate portable television The EyeTV app running on the iPad or iPhone works in tandem with the user’s Macintosh at home to stream high quality live or recorded TV anywhere. EyeTV 1.1 is a “Universal App” which works on both iPhones and iPads, and is a free update for existing owners. The result is beautiful full-screen playback – on the patio or on-the-go. In updating the EyeTV app to support the iPad, Elgato optimized the app to take advantage of the iPad’s much larger, high resolution screen and its superb video playback capabilities. – J– Elgato announces the immediate availability of version 1.1 of their popular EyeTV app for iPhone which brings live TV streaming over Wi-Fi or 3G connections to the iPad. The App is available for $4.99 and supports most Elgato products including the Elgato Turbo.264 HD converter that converts live streams into compressed video almost instantaneously.Įlgato Updated EyeTV App Now Support Streaming to iPad The company has made TV tuners for Macs for years but now you can send the stream from any one of their tuners to the EyeTV iPad or iPhone app, allowing you to watch TV over Wi-Fi and 3G. Elgato’s EyeTV just got a little more useful. ![]()
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