[MacDV] EyeTV rave

David DelMonte ddelmonte at mac.com
Thu Apr 21 12:55:24 PDT 2005


Is there an eyetv model that supports HDTV over digital cable (US  
Comcast)?

David


On Apr 21, 2005, at 2:37 PM, John Mistretta wrote:

> As I've been working with it more and more I just thought I'd put  
> in a thumbs up for EyeTV's software in case anyone was pondering  
> getting one of ElGatos video converter boxes.
>
> The one I have, EyeTV 200, has cable, S-video and composite inputs  
> and outputs to Firewire. I have that going into my Mini which then  
> goes to my TV.
>
> What I've done with this is to digitize dozens of VHS, S-VHS,  
> Video8 and 8mm tapes to the Mini's hard-drive and from there to DVD  
> storage. The EyeTV software component is as flawless as the  
> digitizing. You can edit quickly and easily and save to any number  
> of digital formats. It integrates well with Toast and the end  
> result is a decent DVD video or data disk.
>
> As a replacement for my Replay DVR, it's not quite there yet  
> because the web-based channel guide isn't as polished as the  
> Replay's guide. But the ease with which I can access programming  
> beats Replay by a wide margin.  It's been pretty cool to record  
> episodes of "24" that I can then copy to my laptop to watch at  
> work. . .
>



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