To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eyetv2dvr/ I'm big time into EyeTV 500 and EyeTV2 software. -- Taylor Barcroft http://www.blogger.com/profile/11159903 New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, Futurecaster Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley URL http://FutureMedia.org RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/FutureMedia iTunes http://tinyurl.com/8ql87 On Apr 21, 2005, at 11:37 AM, 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. . . > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >