What sets EyeTV 3 apart from the others is the ability to export recordings to your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. EyeTV 3 has many of the same features found in stand alone PVRs such as the TiVos and Media Center PCs. All you need is to connect an antenna or your TV cable directly into the EyeTV Hybrid to receive HDTV and standard TV in digital (ATSC, Clear QAM) or analog (NTSC) formats and of course, a Mac.īesides the hardware, Elgato includes the robust EyeTV 3 Software which turns the EyeTV Hybrid into a fully functional PVR (personal video recorder). The EyeTV Hybrid is a USB based TV tuner stick that allows reception and capture of HDTV, Analog and FM radio signals. With the EyeTV Hybrid they have created a pretty powerful PVR tool in a small package. If you are fortunate to own a relatively new Apple computer, then this problem can be easily remedied using the product we will be reviewing today – the EyeTV Hybrid.Įlgato is a company with years of experience creating software and hardware for Macs to watch and record SDTV and HDTV.

As the Digital Transition gets closer and closer (in fact it is supposed to start rolling out today – February 17, 2009), many Americans may be shut out of receiving over the air television reception.

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