It works well enough on Windows 7, but don't expect to receive all your channels without getting up from your seat and readjusting the antenna. Overall Review: I recommend this device, but I'd stick with the system it was designed for - Mac. #EGATO EYETV UPGRADE#If I were to do this over again, or when I upgrade in the future when I get a few extra dollars, I am just going to buy an add-in card instead of using a USB tuner and see if that helps. With it connected to the Elgato, I constantly had to change antenna positions. In other words, I only unplugged the coax and had it either connected to the TV or the TV tuner card. I only have an indoor antenna, and I ran my coax cable into the tuner and it picked up about 7 less channels than when I had the antenna hooked up to the TV, and this was with the antenna in the exact same position. #EGATO EYETV SOFTWARE#Although the tuner works fine, its packaged software is not compatible with Windows, and also, the tuner doesn't pick up all channels as my off-brand LCD tv. It worked fine with Windows Media Center on Windows 7 64-bit.Ĭons: Here is where I have to drop an egg. Windows Media Center recognized the tuner and got to work scanning the channels. #EGATO EYETV DRIVERS#This tuner works with Windows 7, I believe right out of the gate, no special drivers are needed, although you can download what you need to. Pros: Although I am a mac user, I only have over the air TV and when I built my Windows 7 HTPC, I chose this tuner. This is to be expected, but if you get carried away like I did and start recording a lot of shows, you might need more hard drive space! I'm thinking about buying another for this very purpose.Īlso, initially recorded shows are *huge* (about 4-6 GB for an hour). So if you want to watch the game on one channel and record a show in the background, you will need two tuners. I have not been disappointed.Ī noted feature, but something to be aware of: with this device, you can only receive one channel at a time, whether viewing or recording. I picked the EyeTV because it seemed like it offered the best software experience on my Mac. Overall Review: I primarily bought this tuner to use it to record some of my favorite OTA TV shows while not at home. I love the built-in software features to help you easily edit and export recordings: you can easily cut out commercials and re-encode the recordings down to a smaller size so they'll actually fit on your hard drive for later viewing.Ĭons: More expensive than cut-rate tuners. The tuner itself seems very effective at picking up TV channels in my area - better than my actual TV using the same antenna. The included software package was the main reason I picked this over some cheaper tuners, and I have not been disappointed. Pros: Intuitive and easy-to-use software. Very easy to set up and use simply connect to a TV antenna (not included) and to a USB 2.0 port on a computerįull-sized coaxial plug and flexible USB extender cable are built-in, no assembly or adapter requiredĮyeTV 3, the award-winning Mac TV Software (CD-ROM)Īdditional Information Date First Available #EGATO EYETV FOR FREE#Note: 720p or 1080i HD features require an Intel Core Duo processor.ĭigital TV tuner, receives HDTV channels that are broadcast over-the-air for free PC: 2.0 GHz Intel/AMD CPU or Intel Atom CPU Frequency Range: 48-801 MHz (VHF and UHF) Learn more about the Elgato EyeTV One Model BrandĪn internet connection is required to download EyeTV Program Guide information from the TV Guide data service
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