Reviews for Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

After the initial set up for the EyeTV Hybrid, such as finding a suitable place for the antenna the product works well.

The only down side i could find was the remote control not having range when the EyeTV usb is not in sight.

overall a great addition to my laptop.

this is quite simply AMAZING! i cannot believe how good it actually is. great picture, great quality, fab piece of kit....should have bought one ages ago!!!

Bought the ´09 version a month ago and I'm extremely happy with it.

Reception through my old attic antenna produces a super crisp and sharp image with excelent sound reproduction. The tuner and signal is way better than the one in my Sony Bravia so actually started watching TV exclusively through my Mini. This also gives me instant access to record, pause and timeskip features.

Recording, editing, converting and sharing over WiFI is simple and works very well with the apple remote or Rowmote for the iPhone.

Only thing missing is the hardware mp4 encoder if you wan't to transfer VHS, get the eyetv 250 for that.

EXACTLY the same experience as " L from Mississauga" after some 1 - 2 years it died. Until then it worked and behave as a dream but the poor long lasting quality makes me look elsewhere ----

I bought a Hybrid just over a year ago and it's superb. I have absolutely no complaints. I use it both in France and the UK without problems. The software is excellent - I'm still using version 2 and haven't felt the need to upgrade.

I've been using the EyeTV Hybrid for a couple of years and after reading some of the other reviews felt that I should make a contribution. The aerial which ships with the product is unlikely to provide much of a signal if you live in an area of poor Freeview reception as I do, so you need to connect it to a rooftop aerial or Sky Digibox. Once tuned, this is an excellent device and easy to use software.
I usually record Premiership football (Match of the Day) through EyeTV and then edit the file to leave the highlights of the games that I'm interested in. These files are then saved and archived as .avi. You can also subscribe to a free-of-charge program listing service so that you can plan to record programs in advance. It's also very easy to save TV shows in iPod format.
On a couple of occasions I had need to contact Elgato support and their service has been excellent. Highly recommended.

It really works... and has for over a year in several countries...

I have used it in several European countries... sometimes with digital, if in a big city, and quite often analog when in smaller, always with an external antenna, the hotel one is quite good.

I firmly recomment it as well as the software ... I carry a 40GB disk full of digital TV recordings to see my favorite programs in "analog" cities!

Hmm, the problem here seems to be that the one star reviews are of the previous version of the Hybrid, the one without the FM Tuner. Whether or not they have a point, they aren't about this new version of the hardware. (Apple, is you cut the wrong reviews out, you can cut this paragraph too)

I use the Hybrid (the new one) to record Digital TV, and occasionally radio shows, and have found it to be great. I used it to transfer an old VHS video, just the once. It did a decent job, but comparing it to DTV just shows how bad VHS was.

The EyeTV software is amazing, and works like a dream. I can even (with a little effort) remotely (from my iPhone) tell it to record a show when I'm a little later in the office/pub than I had planned to be.

As I only used the analogue tuner once for the VHS transfer, so I'm thinking I might have been slightly better off with the Diversity, which has two Digital Tuners. But I'm very happy with the quality of the Hybrid, and the radio recording is handy from time to time.

One other thing, I use this with a small indoor antenna and it works well in my area. But areas with weaker Freeview signals may well require an outdoor antenna. A good rule of thumb is, if your main TV needs an outdoor ariel, you will your Mac (that should be obvious right?).

This is my second EyeTV product, I had an older analogue only model a few years ago. I have no hesitation in recommending this, or any Elgato product.

I am a student and stay in university hostel, tried many ways to watch TV here with my MAC and to be honest this is the best solution. It's not only watching the TV but you can Rewind, record, and listen to the radio. I can swear that the signal is better than the TV Line here in my hostel. I don't have to fight with my flat mate if we want to watch two different channel at the same time cause I can let her watch and record my channel at the background.

Finally the design is really outstanding, it looks really great with my MacBook Pro and the supply remote work really well. I am planning to have a Europe tour during my weekend in this coming December and I really believe that I still could to FM radio or either watch some TV at anywhere.

Worth Money.

The EyeTV hybrid worked ok for about 9 months. Now every time I reboot my mac it stops working for a while. The eyetv software fails to recognize the usb connection. Despite trying all the methods suggested to fix it by eyetv I can't get it to work consistently. Looking at other websites this seems to be a common failure for the hybrid. I wouldn't recommend this product to anybody.