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Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

Enjoy stunning quality HDTV on the high-resolution display of your Mac with EyeTV Hybrid. It receives unencrypted digital and analog TV by antenna and cable, so you can use your Mac as a flat-screen HDTV and DVR. It receives both analog and digital TV, allowing you to easily make the transition to digital.

  • Watch TV on your Mac
  • Rewind, fast forward and pause live TV
  • Export recordings to your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV
  • Record hours of television on your Mac

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$149.95

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Overview

EyeTV Hybrid turns your Mac into the world's most affordable flat-screen HDTV. And because it receives both analog and digital TV, EyeTV Hybrid is an ideal solution for making the transition to digital.

Superb quality digital TV recordings

EyeTV Hybrid records digital TV in one quality setting, Lossless. The digital stream is recorded unaltered for full quality digital content as encoded by the broadcaster. EyeTV also supports closed captioning and Dolby Digital sound and can record from a cable or satellite set top box, video recorder or camcorder.

DVR convenience

Thanks to the included EyeTV 3 software, EyeTV Hybrid is also a digital video recorder (DVR) with a comprehensive Program Guide and editing capabilities. It's a DVR that can put your television recordings on a Mac, iPod, iPhone or Apple TV with one easy click of a buttons. What's more, EyeTV Hybrid receives FM radio. All this, in one small TV tuner stick.

Made for the Mac

Its clean lines, matte aluminum finish and surprisingly small size make EyeTV Hybrid an ideal accessory for the Mac. It features a USB 2.0 interface and requires no external power supply. EyeTV Hybrid also has a standard F connector and doesn't require an antenna adapter.

Features

  • Award-winning HDTV Tuner stick
  • State-of-the-art chip technology for world-class TV tuner performance
  • Receives both unencrypted digital and analog TV, by antenna or cable
  • Receives FM radio
  • Watch TV on your Mac
  • Rewind, fast forward and pause live TV
  • Search two weeks of Program Guide data supplied by TV Guide; includes one year of free TV Guide data
  • Record hours of television and edit out unwanted content
  • Record an entire season with Smart Series Guides
  • Organize recordings in Smart Playlists
  • Export recordings into iTunes in one easy step and sync automatically

Did you notice?

EyeTV 3 software lets you watch, rewind, fast forward and pause live TV and FM radio on your Mac, as well as record hours of television and edit out unwanted content.

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Watching and recording high-quality analog and digital TV programming on on your Mac.

System requirements

  • Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
  • PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
  • 512MB of RAM
  • Built-in USB 2.0 port
  • Internet connection to download program guide data

Technical specifications

  • Tuner frequency range: 48-801 MHz (VHF and UHF)
  • Analog TV Standards: NTSC
  • Digital TV Standards: ATSC, Clear QAM
  • Radio: FM
  • Computer interface: USB 2.0
  • Antenna input: Standard F connector
  • Power supply: USB bus power
  • Dimensions; 3.23 x 1.26 x 0.59 in./82 x 32 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 1.06 oz./30 g

Note: 720p or 1080i HD features require an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Analog TV recorded and processed by a software encoder; quality depends on processor performance.

What's in the box?

  • EyeTV Hybrid analog/digital Mac TV tuner stick
  • EyeTV 3 digital TV recorder software (CD-ROM)
  • Infrared remote control with battery pack
  • Video cable for Composite, S-Video and Audio connections
  • USB extension cable
  • PDF product manual (CD-ROM)
  • Quick start guide

Note: Antenna not included

Warranty

One-year limited (For details, please visit www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/buy/terms.en.html.)

Mfr. Part No.: 10020974

Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple's Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.
 
 

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4.0

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    5.0

    This product is awesome!

    Written by LC from Baltimore

    Mar 26, 2009

    I was initially hesitant about buying this, so I wanted to let people know how cool it was. I've hooked up my PS3 to my iMac (2006, 2 GHz, 2 GB ram) and it works amazingly (but only standard-definition). I can play my games with no lag and use my iMac as a TV. But it's even better than that. It picks up local radio stations. It picks up local TV stations without any wires (and I'm sure it will do the cable TV stuff once I hook it up) and I can watch and record full HD-quality TV shows right onto my mac, and then easily edit out commercials and archive them. Basically, if you'd like to watch HDTV, but don't have $400 - $2000 right now to spend on a nice tv, but have a nice mac screen, it's an excellent product …More

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    4.0

    Great device once you get it to work

    Written by CM from Nashville

    Apr 8, 2009

    We just purchased the EyeTV Hybrid 2009 yesterday, and I spent most of the night trying to get the device itself to work. I updated the software to version 3.1.1 (4907), ran system utilities and still, when I would plug it into the USB port, NOTHING! Searching the web for a possible solution, I came across someone who, after having the same problem I did, "heated" the device in the oven and "poof" it worked (not sure how they got the idea). I heated mine just long enough for the device to get hot, not burn your skin hot, but hot (a few minutes). I let it cool for 2 minutes, plugged it into the USB port and it worked! Not sure what heating the device does, but it worked for at least two of us! This is a wonderful device for watching T.V. and listening to the FM radio from your system. I gave it 4 stars because I am not the only person to have this problem, which translates to "known issue", but otherwise I am very happy! …More

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    4.0

    Great for TV watching

    Written by JL from Morris

    Apr 11, 2009

    I'm very happy with the fact that I can now watch television on my iMac, however, the image quality is very poor. I initially bought the EyeTV Hybrid to use my Wii on my iMac, which actually works great, but the sound quality is horrible. So, if the quality of what you see and hear is a big issue, don't buy this product, otherwise it fulfills its purpose well. …More

    60 of 78 people found this useful

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    5.0

    GREAT

    Written by BS from Summerville

    Dec 3, 2009

    I just bought this product yesterday to go along with my new 27" iMac and I couldn't be happier. It does just what I wanted it to do. The screen quality is excellent too! Great combo. …More

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    4.0

    Great product

    Written by TK from Birmingham

    Nov 20, 2009

    I have had a cluttered home desk (it's in the kitchen) for 5 years. TV, satellite tuner, laptop, phone, etc. We recently bought an iMac and EyeTV. EyeTV is great (particularly in HD). We now use our 21.5" iMac as our kitchen TV and have extra space on the desk. Good product, very easy to setup. The only drawback is that you still need the satellite remote to change channels because of the external satellite tuner box. …More

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  • Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

    5.0

    I love Eye Hybrid TV

    Written by JB from Markle

    Oct 25, 2009

    I purchased the Eye TV Hybrid a week ago. Downloaded the software and the update immediately. Went through the scan for channel process and was watching television over the air using a ten dollar portable antenna from Best Buy.

    Live television is very reliable. I have not tried to hook the tuner up to my satellite television cable but I see no reason why it wouldn't work as well. The picture quality is stunning. I live in NE Indiana and my cheap antenna pulled in eleven channels. Two local HD channels provide the best picture quality I have ever seen. Your reception will depend on your location to local television stations (over the air). I'm using a MacBook Pro13-inch: 2.53GHz with a solid state drive.

    The Eye TV Hybrid works beautifully with the eye TV App. I can watch live television on my iPhone as long as I am in a wifi hot spot. Incredible!     …More

    22 of 22 people found this useful

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