Elgato EyeTV HD Video Recorder

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 20 reviews

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Freezes/ Locks up iMac

    • Written by from Joliet

    20 of 25 people found this useful

    I agree with the others on here that had the same problem, this Locks up or Freezes my iMac all the time. I have to Hard reboot my iMac to get it back going. I have used other Eye TV products before and never had the problem, but this one is terrible. I will be returning it! Please do something about this Eye TV.

    Was this useful? Freezes/ Locks up iMac

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    crashes like crazy

    • Written by from philadelphia

    22 of 30 people found this useful

    I have a brand new mac mini with 8g of ram. This is the only thing running and the computer freezes on a daily basis.

    Other than that the remote is horrible. I really thought this would be a great solution for a media center in our house. My wife and kids made me disconnect it all because it always crashed.

    Was this useful? crashes like crazy

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Elgato HD

    • Written by from Massapequa

    19 of 26 people found this useful

    The only bad purchase from the apple store. The system constantly freezes on my iMac and help from the company has been cryptic at best and nonexistent . Apple should not sell this system at their store.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Horrible Experience

    • Written by from Simi Valley

    15 of 22 people found this useful

    I should have quit while I was ahead. I started with an EyeTV Hybrid but wanted HD from my satellite box so I traded that in for the EyeTV HD. Started out with me trying to record some VHS videos to a Macbook Pro. The audio kept cutting out. Then I tried watching TV on the iMac. The video would freeze and when it would finally come back there would be no audio. The only way to get it back was to disconnect the device or restart the software. This happens 10-15 times per hour of TV. Recording a show is impossible. Too bad this item is 'non-returnable' to the Apple Store. I have a $200 waste of silicone and plastic.

    Was this useful? Horrible Experience

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Worst recorder on the market

    • Written by from Roswell

    14 of 25 people found this useful

    I replaced a Win7 PC and Hauppauge TV recorder card, and this product does not live up to the high standard set by Apple. It does not consistently change channels with the low quality remote or when the device is changing the channel for a recording. Many of the recordings have gaps in the picture and the sound, so you only see or hear part of the recorded content. I strongly recommend that you not purchase this product.

    Was this useful? Worst recorder on the market

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    EyueTV HD

    • Written by from Woodbridge

    35 of 106 people found this useful

    Although the software has a switch setting for closed captions it does not capture them.
    Technical support was less than helpful and only pointed me to a knowledge base article that seems to state it does capture closed captions. As a deaf person closed captions are important to me.

    It was simple to set up, but has no digital audio input. Picture quality was less than promised. For me without Closed Captions I have a $200.00 paper weight.

    Was this useful? EyueTV HD

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