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It's a cheap(ish) and nifty gadget with some great Mac software it's perfect for pretending you're doing work, when really you're checking out the latest football scores or watching Bargain Hunt. Simply put, if you're in an area of good Freeview reception, or are likely to be travelling to one and want to watch and record TV on the go, it's the best and, in fact, only solution for the Mac out there. If you're on a G5 stacked with RAM it's unaffected, but you can't lug a G5 around with you, can you? Bear in mind, though, even with the fastest PowerBook, you won't want to try and work while recording TV - it can cause breaks in the recording process. In addition, integration with Roxio Toast lets you burn shows to CD or DVD. The built-in editor lets you quickly edit out ad breaks and the like. Your programmes show up in a list, along with how much HDD space they're taking up (encoded in MPEG-2, EyeTV shows take up about 2GB space per hour). You can, as we've mentioned, either program EyeTV to record a show, or simply hit the Record button. Recording programs is as easy as it should be. You can use the supplied one-year tvtv subscription to either select what you want to watch, or, and this is the best bit, program EyeTV to record remotely (as long as your Mac is on) from the web or even your mobile phone. If you want more control over your viewing schedule, you can, if you have a web connection on the Mac the EyeTV hardware is set up on. It's all very simple - like watching Freeview on a set-top box, in fact. Elgato has announced the EyeTV W, a WiFi-enabled mobile TV device for iOS and Android.An info bar appears every time to switch channels to inform you of which channel you're watching, what's on now and next and programmed channel number.

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The portable TV tuner comes with an aerial and a Freeview tuner meaning you can watch BBC1, ITV2 and Channel 4 live on the go. Whereas previous models of Elgato’s mobile TV devices had to be plugged in, the EyeTV W’s WiFi antenna (802.11 b/g) means you can stream programmes straight to your phone or tablet.

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With the Elgato apps for iOS and Android you’ll be able to pause, rewind and record live TV on the go as well. EyeTV Player: Elgato’s mobile TV device brings Freeview to your phone Elgato eyetv w review android#

#Elgato eyetv go review 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) The Elgato EyeTV W is on sale now for £69.95, available from Amazon, Apple Store and selected retailers.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 While you can watch much of what’s available on Freeview on iPlayer, ITV Player and the like, the beauty of Elgato’s live TV products is that they won’t eat in to your data connection.ĭevices that support the EyeTV W App are: iOS 6.1.3 or later The EyeTV has an effective range of 10 metres and the battery gives you up to four hours of viewing, so it’s ideal for kicking back in the office break out room, at home or wherever you’d want to watch live TV on your phone or tablet. 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 Elgato eyetv w review for free# Pros: Intuitive and easy-to-use software. The included software package was the main reason I picked this over some cheaper tuners, and I have not been disappointed.

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I found the included package full and great for different uses. The tuner itself seems very effective at picking up TV channels in my area - better than my actual TV using the same antenna. A small antenna for on-the-go use-A larger antenna, with a long wire, used to receive a stronger signal-An adapter used for connecting your EyeTV W to your home’s antenna, and thus using the device as a means of streaming TV to your mobile/tablet.-A Micro USB charging cable. 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.

Overall Review: I primarily bought this tuner to use it to record some of my favorite OTA TV shows while not at home. I picked the EyeTV because it seemed like it offered the best software experience on my Mac. 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.

So if you want to watch the game on one channel and record a show in the background, you will need two tuners. 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).