Elgato equips Macs with digital, analogue USB TV tunerBy Tony Smith
18th August 2006 11:57 GMT
Mac-friendly TV tuner maker Elgato has announced EyeTV Hybrid, a twin-tuner - digital and analogue - dongle that pops into a USB port to deliver television programmes straight to your Mac's display.
The hardware ships the with company's EyeTV 2 software which not only allows you to choose your channel, but provides a range of DVR functionality, allowing you to pause, rewind and fast forward through broadcasts.
You can also record shows on your hard drive, and even edit out the ads - or "unwanted content", as Elgato diplomatically puts it.The software can be operated with Apple's Remote Control unit - or one of Elgato's own if you lack the Apple product - and
lets you convert recordings for transfer to a video-capable iPod.
The package also contains a €20 (£14) first-year subscription to the tvtv electronic programme guide, and Elgato's bundled a composite-video and s-video input cable to allow you to hook up other content sources.
The EyeTV Hybrid retails for around €150 (£102). If you don't need the analogue tuner, Elgato has its EyeTV for DTT, which offers the same functionality - minus the video cable - through a single, digital receiver, all for €100 (£6
. More details at Elgato's website. ®
Thus, imagine, next time, if you want to watch TV in malaysia, indonesia, france, US or china!, you can just plug in the USB and receive the channels (non cabled channels), isnt it cool ?! 
