The frustrating thing is that it did seem like it *almost* worked. In the end I sent it back for a refund (bought it from a seller on amazon). And even at 100/50 there should have been more success. All my other tuners usually manage 90-100% signal and quality. I tried in different USB ports, different cable lengths (aerial and USB), used known-good cables, tried two different TV amplifiers (the more powerful of which did boost the strength to about 80%, but didn't really improve matters in general at all). Unfortunately I had the same experience as some of you here, in that the signal strength was noticeably lower than both my other tuners and TVs. I also recently tried the new 'Hybrid' that does DVB-T2 for the Freeview HD channels in the UK. How big are HD broadcasts likely to be in GB? Incidentally, EyeTV SD recordings are about 2.7 or 2.8 GB per hour. I think I shall wait for the DVD-T2 version of EyeTV Diversity. I believe it's similar in Sweden, but I'm not sure of the current situation there. So for UK residents wanting to buy EyeTV to receive HD broadcasts, it would worth asking Geniatech to confirm that the new EyeTV Hybrid (with the included version of EyeTV 3 software) will receive and display HDTV broadcasts on a computer screen with sufficient resolution (presumably all current and recent Apple desktop computers and Retina laptops). In the UK, so far, SD channels are broadcast on DVB-T and HD on DVB-T2. I gather that DVD-T2 is more efficient than DVD-T and both can be used for either SDTV or HDTV. It could be confusing for people unfamiliar with the history and perhaps a name more clearly different than EyeTV Hybrid 2 would have helped, as currently Geniatech doesn't always add the '2'! Retailers may still have old Elgato stock. So, if an EyeTV Hybrid supporting DVB-T2 is what you want, then you should be OK, provided you make sure it is the new version. It looks to me that you have got the clarification for which you asked. However, when foreign languages are translated in fast changing subtitles at the bottom of the screen, I hit the spacebar to pause while I read them only for the damn timeline to appear hiding the subtitles! Grrr! Also when I have the TV in a small window while I use another app and suddenly want to see the TV in full screen, if my double click accidentally lands low in the window, the dreaded Timeline pops up and I jump to the part of the programme represented by where my click lands in the Timeline rather than showing the part I wanted to see in full screen glory! Grrr, again!!ĭoes anyone else share this frustration?!įor more details on Elgato selling EyeTV business, see the press release. I've turned it off as much as possible in EyeTV 3: that's when jumping forwards or backwards. Let's hope the next generation, EyeTV 4, allows you to switch off the Timeline altogether. We are also planning the next generation of award-winning EyeTV 4 software with a new and modern user experience.” Both existing and future customers can look forward to exciting innovations around DVB-T2/HEVC and apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google Nexus Player Android TV. It has been a long wait and there's no timing announced, but just maybe a DBV-T2 version of EyeTV will eventually appear now that Elgato has sold its EyeTV business to Geniatech Europe GmbH, whose GM, Mike Decker, is quoted in the press release of as saying: ![]() ![]() ![]() There is equipment openly on sale to defeat HDCP! The Mac world has a history of obeying regulations- analogue modems were sold in the Windows marketplace without BABT certification, Global Village modems awaited certification DVD ripping software came years late to Macs and channel bonding in WiFi was only available on Apple equipment after the rules were relaxed, whereas a major UK ISP was happily using it against the rules. You seem to be saying that, because equipment is on sale that breaks the rules, ElGato would be willing to break those rules. This is precisely what the standard seeks to prevent! If your equipment allows you to burn a BluRay disk or disseminate an unencrypted digital copy of HD material (as I believe it does) then it breaks the rules and legal action could result. ![]() HDCP is, indeed, what prevents the backup/download of HD material from its encrypted state on the hard disk of a PVR to an unencrypted state on an external hard drive or a BD writer. I was referring to "TV Stick", I stand corrected if I have misunderstood the situation with that brand.
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