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Title: Elgato EyeTV
Post by: phreshie on March 24, 2007, 02:05:04 PM

has anyone herd of this ..... i hope to connect it to my new macbook pro via the card itself - one side looks to be a USB and the other is a coax antenna connection. hooked to conventional rabbit ears you can get HD signal from local broadcasts. bein 26mi outside of boston whats my chances of getting a good signal ? 
it will allow you to watch over the air HD signals granted your close enough to a metro area broadcasting in HD and your monitor supports it.
or can u guys recomend something to achieve this for a laptop .... thanks

Title: Re: Elgato EyeTV
Post by: keytohwy on March 25, 2007, 11:19:51 AM

El Gato makes good stuff.  For HD reception in your area, take a look at AVS forums (avsforum.com).  Or, if you Google your ZIP code and "HD OTA" you'll probably get some good info.

keytohwy

Title: Re: Elgato EyeTV
Post by: John Kelly on March 27, 2007, 10:24:43 AM

I've got the EyeTV 500 hooked up to a Mac Mini and it's fantastic. 

Title: Re: Elgato EyeTV
Post by: phreshie on April 15, 2007, 08:01:33 PM

hey i got this thing now for a month, i live about 26mi from Boston. I can pick up all staions avail to me with great clarity ! clear 720p !! nice, installation was easy as pie. works effortlessly, i find having the cd in at the same time reduces errors in the pic or it scrambling to get a pic. it plugs in USB and i connect to regular rabbit ears, sweet. I just wish there were more stations !!

YO