> From: Greg Colgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There has been some discussion of Eye TV from Elgato recently. For those > using any of the available systems, I'd be interested to hear > recommendations on what set up would best suit a small business running a > LAN.
I'd recommend either the Firewire EyeTV 410: http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv410 Or the cheaper USB 2.0 EyeTV for DTT: http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvdtt Both of these devices receive digital terrestrial TV which is far better quality (easily widescreen DVD quality) than the analog versions, the EyeTV EZ or the EyeTV 200. You also get the extra digital channels ABC2 and SBS World news and the various digital radio channels. The 410 boasts a CI card interface if you use payTV, but I don't know how well it works in Australia. I use the older EyeTV 400 which is similar. I haven't used the USB 2.0 EyeTV for DTT. Email Daniel Kerr at MacWizardry for pricing and other info - he always does a great deal on Mac stuff and specialises in the EyeTV gear. > The ability for any individual to send recording instructions over > their computer to the digital recorder would be ideal, I use Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 to remotely control our TV Mac in the lounge room, but there is a stack of third party software available for EyeTV that could do the job including EyeTV Remote, EyeTV RPM, EyeTV Record etc all available at: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19623 > as would ease of use for accessing for playback CyTV is designed to stream either live TV or recordings over a LAN from your EyeTV machine. A new version will apparently be available within a few days for version 2 of the EyeTV software. http://www.lucid-cake.net/cytv/index_en.html I've had spotty results with older versions of the software over wireless, but over a wired LAN it would probably do the job. Shay or Daniel, have you used CyTV recently and had good results? > and then dubbing on to DVD I tend to export down to either H264 or iPod formats and then burn to DVD data disk. That way you fit much more on than on a video DVD. The new version 2.0 EyeTV software makes exporting far more friendly. > or VHS where desired. Exporting to a VHS VCR would require either a PowerBook or iBook with analog video out or a VGA to composite/S-video video converter and would result in considerably lower quality. VHS - yuk! :-b > Thanks in advance for any advice........ > Greg Ciao. -Mart
