Hi, I've also just bought the EyeTV home for watching my g5 (in
study) content on our TV (in family room), using two Airport express
units, and it works a treat. Seemed to take a little while for all
the hardware to start linking, but I'm really happy with the result.
Using an EyeTV 400, and EyeTV 2 software for recording TV. Thanks
Daniel, this is really nice!
cheers, Susan.
On 20/01/2006, at 11:18 PM, Martin Hill wrote:
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
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