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Elgato thinks small with EyeTV DTT Deluxe tuner

by Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 09 July 2008
! Bigger isn't always better. This is particularly true of USB TV tuners, which have a tendency to block adjacent ports unless an extension cable is used. Elgato has put its hardware on a diet, resulting in a tuner measuring just 57 × 17 x 9 mm. Rumour: NVIDIA driven MacBooks out October 14th? Smack, crack, hack and track any network with Linux (not Windows) Consumer Reports says not all breakfast cereals are good Iomega's stylin' storage for MacBook Air Mac OS X web share cracks 8 percent The EyeTV DTT Deluxe is smaller than some of the flash drives in my collection, and according to the company it's so small that it can be plugged into a MacBook Air without fouling the headphone or video connectors. The lack of size does not mean a lack of features. The package includes a telescopic antenna that connects directly to the tuner, a a rod antenna for situations that require additional flexibility of aerial placement, and an adaptor for connecting a regular (eg rooftop) TV antenna. Also provided are an infrared remote control and Elgato's famed EyeTV software which provides PVR functionality including support for over-the-air and online EPGs, basic editing of recorded programs, export to iTunes (for syncing to Apple TV, iPods and iPhones), sharing recordings with other Macs on a LAN and with other devices via the browser-based 'Wi-Fi access' (which works over wired networks too). HDTV is supported, but 720p and 1080i require an Intel Core 2 Duo based Mac, Elgato officials warn. The EyeTV DTT Deluxe costs $A199.95/€79.95/£69.95. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags HDTV Hardware Macintosh Software Stephen Withers Television USB iPhone iPhone 3G iPod iPod Touch Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now