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| EyeTV 250 Plus - Setup Assistant and Auto Tune (Video) | |
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| How do I set up my EyeTV 250 Plus? |  |
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There are three versions of the EyeTV 250 Plus, each with similar appearances but different features. Each has unique qualities and will require slightly different methods of setup. See below for links to each of these guides. |
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| How do I setup EyeTV 250 Plus (2008 North American model)? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus (2008 North American model) is designed to be simple to setup and use.To ensure that all aspects of the |
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| How do I setup EyeTV 250 Plus (International model)? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus (International model) is designed to be simple to setup and use.To ensure that all aspects of the EyeTV 250 |
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| How do I setup EyeTV 250 Plus (2007 North American model)? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus (2007 North American model) is designed to be simple to setup and use.To ensure that all aspects of the Eye |
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| What is the difference between the EyeTV Hybrid and EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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The main difference between the Hybrid and the EyeTV 250 Plus is the presence of on-board hardware encoding in the latter. The EyeTV 250 Plus encodes analog video as it is imported into your Mac from the tuner, freeing your Mac of the effort |
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| Elgato TV Tuners and the Transition to Digital Televison | |
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On February 17, 2009 the United States will shut down all traditional
analog television broadcasts. In its place, local television will be
broadcast over-the-air in a digital format. After this date, you will
require a digital (ATSC) television tuner |
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| My EyeTV 250 or 250 Plus records from composite or S-Video with random colored squares | |
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When recording from certain video sources using EyeTV 250 or 250 Plus, like those with visual noise at the beginning of the sequence (some VHS tapes, for example), random colored squares may appear on the screen. Using the workaround below should |
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| EyeTV devices and visual exterior indicators: What device has LEDs and what do they mean? | |
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This FAQ entry covers only a common range of devices supported in EyeTV.External devices usually display activity by flashing or blinking one or multiple LEDs.Grey box shaped devices have dual LED in the front, to display activit |
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| How do I setup the EyeTV 250 Plus with my Mac and video source? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus is designed to be simple to setup and use.
To ensure that all aspects of the EyeTV 250 Plus are understood, here is a discussion of the hardware.
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| What is EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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The EyeTV 250 plus offers all of the the features of the EyeTV 250 with the addition of a ATSC tuner (in North America) or a DVB-T tuner (International).EyeTV 250 Plus receives both free over-the-air HDTV as well as analog TV, it also includ |
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| Can EyeTV 250 Plus record more than one input at the same time? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus can only record one input at a time. EyeTV 250 Plus has an analog cable-ready TV tuner (which also receives analog antenna), a S-Video input and RCA composite video and stereo audio inputs.The Tuner input can also |
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| Can I connect my PlayStation 3, Wii, or XBox 360 to EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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You can. When switched to Game Mode, EyeTV 250 Plus has a delay of only few milliseconds, allowing for excellent live gameplay. Other EyeTV devices have encoding hardware that causes a larger delay, rendering gameplay difficult to impossible. Game mode |
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| How does EyeTV 250 Plus INT compare to EyeTV for DTT? | |
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Like the EyeTV for DTT stick, the EyeTV 250 Plus INT has a digital tuner capable of receiving DVB-T signals.In addition, the EyeTV 250 Plus INT can receive analog signals, and contains a powerful hardware encoder for high quality analog reco |
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| How is EyeTV 250 Plus different from EyeTV 250? | |
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The EyeTV 250 Plus has all the functionality of the original EyeTV 250, but also contains a dual-mode tuner much like the EyeTV Hybrid. This dual-mode tuner is capable of tuning to analog TV, as well as free over-the air digital TV. If you have over-th |
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| What are the outputs of EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus outputs the video and audio over the USB 2.0 bus. You can use both the audio and video on your computer. EyeTV does not contain TV-out hardware. |
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| What are the inputs of EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus has an analog cable-ready TV tuner (which also receives analog antenna), a S-Video input and RCA composite video and stereo audio inputs.The Tuner input can also receive digital TV over antenna. The North American unit receiv |
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| Does EyeTV 250 Plus support closed captioning? | |
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Yes, closed captioning is supported by the EyeTV 250 Plus hardware in North America. Exported recordings do not include closed captioning - they can be viewed only from within the EyeTV application.Closed Captioning is disabled in Game Mode. |
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| How many channels does EyeTV 250 Plus get? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus's tuner supports a frequency range from approximately 43 to 855 MHz for analog signals. In the United States, this corresponds to terrestrial channels 2 through 69 and cable channels 2 through 125.EyeTV 250 Plus can also recei |
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| How does EyeTV 250 Plus compare with EyeTV Hybrid? | |
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Here is how EyeTV 250 Plus compares to EyeTV Hybrid. Analog ConnectionsEye |
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| What is Game Mode for EyeTV 250 Plus? | |
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The Game Mode feature operates with USB 2.0 and turns off hardware encoding for low latency game play. Then, attach your game console (or other time-sensitive source like a security camera) to EyeTV 250 Plus, to see as close to a live image as possible |
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| How does EyeTV 250 Plus work with cable TV or satellite? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus can directly receive analog cable, Also known as Basic Cable; you might get from 10-80 channels, depending on your provider. EyeTV 250 Plus has a cable ready tuner, just like a regular TV, for channels up to 125. Analog signals will eve |
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| Does EyeTV 250 Plus have a Live TV Buffer? | |
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When using its hardware to encode to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 (the default option), EyeTV 250 Plus has a live TV buffer available. The Live TV Buffer can be set to be written to a hard drive, or to RAM.When set to Game Mode, EyeTV 250 Plus does not |
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| Does EyeTV 250 Plus work with USB 1.1 or 2.0? | |
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EyeTV 250 Plus needs an USB 2.0 connection to work.If an USB 1.1 bus is present, then EyeTV 250 Plus will not function. |
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| Does EyeTV 250 Plus support Teletext? | |
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Yes, Teletext is supported by the EyeTV 250 Plus hardware in Europe and Australia. Exported recordings do not include Teletext - they can be viewed only from within the EyeTV application.Teletext is disabled in Game Mode. |
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| I don't know how to set up EyeTV with my cable modem | |
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A number of users are using EyeTV with the video signal present on the same cable as their cable modem service.Usually they use a coaxial splitter, so part of the signal goes to the "modem", and part to the EyeTV unit. This would a |
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| Which EyeTV products can work with Satellite? | |
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Any analog EyeTV device can receive signals from a satellite
receiver.
Current products that can receive analog video from a satellite receiver: |
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| Which EyeTV products support HDTV? | |
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There are several HDTV formats that EyeTV products can support:HDTV over Antenna (ATSC) in North AmericaEyeTV 250 PlusEyeTV HybridEyeTV OneEyeTV 500TVMini HDHDHomeRunAny ATSC product tha |
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| Which EyeTV products can work with Digital Cable? | |
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A Digital Cable line has a few different parts to the signal:
1) Analog cable - any TV or analog EyeTV device can directly receive
this part. Otherwise known as Basic Cable, and might be from 10- |
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| Are there two different models of EyeTV 250 Plus in North America? | |
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The original EyeTV 250 Plus hardware did not have Clear QAM input
via the tuner. Due to high demand, we changed the hardware, and now
there is a new EyeTV 250 Plus unit in North America, with the followin |
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