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Some newer Macs (like MacBook Pros) only come with FireWire 800 ports.This faster FireWire 800 interface can also be connected to slower FireWire 400 devices. |
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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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| Avoid EyeTV 200 Firmware Updates using an Intel Mac | |
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Well before Intel Macs were announced, PowerPC versions of the EyeTV software had a mechanism to update the EyeTV 200 hardware.This update was announced to the user, and also listed in the Info section of the Devices Preferences (or Device S |
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| How many channels does EyeTV 200 get? | |
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EyeTV's tuner supports terrestrial channels 2 through 69 and cable channels 2 through 125 up to a maximum frequency of 801.25 MHz.If you attach a cable box or satellite receiver to EyeTV 200, you can receive additional channels, up to the li |
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| What are the specifications of EyeTV 200's MPEG-2 video stream? | |
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NTSC (29.97 fps):SVCD: 480x480, 2.5MbpsStandard: 720x480 4MbpsHigh: 720x480 6MbpsCustom: almost anything you want up to 15MbpsPAL (25fps):SVCD 480x576, 2.5 MbpsStandard: 704x576 4MbpsHigh: 720x |
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| What are EyeTV 200's outputs? | |
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EyeTV outputs the video and audio over the FireWire bus. You can watch both on your computer. EyeTV does not contain TV-out hardware. |
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| What are EyeTV 200's inputs? | |
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EyeTV 200 has an analog cable-ready TV tuner, an S-Video input and composite RCA video/left/right inputs. |
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| Can I play EyeTV 200 content with QuickTime Player? | |
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QuickTime requires a MPEG-2 plug in, available from Apple, to play MPEG-2 content. That will play the MPEG Program Stream that EyeTV can export, but it will not play the MPEG Transport Stream files, as found in the EyeTV Archive.You can use |
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| Does EyeTV 200 support digital cable or satellite television? | |
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Yes. EyeTV can see whatever your TV can see. There are some special considerations, though. EyeTV's built-in tuner can handle unscrambled analog television from channel 2 to 125. If you have any of the following:- higher frequency channels |
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| Does EyeTV 200 work in Canada? | |
| Yes, Canadian EPG data is provided by TV Guide in EyeTV 3. |
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| Does EyeTV 200 support the PAL format and work internationally? | |
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Yes. EyeTV software now officially supports the following countries and their TV standards:Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sin |
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| What are EyeTV 200's system requirements? | |
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EyeTV requires the following minimal configuration:A Macintosh computer with minimum PowerPC G4 500Mhz or G5 processor and built-in FireWire portMac OS X 10.2.8 or higher and 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended). This is for EyeTV |
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| Can I watch or record Pay-Per-View channels with EyeTV 200? | |
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Yes. Once you manually authorize a Pay-Per-View purchase from your cable or satellite company, and the program is being outputted on your cable/satellite box, you can use EyeTV to watch or record that program. |
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| Does EyeTV 200 support closed captioning? | |
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Yes, this feature is supported by the EyeTV 200 hardware in North America. Closed captioning requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later. |
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| Can EyeTV 200 play back at Full Screen? | |
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Yes. The EyeTV 200 hardware captures at a resolution up to 720 by 480 pixels, and compresses both video and audio to MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. The frame rate is full NTSC 29.97 fps. All captured video can be burned to a Video CD, Super Video |
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| Can I connect my PlayStation/Wii/XBox 360 to EyeTV 200? | |
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You can, but playing on the EyeTV display won't be much fun since the MPEG decoding mechanism currently employed by EyeTV introduces a delay of about 1.5 seconds. In other words, it always takes about 1.5 seconds before the results of a game controller |
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| Can I export EyeTV 200 recordings to a video DVD? | |
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If you have Toast 7 Titanium or higher, the process is quite simple. Using EyeTV software version 1.6 or higher, just drag the recording to the Toast Video window. Select Video CD, Super Video CD, or DVD-Video, press Burn, and your disk is automatically |
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| Can I export EyeTV 200 movies to iMovie or iDVD? | |
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Yes. Using EyeTV software version 1.6 or higher, you can export EyeTV content to DV, the format that iMovie and iDVD require. You can also use "iMovie" and "iDVD" presets that will automatically prepare the video, and launch those pr |
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| Can I use EyeTV 200 to digitize old VHS or analog camcorder tapes? | |
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Yes, just connect your video source to EyeTV 200's composite RCA video/left/right inputs, or the S-Video input, and hit Play on your source. |
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| Does EyeTV 200 include an IR remote control? | |
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Yes it does. You can find out more about that remote here:http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=support_documentation |
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| How much disk space does EyeTV 200 need to record one hour? | |
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EyeTV 200 takes about 2 GB of disk space per hour of recorded program. Quality levels can be adjusted in the EyeTV menu > Device Settings, and that would increase or decrease this figure. |
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| How much programming can I record with EyeTV 200? | |
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With EyeTV 200, you are limited only by the amount of free hard drive space you have available on your computer. You need approximately 2 GB of drive space to record a typical one-hour program. |
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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 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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