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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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| 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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| 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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| The EyeTV 500 product requires a “G4 500 MHz or better” processor. Why is that? | |
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Decoding MPEG-2 video is a very CPU-intensive task. EyeTV will not be able to decode MPEG-2 content in real-time on a slower processor. It takes a dual processor G5 to display full size, full frame rate HDTV. |
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| Can I use HDTV over cable or satellite with EyeTV 500? | |
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You can receive unencrypted HDTV programs over antenna or cable with EyeTV 500, but not satellite TV. You cannot use a cable box. |
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| What are the inputs on EyeTV 500? | |
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EyeTV 500 is an HDTV ATSC / Clear QAM product and only contains terrestrial antenna and unencrypted digital cable inputs (both coaxial). It has no video encoding capabilities to capture from analog devices. That means it does not have S-Video nor compos |
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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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