Does EyeTV Hybrid have a MPEG encoder?

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	Does EyeTV Hybrid have a MPEG encoder?

Solution EyeTV Hybrid does not have a MPEG encoder. It records analog inputs via software encoding, and receives pre-encoded digital content.

EyeTV Hybrid features an analog NTSC or PAL TV tuner that lets you watch live TV directly on the Mac, in the uncompressed YUV format. The EyeTV software encodes this YUV into MPEG-2 or MPEG-1, and the speed and quality of that encoding is entirely dependent on the power of your Mac.

You have three quality options for analog inputs: VideoCD, Standard and High. Only a Dual G5 or Core Duo can record the highest quality of MPEG-2.

EyeTV Hybrid also has a digital tuner (ATSC or DVB-T), which does not encode. It receives pre-encoded MPEG video directly from broadcasters, via an antenna. That content is in either SDTV or HDTV format.

If you are looking for a MPEG encoder for analog, EyeTV 250 Plus is an excellent choice.

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21 May 2008 11:32 PM

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