EyeTV 250’s premium analog TV receiver and video encoder combined with award-winning EyeTV software will change the way you watch TV. Watch, pause and rewind live television on your Mac. Find your favorite shows using the built-in electronic program guide (EPG), and record them on your Mac’s hard drive. Create playlists to manage your recordings and TV channels. Edit your recordings and export them to your video-capable iPod or archive them to external storage or DVD. Convert VHS and camcorder tapes to digital files. Switch to Game Mode and connect game consoles to your Mac. Benefits
- Record TV programs in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format. EyeTV 250’s built-in hardware encoder compresses audio/video signals, freeing up your computer’s processor for other activities. This also means that a less powerful Mac can record top-quality video.
- Capture video from VCRs, DVD players and camcorders, and convert VHS and camcorder tapes to digital files.
- Connect game consoles to your Mac. The Game Mode feature turns off hardware encoding for zero latency game play.
- Suitable for analog cable or antenna reception, with S-video and composite inputs to connect digital cable or satellite set-top boxes.
- USB 2.0 connection
- Elegant design in a small, Mac-mini style enclosure. Specifications
Audio/Video Encoding
- Encoding presets for VCD, SVCD and DVD Extended Play, DVD Long Play, DVD Standard Quality and DVD High Quality
- Custom MPEG-1 encoding settings: max. PAL resolution 352x288; 128 kbps to 2.3 Mbps datarate; GOP-structure: IBP frames, IP frames, I frames only; audio bitrate 32 kbps to 384 kbps; audio sampling rate 44.1 or 48.0 kHz
- Custom MPEG-2 encoding settings: max. PAL resolution 720x576 D1; 128 kbps to 15 Mbps datarate; audio bitrate 32 kbps to 384 kbps; audio sampling rate 44.1 or 48.0 kHz
Game Mode
- Uncompressed 8-bit SD (4:2:2 YUV), max. PAL resolution: 720x576 D1
Connections
- Antenna/cable TV input (PAL/SECAM)
- S-Video input
- Composite Video input
- USB 2.0 interface
Size and weight
- Height: 1.9 cm
- Width: 6.4 cm
- Depth: 10.4 cm
- Weight: 0.14 kg System Requirements
- Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core processor
- 256 MB of physical RAM (512 MB recommended)
- Built-in USB 2.0 port
- Mac OS X v10.4 or later.
- 589 MB of disk space required for one hour of recorded TV (Video CD setting)
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