Elgato the maker of TV accessories just unveiled a tiny digital TV Tuner. How small is small? Well for comparison it is almost the same size a USB connector. The EyeTV DTT Deluxe deliver digital TV (DTT or Freeview) reception, which can receive HDTV broadcast any where available. These USB TV tuners are getting small by the minute.
DTT stands for Digital Terrestrial Television, and only and handful of countries are using this signal format. Too bad United States is not on the list. The EyeTV DTT Deluxe comes with software to watch, record, and edit TV shows.
The EyeTV DTT Deluxe is compatible with both Mac and Windows 7. It works well with Windows Media Center.
EyeTV DTT Deluxe Technical Information
System Requirements
DVB-T Tuner
- Frequency range: 48-860MHz (VHF and UHF)
- Supported digital TV standards: DVB-T
- COFDM Demodulator: Supported modulations 16, 64 QAM, QPSK; Bandwidths 6, 7, 8 MHz
Input and Output
- USB 2.0
- Aerial input: Coaxial connector (MCX)
- IR remote control sensor
Power Supply
- USB bus power
Dimensions
- 16 × 35 x 8 mm
- 3 g
- Macintosh: PowerPC® G4,G5 or Intel Core® processor, Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
- PC: 2.0 GHz Intel/AMD CPU or Intel Atom CPU, Windows 7, XP SP2 or Vista SP1 (32 or 64 Bit)
- 1 GB RAM, built-in USB 2.0 port
Internet connection required to download Program Guide data. Note: 720p or 1080i HD features require an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
DVB-T reception can vary by location, and a rooftop aerial may be required in areas with a weak or obstructed DVB-T signal.
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Hello,
My name’s Sebastian and I have a question for you: can preview window of you ElgatoTV software go into full screen mode?
Best regards.
Sebastian
Does it work on PowerBook G4?