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Elgato New Tiny Digital TV Tuner EyeTV DTT Deluxe

Posted by Vincent On October - 26 - 2009

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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.

94 Responses to “Elgato New Tiny Digital TV Tuner EyeTV DTT Deluxe”

  1. ChampChong says:

    great review mate, just a bit annoying when you kept saying antenny, its antenna. but other than good review

  2. snedhalp says:

    whats an antinny?

  3. Tsuresu says:

    I get all my reviews from people who have anime girl wallpapers

  4. Roflator says:

    antenney

  5. lovelaz95 says:

    I have the socket for the outdoor TV Antennae right next to my Mac, and I want to watch TV on the Mac using the outdoor antennae. Is it possible to connect it to the Elgato EyeTV?? Thanks,-Zach

  6. lovelaz95 says:

    An antennae.

  7. sinthalam says:

    yes its possible

  8. schifferbrainz says:

    If it’s like your healthcare it’ll work better!

  9. terry947 says:

    so the health care works pretty good in canada so i guess it will work?

  10. schifferbrainz says:

    That’s what I’m sayin’!

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