Elgato Intros DVB Digital Video Recorders
December 01, 2003
Munich, Germany - Elgato Systems has announced the EyeTV 300 and EyeTV 400 digital video recorders, to watch, record, edit and archive perfect digital satellite and terrestrial television on the Mac.
EyeTV 300 for digital satellite television (DVB-S) and EyeTV 400 for digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) will be available in selected stores in early December for 349 EURO (approx. $420 USD), in countries where the DVB standard is being supported.
EyeTV 300 and EyeTV 400 play and record digital television in its native MPEG-2 format, which maintains its high quality when played or recorded on the Mac. The two products are the first computer peripheral digital video recorders to utilize FireWire, the gold standard for high-speed data transfer, making it possible to transfer high-quality digital television to the Mac.
EyeTV 400 offers a portable television solution, allowing PowerBook or iBook users to pick up and go while watching or recording television programs. Since EyeTV 400 receives digital terrestrial television via a small portable antenna and is powered through FireWire bus power, no additional power supply or cables keep users pinned down to one place.
The two new digital EyeTV solutions allow users to:
-Watch digital television on their Mac
-Pause, rewind or fast forward through television as they are watching
-Record television to the Mac's hard drive
-Program EyeTV through the manual control panel or optional program guide from tvtv. Users can even program EyeTV remotely via the Internet.
-Edit out unwanted content using EyeTV's built-in editor
-Archive programs to DVD or VideoCD
EyeTV 300 and EyeTV 400 require: A Macintosh computer with minimum PowerPC G4 500Mhz or G5 processor and FireWire port; Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher and 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended); and approximately 2GB of hard disk space per hour of recorded TV. EyeTV 300 also requires a satellite dish with digital or universal LNB (not included). EyeTV 400 also requires a digital terrestrial (DVB-T) antenna (included).
An Internet connection is required to use tvtv, EyeTV's optional electronic program guide (available in UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France). A CD/DVD recorder and Roxio's Toast 6 Titanium software are required to create DVDs or VideoCDs.
For more information, visit
www.elgato.com
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