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PaulMoore

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Not sure whether to put this here or in the buying advice section.

Here's the deal- I am trying to choose an Eye TV tuner for my Mac to DVR shows from a direct coax cable feed. So it needs to be able to tune in to QAM channels (which I understand is what the term is for cable without a set top box).

Having run the cable direct to my TV (bypassing the set top box) I see some local HD channels at 600+ (some are 601-1 etc.) does that rule out the Eye TV One?

According Amazon.com's tech specs the Eye TV One and the Eye TV Hybrid can both supposedly get QAM channels- but I don't see why the price difference.

Elgato's Q&As on the subject are confusing and I wondered if anyone here had tried either or both and would know which would be best.

Thanks!
 

aristobrat

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Does your cable provider do unencrypted "cable channels" in HD?

The only HD channels my carrier provides unencrypted are the local stations, and that's probably because the FCC requires them to. :eek:

It looks like the Hybrid does OTA HD + Clear QAM and the One only does OTA HD.
 

PaulMoore

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Thanks for the reply.

No- the local cable company only does local OTA in unencrypted HD.

Does anyone know if the Hybrid can get channels with high numbers (eg 600+)?
 

aristobrat

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With my cable provider, my Hybrid picks up the local HDs (Clear QAM), and most of them are channel 700+.

That's it for HD. It doesn't pick up any of the "cable-only" HD channels. Stupid "Not Clear" QAM! :D
 

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PaulMoore

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Thanks- would it get the channels that my TV showed as 80-1 and 113-8 etc.? (these were via the cable coax)
 

newagemac

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I don't know if it matters to you but I know the Hybrid also picks up analog channels.
 

PaulMoore

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OK so the One wouldn't get the SD channels on 1-99? Or is that not analog?
 

ReggaeFire

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Here's the breakdown:

EyeTV One: Can only receive Over the Air digital broadcast TV (there are no analog OTA broadcasts in the US anymore, I'm not sure of other territories).
EyeTV Hybrid: Can receive OTA, Clear-QAM and analog cable TV.
EyeTV HD: Video input via component cables to connect directly to a cable/satellite box, so you can get encoded channels unavailable via the other products.
 
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