WTB: Elgato EyeTV 200

[rickvanr]

Hi, I'm looking to buy a second hand 'Elgato EyeTV 200'. If anyone has one that is in good shape and is willing to part with it, please let me know.

Best,
- Rick

[MacTruck]

Hi, I'm looking to buy a second hand 'Elgato EyeTV 200'. If anyone has one that is in good shape and is willing to part with it, please let me know.

Best,
- Rick


Got a brand new one in box. How much you want to pay?

[rickvanr]

PMed you..

[michaelrjohnson]

Did this unit sell?

[rickvanr]

Did this unit sell?

No, he didn't even reply to my PM.

[madmaxmedia]

The Plextor PVR for Mac is not a bad alternative, about a hundred bucks cheaper (about $200 new.) It doesn't have a remote, uses USB 2 instead of Firewire. But they both use the Elgato software as well is hook into TitanTV. I think the Plextor has some more encoding options (Divx).

[michaelrjohnson]

Yeah, looking at my needs (wants), I think the eyeTV Wonder USB 2.0 will be all I need. I was just excited to see anything elgato listed, as I can't find more than 1 or 2 anywhere! (eBay included)

[madmaxmedia]

I don' think the EyeWonder does hardware encoding. The one I'm talking about is the Plextor ConvertX PVR (names get confusing)-

http://www.compuplus.com/i/VIDEO/Video-Converters/Plextor-ConvertX-PVR-External-High-Speed-Personal-Video-Converter-for-MAC-PX-TV402U-NAMAC-1003365473.html?t=plextor%20pvr%20mac&sid=vt0x9q4uxaokrz1&track=searchViewed

Hardware encoding is much better, this way if you are recording shows to your computer your computer doesn't have to compress the video stream. The EyeTV 200 has a hardware encoder and is probably great, but is more expensive.

[michaelrjohnson]

I don' think the EyeWonder does hardware encoding. The one I'm talking about is the Plextor ConvertX PVR (names get confusing)-

http://www.compuplus.com/i/VIDEO/Video-Converters/Plextor-ConvertX-PVR-External-High-Speed-Personal-Video-Converter-for-MAC-PX-TV402U-NAMAC-1003365473.html?t=plextor%20pvr%20mac&sid=vt0x9q4uxaokrz1&track=searchViewed

Hardware encoding is much better, this way if you are recording shows to your computer your computer doesn't have to compress the video stream. The EyeTV 200 has a hardware encoder and is probably great, but is more expensive.
Thanks for the heads-up! That's a spec that I missed somehow! (Read the MacWorld Reviews)

Though, I think I'm running into the same supply issue for used units.

[madmaxmedia]

Yeah, whatever you'll find is probably close to retail anyway, or even more than the best online retail price.