Question about EyeTV Hybrid...

[steamboat26]

I am just wondering if the Elgato EyeTV hybrid would work well with my mini. I assume the dongle doesn't do the encoding, so that would fall on my processor. Could a 1.66 ghz core duo handle encoding without many problems?

EDIT: I am also wondering if the Miglia TVMax would be better for recording TV. How do they compare?

 

[klacbob]

have you considered the 250

i'm sure you know this already, but the 250 is only about $50 bucks more and the encoding is on it, not your computer. It's still small enough that I don't have a problem transporting it either. I would answer your question exactly, but I don't have the hybrid

 

[barr08]

Your mac mini would be fine, it would just tie up a lot of your cpu when recording.

 

[redeye be]

My 1.42 mini G4 does it just fine with 35 - 40 % processor usage. Recording or not doesn't make a difference, as it uses a Live TV buffer (always recording that is).

edit: this is DTT, haven't tried analog yet, don't think i ever will