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Usb TV tuner suggestion

h1kar1

h1kar1

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Jul 12, 2007
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Los angeles
Hey guys.

I have a Macbook Pro and would like to watch over the air TV on the go.

What product is giving the best picture for this.

I am in the united states.

Also would be nice if i do not need to carry an antenna ie if the antenna is built into the usb would be nice.

Any comments or suggestions would be a great help..
thanks

Doing allot of traveling lately and would be nice to watch some things live.
 
I second anything from Elgato's line is stellar and very Mac-friendly...maybe even just for the mac. :)
 
I third. I have the EyeTV Hybrid myself and it's an amazing device. The software bundled with it (EyeTV 3) is just as good.
 
Now question with the eye do you need to plug in the antenna every time you want to watch tv over the air?

how is the diffrence between having it and not having it?
 
From what i am reading on line

is that the Elgato's eyeTV Hybrid is crappy with out an antenna

the whole idea of a laptop and a dongle is portable you dont want to lug around an antenna..

can anyone else confirm this here?

and any other recommendations
 
tfraley said:
From what i am reading on line

is that the Elgato's eyeTV Hybrid is crappy with out an antenna

the whole idea of a laptop and a dongle is portable you dont want to lug around an antenna..

can anyone else confirm this here?

and any other recommendations
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Yes it is. In my case, I cannot get any signal whatsoever without a coaxial antenna plugged-in.

If anyone knows where to buy an antenna like the ones which comes with PC USB TV tuners, please let me know. Thank you.
 
yah thats what i am hearing ...

which in turn is making me not want to buy one.

they should just make one build into the macbookpros
 
tfraley said:
yah thats what i am hearing ...

which in turn is making me not want to buy one.

they should just make one build into the macbookpros
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The hardware/ software combination on the Hybrid is rather cool but useless if there is no reception.

On the other hand, I don't care too much, TV content is crap content 80% of the time anyway. I just bought it because I wanted one (almost like you want a toy) and I figured I could use it one day to transfer content to the Mac via composite cables if needed. You can also plug-in a a video game console and use the Mac as a display if you'd like.
 
tfraley said:
Now question with the eye do you need to plug in the antenna every time you want to watch tv over the air?

how is the diffrence between having it and not having it?
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yes you do. gotta get the signal in somehow

RichardF said:
The hardware/ software combination on the Hybrid is rather cool but useless if there is no reception.

On the other hand, I don't care too much, TV content is crap content 80% of the time anyway. I just bought it because I wanted one (almost like you want a toy) and I figured I could use it one day to transfer content to the Mac via composite cables if needed. You can also plug-in a a video game console and use the Mac as a display if you'd like.
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i back up my vhs tape with it.

games work ok but not great. display is "fuzzy" and there is a very tiny bit of lag i felt as well (esp for football games)

it doesnt support hd resolutions either for games
 
awsome davidjearly

I did not know they made one
I have used software from them in the past.

And it comes with an antenna awesome
and no screwing adapter nice

what do you think of the picture with the antenna it comes with?
 
tfraley said:
awsome davidjearly

I did not know they made one
I have used software from them in the past.

And it comes with an antenna awesome
and no screwing adapter nice

what do you think of the picture with the antenna it comes with?
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Well, like most of these things the included antenna isn't great. I get reception in some areas, but the signal is not the best. When hooked up to a better antenna or an external antenna, the quality is superb and they make it really really easy to put recordings on your iPod/iPhone.

David
 
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