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Check out this amazingly small newcomer to the PVR market. Plugs into your USB port on your Mac desktop or laptop, instantly gives you PVR capabilities making use of your computer's existing hard drive. While accepting standard OTA and cable signals, also supports DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) for recording digital cable sources such as FreeView in the UK. Small, cheap, loaded. Keep an "eye" out for this device.
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MSRP $130.00
Release date August, 2006
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Pros
- Free, open-source alternative to TiVO
- Support for multiple simultaneous TV tuners
- Live TV functionality. pause/rewind/fast forward live TV
Cons
- Complicated setup geared towards more techie people
- Difficult working with digital broadcasts and HDTV
- Doesn't interact with digital cable/satellite directly but instead requires an IR blaster
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Pros
- Bundled with Elgato's award winning EyeTV 3 software
- extremely compact
- connect via antenna or analogue/digital cable
- Handles unencrypted HD tv, Analogue tv or FM radio
- fantastic UI
- Reasonable price
- Extensive user support through corporate website
- allows users to choose program guide source from various online providers (no user lock-in)
Cons
- no in-unit video storage
- Macintosh only
- Fee-based program guide
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