It’s important to note if you are shopping around that Elgato has already had a previously named “EyeTV Hybrid” product from several years ago that is a different unit. In addition to the minuscule USB tuner comes the coaxial adapter connector, a USB extension cable, RCA/S-Video adapter cable, software key and quick-start guide. Stereo audio (via break out cable, included)Īs you would expect from a product touted as the “world’s smallest tuner,” the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid box is extremely small and includes everything you will need to get up and running.Composite video (via break out cable, included).S-Video (via break out cable, included).Antenna input: MCX (includes adapter to standard F connector).Frequency Range: 48-801 MHz (VHF and UHF).

Here are the technical specifications of the tuner:Analog- /ATSC-Tuner The tuner used within the device is the ATI Theater HD 750 chip and offers a number of features according to the product page. But that’s not all – EyeTV Hybrid can receive digital TV with an antenna, and can also capture standard definition video from analog sources such a camcorder or VCR. Powerful and versatile, EyeTV Hybrid is the right choice if you get your TV signal from basic (unscrambled) cable. Our smallest hybrid TV tuner ever, EyeTV Hybrid packs a lot of features into one very small TV stick. Elgato is privately held with offices in Munich, Germany and San Francisco, California. Elgato also produces a variety of world-class H.264 video conversion and streaming products. Elgato is the home of EyeTV, the world’s leading television solution for Mac computers. With competition so steep in the tuner world however, how does it match up in a real world evaluation?Įlgato produces award-winning TV software together with a complete range of TV tuners and capture devices to watch, record, and edit TV and HDTV on Macs and PCs.

The Elgato EyeTV Hybrid is one of those that within its tiny dongle of a body contains an NTSC, ATSC and DVB-T tuner for $129, and works with both Windows and Mac computers.

Now, dual tuners are a given and hybrid tuners seek to accomplish the duty of one-size-fits-all for all customers. When home theater computers first came to market almost 10 years ago, the television tuners that were available were few and far between, all internal, and featured a whopping single tuner.

Antenna for eyetv hybrid