Elgato releases the eyeTV 250

Miglia "TVmax" DVR box for the Apple MacMini

I met with representatives of Miglia at the 2006 MacWorld Expo in SF and they were demonstrating their new TVmax DVR hardware for the Apple MacMini at the ElGato Booth using their PVR software. FYI, the Miglia TVmax DVR box is exactly the same size as the Apple MacMini and is designed to fit under the Apple MacMini. This is an analog DVR box and therefore can NOT accept HD digital content. In a follow-up email with Miglia they informed me that the Miglia TVmax DVR box will be available sometime in Q2 2006.

Mute Matt said "I'm looking for something that will tune and record over the air HD content"

Matt, I'm in the same boat with LOST and 24. I just ordered the Miglia TVMini HD.
Key Features
Watch free-to-air digital TV and free digital cable (HDTV) on your Mac
Pause, rewind and skip forward live TV
Record HDTV to your hard drive
Edit TV shows and remove commercials
Never miss your favorite show with Online TV Guide TitanTV
Export recorded TV shows to Apple iPod and Sony Playstation Portable

My only disappointment is that no one has made a PVR solution that matches the Mac mini's footprint.

For my dense cranium:

"(optional uncompressed Game Mode)" means that there is a pass-through, allowing me the option to software encode (in DV) as well, yes?
danke

Any website out there with step by step instructions on integrating a Mini as a PVR with EyeTV? I need to cut the "lifecord" on my Tivo, but still need to keep my Mac up and running...
Thanks

The difference between the 250 and their other offerings is its hardware MPEG2 encoder, making it very well suited to a lot of analog-to-digital conversion tasks, as well as acting as a good TV tuner and games machine interface.

For me, for example, my dual 1.25Ghz G4 only just managed realtime MPEG2 encoding, so having an external box to do this will result in a higher quality encoder that doesn't totally kill my machine in the process. And it's the best way to hook in my XBox too.

This statement is false:
"Note that the eyeTV 250 only does analog cable/antenna recording."

Check their website:

"EyeTV 250 comes with a break-out cable for S-Video and composite RCA video connections. So, EyeTV 250 is the right choice if you receive higher frequency channels, scrambled analog cable (premium) channels, digital cable, or satellite via a set-top box."

What's the difference between the EyeTV 250 and the others?

Read this:
http://faq.elgato.com/index.php/faq/more/389/

There's lots of good info at the Elgato website
http://www.elgato.com

The comment is wrong regarding analog only. El Gato lists this model as a digital subscription solution. Check the page at: http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvmain2&countrytogo=33&signal=dicasu

Another question... are these any good for gaming with your computer display? ie, can I hook my gamecube up to my powerbook with one of these? I hear lag is a problem with some. Thanks

I'm looking for something that will tune and record over the air HD content. I have an Intel iMac so onboard encoding isn't a must. I work on Wednesday nights. It's only so I can watch LOST when I get home.

Any ideas??