Macworld 2010: Elgato products roundup

I would really, really like to see a USB tuner from Elgato that conforms to the new UK Freeview HD standard.

If they release one, I’ll buy it right away. The channels are already up and running in my area but the first receivers are only just appearing for sale! I’d much rather purchase a Mac-based solution than yet another standalone box to squeeze under the TV.

Warning.... Turbo H.264 HD is useless as Elgato does not support hard or soft subtitles.

WOW! What kind of brand microphone is that?

I would agree with Moose - I am a big fan of the 250 Plus and support for me has been strong. When I had a problem, they offered me a free replacement by mail. As their offices are in San Francisco and not wanting to be without it for long, I decided to drop off the problem unit myself. The receptionist handed me my new unit on the spot. No hassles.

One MAJOR disappointment though - I went to MacWorld this week to see Elgato and their usual great show specials. They are NOT there and the MacWorld Expo show floor is a major disappointment, unless you need an iPhone case. Elgato - how about running a show special on your website anyway to show your support for the community?

I just purchased the Turbo HD. I am not very happy with it. I really don't see much of an increase in speed. I see a little, but it's only by maybe 5 minutes or so on large encodes. I hate that there is no bitrate /file size selection. Everything the application outputs is at least double the file size of the original file and the quality is degraded. Near impossible to get the file size I want with good video quality.

Just another user here... I friggin' love my 250 plus. It came bundled with eyetv3 and eyeconnect and I really couldn't be much happier. The features are outstanding for the price... I can stream recordings to my PS3, auto-output recording for my iPod touch, it pulls in all my digital channels (except On Demand - that would be sweet), and with the PeyeTV plugin for Front Row its a perfect complement/facet for my whole Mac mini HTPC rig. I haven't had any issues where I've needed support so I can't speak to that, but my experience has been nothing but positive.

I my memory doesn't fail me they are the exact copies of the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q that retails for $99 so it's a bit cheaper.

You may have to use a VMesque software, I tried this before a few years back but forgot the details, sorry.

Just make sure you buy the WinTV-HVR-950Q from a place with easy returns like BestBuy

Their support is disgusting! They never properly support the PS3 playback and they always blame Sony , their video capture device will not play back mp4's on a ps3 .

Christian,
Try the SiliconDust HDHomeRun:
http://www.silicondust.com/products/hdhomerun_home_atsc
they have a version that has two tuners that works with Elgatos EyeTV software. It does mean you have to buy the EyeTV software seperately ($79) and the HDHomeRun Dual which run about $149.

Does EyeTV support dual (two) tuners yet? (Officially, I mean.) That, to my thinking, is the major missing feature of the product. Other than that, Elgato seems to have great products.