#Elgato eyetv diversity portable#
#Elgato eyetv diversity tv#
#Elgato eyetv diversity mac#

#Elgato eyetv diversity mac#

To make this happen, all you need is a USB television tuner and Elgato is one of the best in the business - if you're a Mac user.Įlgato makes a range of after-market television tuners for the Mac and its EyeTV Diversity model lets you to watch one digital channel while recording another. Perhaps it's having the power to control how you view free-to-air programs or perhaps it's knowing you've just turned a work machine into your personal entertainment centre. You can switch between Dual Tuner and Diversity model in the EyeTV Diversity section of the Devices Preferences for EyeTV (accessible from the EyeTV menu > Preferences > Devices).There's a giddy sense of pleasure that comes from watching television on a notebook. If only one aerial is connected, then Diversity mode will not be available.

#Elgato eyetv diversity portable#

The ultra-compact device and portable antennas pack easily with a MacBook, and mobile reception is possible at speeds up to 160 km/h provided there is uninterrupted DTT coverage en route.ĭiversity mode is only active when two separate antennas/aerials are connected. In tests, the technology provided good reception in 95% of locations within the home (compared with 67% for conventional receivers), and a 50% improvement in the quality of the television signal.ĮyeTV Diversity is ideal for travelers. The result of this Antenna Diversity (AD) and multi-tuner technology is superb reception deep indoors, in weak DTT coverage areas, and at high speeds. EyeTV Diversity contains a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), which uses information from both tuners to generate the best signal possible. In Diversity mode, the two integrated tuners are set to the same frequency. You will need an MCX to RF coaxial adapter to attach a standard coaxial cable to the tuner input on the side of EyeTV Diversity. In that way, you could use both tuners with just one aerial, to receive two separate channels at the same time. However, you can split the output of one aerial, so that a separate signal runs into each input of EyeTV Diversity. If only one aerial is connected, then only one tuner will be active.

#Elgato eyetv diversity tv#

It’s the only EyeTV product that enables you to watch two live TV channels Picture-in-Picture, or watch one show while you record another.ĭual-Tuner mode is only active when two separate antennas/aerials are connected. In Dual-Tuner mode, EyeTV Diversity becomes two conventional DTT receivers in one. It is only for receiving DTT (DVB-T, TNT, Freeview) signals in many European countries, and Australia.Įven if you live in an area with strong DTT reception, EyeTV Diversity is an attractive choice. One side is an IR receiver (which does not illuminate like a light), and the other side is a the second Tuner input, to which you can connect the second included aerial/antenna.ĮyeTV Diversity does not have any light on it, so no part will illuminate to indicate if it’s on or off.ĮyeTV Diversity accepts no analog inputs of any kind.

That is for one of the two included aerials/antennas.Įach side of the EyeTV Diversity has a small feature. The opposite end of the EyeTV Diversity is the first Tuner input, with a connector for a coaxial cable. That can be connected directly to an USB port on your Mac, or a small USB 2.0 extension cable can be used (included with EyeTV Diversity). The dark end of the EyeTV Diversity is a plastic cap, protecting the male USB 2.0 plug. To ensure that all aspects of the EyeTV Diversity are understood, here is a discussion of the hardware. EyeTV Diversity is designed to be simple to setup and use.