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What I wanted to do is see if I could make a pay TV replacement (DirecTV with HD DVR) using the above.

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I own an EyeTV 250 Plus TV Tuner from Elgato that I use to record material (mainly movies) off of TV.I just finished my complete setup and I wanted to share it since its working so well.

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There is however a problem with the EyeTV software – it lacks support for Dolby Digital (AC3) when exporting to QuickTime formats. Using MPEG Streamclip open up the stream.You’ll have to go to “Open Files” and select “All Files” under view. Then go to where your EyeTV recordings are stored and open up the file. In preferences, select “Fix Streams with Data Breaks”.You’ll see a list of files with numbers for names. In the process it will also fix any breaks in the stream that would otherwise cause HandBrake to goof up the conversion. You don’t HAVE to take this extra step as HandBrake can handle the EyeTV files directly, but it’s a good idea as a precaution. Here you have a wealth of options depending on what you want to do with the file. For my purposes I’m exporting to Apple TV.

If I’m working with SD content I start with the Apple TV preset, and make sure I turn deinterlacing on (under picture settings). For working with HD material you’ve got a choice to make – either make it 1280*720p 24 fps or 960*540p 30 fps. Since I’m mainly recording movies I have figured out this work around.

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Most movie content is natively 24 fps, and using HandBrake you can ask it to convert it for you. Under picture settings there is a box that says “VFR”. If you check that, HandBrake will be on the look out for the tell-tale signs that something that is technically 30 frames per second (as most TV broadcasts are) is really 24 frames per second. If you know your HD content is natively 30 fps, you’ll need to opt down for the 950*540 resolution.For many years, Elgato has offered Mac users the hardware and software to turn their computers into TV-tuning, DVD-functioning wonderlands. Or, to put it another way, letting people watch, record, edit, and export TV shows on their Macs. The latest version of Elgato’s EyeTV Hybrid TV tuner lets you access over-the-air SD and HD channels (ATSC) and unencrypted analog (NTSC) and digital (Clear QAM) cable channels, as well as signals from cable and satellite boxes (more on that shortly).

Plug the Hybrid into a USB 2.0 port (either directly or using the included USB extension cable), attach the coaxial adapter, connect either an antenna (not included) or cable, and you’re ready to go. There’s an included break-out cable offering analog-only inputs for game consoles, DVD players, VCRs, and the like. Unlike the previous version, the Hybrid no longer includes an FM tuner. I tested it with a small antenna on my desk at work with a clear view of San Francisco’s Sutro Tower, from which I could pick up nearly 40 channels. Program listUsing the EyeTV software you can watch live TV pause and rewind live shows thanks to a storage buffer (by default, 2GB, but you can change the size, and therefore the length of buffer time) schedule and record future programs and watch recorded programs on your computer.

(Using the $5 EyeTV iPhone app, you can watch live and recorded TV on your iPhone or iPod touch, as well). The software includes one year of TV Guide program data ($20 per year in subsequent years) that shows, among other things, what episodes are coming up on what channels and whether they are new episodes or repeats. (This info is similar to the guide data you’d get from a TiVo or other DVR.) #EYETV WITH APPLE TV SOFTWARE# The hardware/software combo offers most of the features you’d expect from a DVR. When you find a program in the guide, you can click it to switch to a view showing a summary, the length, actors, and more.

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