Elgato offers EyeTV 610 for digital cable TV
updated 08:10 am EST, Thu November 18, 2004
Elgato intros EyeTV 610
Elgato Systems today announced , which it says is the world's first digital TV recorder for DVB-C, the upcoming digital cable standard. The EyeTV 610 offers the broadest selection within the entire industry for watching digital television, including the digital terrestrial TV standard in USA (ATSC) and for European and international markets digital Cable (DVB-C), digital Satellite (DVB-S) and digital terrestrial (DVB-T) standards. EyeTV 610 lets users watch, record and edit perfect PayTV and digital cable television (DVB-C) on the Mac. According to Elgato, Digital Cable (DVB-C) is widely available in Europe and currently has a base of approximately 10 million households. It is available for €330 where the DVB-C supported.
"With the new EyeTV 610 we have completed our comprehensive product range for watching digital TV on the Macintosh platform and offer cutting edge technology for the digital home. Growth is expected to remain strong as digital cable TV networks are constantly being upgraded to digital capacity", says Freddie Geier, Elgato's CEO. "Elgato has once again proven its innovative strength, bringing TV in all available standards to the Mac".
A subscription from a local digital cable provider is needed. Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) represents the future of television broadcasting, providing interference-free reception and stunning digital picture and sound quality. Users can automatically schedule when to record shows, edit out the unwanted content, and burn recordings to a DVD. EyeTV supports online Electronic Program Guide, so users will never miss a show. Recordings can be exported into different video formats and further edited in iMovie, iDVD, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express or DVDStudio Pro, for professional quality recordings.
EyeTV 610 includes a tuner for digital cable television (DVB-C). To receive digital cable an active digital cable TV subscription is required; to receive PayTV via EyeTV 610, users need a CAM (Common Access Module) and a PayTV subscription.
