Plextor ConvertX, EyeTV 1.7 add MPEG-4 support
updated 12:00 pm EST, Mon February 7, 2005
Plextor ConvertX, EyeTV
Plextor today released for the Macintosh. EyeTV 1.7 allows users to take advantage of the ConvertX PVR’s built-in MPEG-4 hardware video compression capability in addition to previously available MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats. Other new features of the software include a more robust search and sort through recorded videos, making it easier for users to find the recording they want to watch. EyeTV 1.7 is a free update for current ConvertX PVR for the Mac owners. Plextor also announced a new $50 software upgrade that enables ConvertX PVR for the Mac users to install and use the device on a PC in addition to a Mac, making the device the first personal video recorder with cross-platform compatibility. ConvertX PVR for Mac is $230.
