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Sonic unveils EyeTV 250 TV tuner

updated 09:45 am EDT, Wed September 20, 2006

Sonic unveils EyeTV 250


Sonic today unveiled the EyeTV 250, a TV tuner for Mac systems that resembles Apple's Mac mini. The device features a built-in analog tuner, connecting to its host via USB 2.0 to support TV viewing as well as recording on a Mac. The EyeTV 250 features Internet Electronic Program Guide capability, allowing users to program recording sessions with additional support for hardware encoding to record content real-time in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format without additional load on the Mac, according to Newlaunches.com. Users can also convert recorded programs to MPEG-4 in one click for playback on Apple's video iPod, and the device ships with Toast 7 Titanium CD/DVD burning software. The EyeTV 250 is slated for shipment in Japan on October 6th for $260.


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  1. bfalchuk

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    09/20, 10:14am | report spam | Reply |

    Sonic or Elgato?

    I don't get this. Elgato makes the EyeTV 250, so is this a typo, did Sonic buy Elgato and release a previously released product, or what?

  1. umijin

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    09/20, 10:20am | report spam | Reply |

    Not a New Product

    Ummm, this is the El Gato EyeTV 250. And it's been out for several months. http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv250

    And I have one. Nothing new here.

  1. umijin

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    09/20, 10:22am | report spam | Reply |

    Japan version

    Actually, it's just the Japan version of the ElGato product, rebranded by Sonic. Hopefully they'll support it better than Roxio did for the EyeTV 200

  1. Pale Rider

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    09/20, 12:34pm | report spam | Reply |

    Um, it's already .....

    available from elgato

  1. testudo

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    09/20, 12:53pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: not new

    I had a 250, but returned it. I just was not thrilled with the video quality, and then they announced the hybrid, which will take over-the-air HD content, so back it went.

  1. scottrussell

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    09/20, 02:54pm | report spam | Reply |

    sponsored story?

    Since this is a product that's been available for months, I'm left to guess that this story is a paid advertisement from Sonic. The line between journalism & advertising is so fuzzy these days...

  1. testudo

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    09/20, 05:05pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: sponsored story

    Nah, its just probably MacNN got a Press Release and shoved it up on the site. That's what Press Releases are for, you know, to release info to the press.

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