EYETV 250 PLUS Expert Reviews

The EyeTV 250 is a great personal video recorder for Mac users. This is a particularly useful unit if you have a slower Mac, as the hardware encoder ensures high quality recordings without stressing the computer's processor.

Analog tuner ; strong scheduling software ; remote scheduling ; one-click iPod video export ; option to turn off hardware encoder for zero latency video gaming

Requires external power adapter

Whereas the EyeTV 200 was a FireWire device, for the EyeTV 250, Elgato chose to go with a USB 2.0 interface. Though the move to USB doesn't affect the quality of TV recordings, the 250 now requires an external power supply rather than being bus ...

Record live TV on your Mac with Elgato's high-end television recorder. We take a look at the superb EyeTV 250.

Record live TV - including Freeview, high-quality hardware encoder to digitise old videos, very powerful and versatile application

Slightly bigger than software-only encoders, limited editing tools

The EyeTV 250 Plus is an excellent device if you need to digitise analogue footage. Version 3 of the EyeTV application is a fantastic and versatile piece of software that lets you enjoy TV in new ways.