That makes it the low cost leader in the roundup by $5. Plextor's ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U for the Mac is priced from $129 to a somewhat stinging $221. Perhaps not surprisingly, this problem too resolved itself in much the same way that the picture quality did - after a half dozen tries it decided to work. Without it, scheduled recordings became difficult (although not impossible if you have a TV Guide handy). It wouldn't recognize my zip code and couldn't provide a channel lineup as a consequence. This software/hardware combination along with my OTA antenna signal, provides me a great way to replace my outdated Tivo and any set top box that I could receive from the cable companies. The only actual problem that remained was with TitanTV, the EPG Plextor provides. Elgato eyetv w review tv I can record live TV, pause, schedule, etc⦠Through TV Guide I get the entire EPG (guide) at my fingertips. In my side-by-side comparison with the TV's native image the ConvertX's picture was slightly more yellow. Picture quality was clear as a bell on all channels, not a herringbone or a ripple to be seen. Interestingly, this time around, the results were outstanding. After the upgrade, I tried what Elgato calls an "intense" auto tune, but when I noticed it was taking more than three minutes per channel, I quickly cancelled it and went back to the standard "quick" auto tune.
A few more attempts to auto tune the channels into submission were fruitless.Īt some point after the last try, a pop-up box appeared on screen to announce that an upgrade to EyeTV (to version 1.8 the current version is 2.4) was available. When I was done with the software install, I was left with a light TV image that had a herringbone pattern overlay. The ConvertX shipped with an older version of Elgato's EyeTV (version 1.6). However, the software was another matter. The physical connections were a snap: Cable, power, and USB cable all plugged neatly into the back and out of sight.