We yanked the cable out of our Sky+ box and switched it over to the EyeTV 310 and were able to pick up Freesat without too much trouble. This allows you to connect it to the feed from a Freesat satellite dish or from a comparable satellite system such as a Sky+ box. In addition to its Firewire interface, the EyeTV 310 also has an antenna connector that can accept an RG-6 coaxial satellite cable. Apple has dropped Firewire from the new MacBook models that it released recently - though not the more expensive MacBook Pro - and seems to be losing interest in Firewire altogether, which doesn’t augur well for the EyeTV 310’s long-term future.
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In fact, you won’t be using it with the new MacBooks at all, as the EyeTV 310 uses a Firewire interface to connect to the host machine, rather than the USB port used by most conventional TV tuners. Elgato is the home of EyeTV, the world’s leading television solution for Mac computers. EyeTV gives you powerful control over what you watch and how you watch it. You can schedule shows to record just like you would on your TiVo, or Cable/Satellite DVR. For the uninitiated, Elgato’s products turns your Mac into a home DVR media center. Click the File (Windows) or iTunes (Mac) menu and select Add File to Library.
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That means you won’t be slipping it into your bag so that you can watch TV when you’re on the road with your MacBook laptop. For those of you who use Elgato’s EyeTV with your Mac as a DVR media solution, get ready for an update to allow streaming to your iPad. Instead of the compact design of the EyeTV DTT, the 310 looks like a small set-top box, measuring 220 x 155 x 3.6mm. It’s also the most expensive product in the EyeTV range, costing a somewhat eye-watering £240, compared to just £40 for the EyeTV DTT. However, the EyeTV 310 is one of the few digital satellite tuners that we’ve seen designed for use with personal computers – and the only one available for the Mac. Most of the EyeTV range consists of conventional TV tuners – such as the recently reviewed EyeTV DTT and EyeTV Deluxe – that allow you to watch and record terrestrial TV channels, either analogue or digital, on your computer. Elgato's EyeTV 310: now available over here