The Chicago Apple User Group

Welcome to the April, 2010 raffle prizes. We greatly appreciate the support of Elgato in providing the prizes. Current members receive one free ticket and may purchase as many additional tickets as they want for $1.00 each by going here.. Non-members may purchase as many tickets as they want for $2.00 each on this page.

Elgato EyeTV Hybrid, retail price $149.95
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All in one TV for your Mac. Click on image for more information.

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EyeTV Hybrid Features
Super-small TV tuner that gets the big picture
Our smallest hybrid TV tuner ever, EyeTV Hybrid packs a lot of features into one very small TV stick. Whether you get your TV signal from cable or from an antenna, EyeTV Hybrid delivers a big TV picture live to your Mac or PC.
To watch and record basic cable channels on your computer, simply connect EyeTV Hybrid to the coaxial cable coming straight from the wall; EyeTV Hybrid receives unscrambled digital and analog cable TV.
EyeTV Hybrid also connects to your TV antenna to receive the huge variety of TV shows that are broadcast over-the-air for free. The quality of digital TV that is available with an antenna looks spectacular on your computer’s high-resolution display, particularly the many shows that are broadcast in full HDTV.
EyeTV Hybrid is powerful, compact, and incredibly versatile. It’s the all-in-one TV tuner for your Mac or PC.

Superb quality digital TV recordings
EyeTV Hybrid records digital TV in one quality setting, Lossless. The digital stream is recorded unaltered for full quality digital content as encoded by the broadcaster. EyeTV also supports closed captioning and Dolby® Digital sound.
Capture video from a set-top box or VCR
EyeTV Hybrid can capture video from analog sources such as a set-top box, a VCR, or a camcorder. Simply connect the video source to your computer using the included video cable for composite (RCA) or S-Video; then watch and even record the picture on your computer in standard definition. In the US, EyeTV 3 software offers additional support for set top boxes.
EyeTV Hybrid processes analog video using the encoder built into the EyeTV software together with your Mac’s processor. As a result, the quality of analog recordings depends on the power of your Mac.
Made for the Mac
With its clean lines, matte aluminum finish, and surprisingly small size, EyeTV Hybrid is the premier accessory for anyone who appreciates well-designed gadgets. It features a USB 2.0 interface for the streaming of superior quality, digital TV content and requires no external power supply.

The included EyeTV 3 software from Elgato turns your Mac into the coolest TV and DVR in the house. This award-winning software enables you to:
- Watch and record TV on your Mac
- Rewind, fast forward, and pause live TV
- Search the comprehensive Program Guide; includes one year of free TV Guide data, with optional renewal for only $19.95 per year
- Set up schedules to record your favourite TV programmes
- Edit out unwanted content
EyeTV 3 software offers special features for Mac users, including Smart Series Guides, Smart Playlists, automatic exports to iTunes, and support for the EyeTV for iPhone app. Learn more

Available in countries supporting the NTSC and ATSC standards (North America, parts of Latin America & Asia). Single EyeTV units do not support all standards; purchase EyeTV in the country you intend to use it in, to ensure support of your local standard.
About Antennas
There is no difference between a traditional TV antenna and an HDTV/digital TV antenna. If you are considering updating your old antenna, or are buying one for the first time, use the criteria of quality, size, range, and your budget.
In nearly all cases you should look for an antenna that is capable of receiving both UHF and VHF signals.
Suggested links:
Antenna Range and Reception (Denny’s Antenna Service)
Step-by-Step Antenna Guide (HDTV Antenna Labs)
Choose the right antenna (Antennas Direct)
HDTV availability
To assist your research on the availability of over-the-air programming in your area, we suggest the following links:
USA
Antenna Web
Elgato Turbo.264 HD, retail price $149.95
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Video encoder and accelerator (click on image for more info).

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Turbo.264 HD Video Encoder & Accelerator
Convert HD video to the universal H.264 format
Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. H.264 video is a universal format that can be played on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, gaming consoles, selected smartphones, and on the web.
The best way to transfer HD camcorder video to a Mac
Preview and move HD camcorder movies to your Mac or iPod in one fast and easy step. Turbo.264 HD automatically detects AVCHD camcorders.
Suitable for pros as well as novices
Crop, scale, trim, batch process, and easily merge multiple clips into one movie. Select from a range of presets or add your own video output profiles.
Incredibly fast and easy to use
Comes with intuitive software and converts videos at amazing speeds. Dramatically accelerates video encoding when the hardware encoder is used with Mac applications such as iMovie®, QuickTime® Pro, Final Cut® Pro, and EyeTV®.
Supercharge EyeTV on the iPhone
When used with EyeTV, the Turbo.264 HD speeds up the preparation of recordings for playback in the EyeTV iPhone app, and enables adaptive streaming for higher quality live TV streaming.