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  Elgato EyeTV Hybrid TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-08-11 12:50 +0000
    Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-11 15:19 +0100
      Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-08-11 18:52 +0000
      Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> - 2025-09-03 11:39 +0100
        Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-09-03 10:59 +0000
        Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-09-03 12:24 +0100
    Re: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-11 14:55 +0000

#181658 — Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
lead.
-- 
TimH
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#181659

TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

[Elgato EyeTV Hybrid]

> Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
> otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
> lead.

I have the same, it's in use here every day.  Its software is not quite
as good as it once was now that it has been rewritten for 64 bit, but 
it does still work pretty well.

-- 
^Ï^.        Sn!pe, PTB, FIBS        My pet rock Gordon just is.

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#181665

On 11 Aug 2025 at 3:19:06 pm BST, "Sn!pe" <Sn!pe> wrote:

> TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> [Elgato EyeTV Hybrid]
> 
>> Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
>> otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
>> lead.
> 
> I have the same, it's in use here every day.  Its software is not quite
> as good as it once was now that it has been rewritten for 64 bit, but
> it does still work pretty well.

Ah - interesting. Out of curiosity (I really can't think of a situation where
I'd use it) I went to the Geniatech (curent owners) site and downloaded the
current software. Activation key doesn't work. Now waiting to see if their
support gets back to me.
-- 
TimH
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#181804

On 11 Aug 2025, Sn!pe wrote
(in article<1rgwq9l.f3fcbk84o9x1N%snipeco.2@gmail.com>):

> [Elgato EyeTV Hybrid]
>
> > Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
> > otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
> > lead.
>
> I have the same, it's in use here every day. Its software is not quite
> as good as it once was now that it has been rewritten for 64 bit, but
> it does still work pretty well.

Does it? I read the reviews, and I’ve never seen anything so consistently panned in terms like: “The old version was excellent, but the new version is awful.”

Since there’s no way to try the new version without buying it, I didn’t.

MST

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#181805

On 3 Sep 2025 at 11:39:18 am BST, "Martin S Taylor"
<hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:

> On 11 Aug 2025, Sn!pe wrote
> (in article<1rgwq9l.f3fcbk84o9x1N%snipeco.2@gmail.com>):
> 
>> [Elgato EyeTV Hybrid]
>> 
>>> Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
>>> otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
>>> lead.
>> 
>> I have the same, it's in use here every day. Its software is not quite
>> as good as it once was now that it has been rewritten for 64 bit, but
>> it does still work pretty well.
> 
> Does it? I read the reviews, and I’ve never seen anything so consistently
> panned in terms like: “The old version was excellent, but the new version is
> awful.”
> 
> Since there’s no way to try the new version without buying it, I didn’t.

As I said further up the thread, I went to the Geniatech site (the current
owners, I believe) and downloaded the most recent software (freely) from

https://www.geniatech.eu/support/eyetv-hybrid-en/

My original activation key didn't work, and an email to support went
unanswered.

Anyway, the thing has since gone to recycling...
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TimH
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#181806

Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:

> On 11 Aug 2025, Sn!pe wrote
> (in article<1rgwq9l.f3fcbk84o9x1N%snipeco.2@gmail.com>):
> 
> > [Elgato EyeTV Hybrid]
> >
> > > Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to
> > > recycling otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a
> > > little USB extension lead.
> > >
> >
> > I have the same, it's in use here every day. Its software is not quite
> > as good as it once was now that it has been rewritten for 64 bit, but
> > it does still work pretty well.
> >
>
> Does it? I read the reviews, and I've never seen anything so consistently
> panned in terms like: "The old version was excellent, but the new version
> is awful."
> 
> Since there's no way to try the new version without buying it, I didn't.
>

The 64 bit app's programme guide is not as good as the old 32 bit app
and it certainly does have some bugs but still, it does drive the EyeTV
Hybrid dongle well enough.

If there was an alternative I would gladly switch to it but so far I
haven't found one.  Given that old fashioned terrestrial broadcasting 
is legacy and being superceded by modern Internet programme delivery, 
I rather doubt that there will be development of new alternative apps.

-- 
^Ï^.        Sn!pe, PTB, FIBS        My pet rock Gordon just is.

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#181661

TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:
> Might anyone possibly have a use for one of these? On its way to recycling
> otherwise. All the bits seem to be there, apart from a little USB extension
> lead.

I have an old Miglia TV Duo here, sitting in a box of bits. I can find a
cable for it, but sadly no Mac software options I can find will recognise
it.

Might work on Linux perhaps.

It wouldn’t sell on eBay, even at 99p. So like you, I think it’ll go to the
tip next time I make trip.

-- 
Andy H

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