Hi Chris, I'm down in Albany, so we are also still waiting for WIN & GWN to leap the digital divide!
I was similarly confused when looking at the different Eye TV models and got some advice from Daniel Kerr. In the event, I went for the Hybrid model so I could also import analogue video (VHS tapes etc) and I can confirm that it certainly receives both the digital ABC & SBS and the analogue GWN & WIN - also the analogue ABC & SBS - but why would you ;) However, my understanding from Daniel was that the straight digital Eye TV would also receive the analogue channels (I've included the relevant bits of my query & Daniel's response below) so you may want to check with him before you give up on the DTT model. > On 29/8/06 7:23 PM, "Neil Houghton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Daniel, >> >> Thanks for the personal response. This product certainly sounds interesting! >> >> I'm a little confused in one area though - I thought the straight eyeTV DTT >> was just a digital TV device - and that was basically the difference of the >> hybrid - that it can handle both digital and analogue. However you say that: >> >>> (The standard DTT also does both Analogue and Digital channels as >>> well) >> >> How does this work? What is the difference of the hybrid, in this case? >> <snip> > > Hi Neil > > Thanks for the reply. Sorry if my description was a little confusing. > Basically, it's like this. > > At the moment, on a normal TV you get 7,9,10, SBS and ABC (and maybe a few > others). > > Both the eyeTV DTT Stick and eyeTV DTT Hybrid Stick will get these channels. > (analogue), but both units will also get more channels, as they get the > Digital ones as well. (You get about 22-28 channels in total.) > > But the difference with the eyeTV DTT Hybrid is that you can run a video > signal into and import "old footage" as well, ie, you can plug in your VCR > and anything you've got on tape you can import through the eyeTV as well. It > will also let you plug in a game source as well, eg PlayStation etc. These > are the major differences. > > In terms of the channels they both pick up,..these are the same. > Does that make a little more sense? > <snip> > > Kind Regards > Daniel > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> Hope that helps Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------- on 20/1/07 5:59 PM, Chris Burton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Muggers > > In a rush I have just purchased the Eyetv dtt and am not sure I have > the correct unit as I cant pick up the local stations down here in > Busselton (Win and Gwn). After reading through a few of the archived > wamug threads and some sites on the web, I think I need the hybrid > unit, is that correct? Once I do an auto tune it only pics up the abc > and sbs channels, even though I do received very good signals from > win and gwn. Do I need to do something else with the software so it > picks up these? > > Thanks for any advice as I am amazed with this technology and can > see my vhs recorded being broken up for scrap real soon!! > > kind regards > > chris > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
