" ... EyeTV 300 for digital satellite television (DVB-S) and EyeTV 400 for digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) will be available in selected stores in early December for 349 EURO, in countries where the DVB standard is being supported...
EyeTV 300 and EyeTV 400 play and record digital television in its native MPEG-2 format, which maintains its high quality when played or recorded on the Mac. The two products are the first computer peripheral digital video recorders to utilize FireWire, the gold standard for high-speed data transfer, making it possible to transfer high-quality digital television to the Mac.
EyeTV 400 offers an innovative portable television solution, allowing PowerBook or iBook users to pick up and go while watching or recording their favorite television programs. Since EyeTV 400 receives digital terrestrial television via a small portable antenna and is powered through FireWire bus power, no additional power supply or cables keep users pinned down to one place.**

System requirements
EyeTV 300 and EyeTV 400 require: A Macintosh computer with minimum PowerPC. G4 500Mhz or G5 processor and FireWire port; Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher and 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended); and approximately 2GB of hard disk space per hour of recorded TV. EyeTV 300 also requires a satellite dish with digital or universal LNB (not included). EyeTV 400 also requires a digital terrestrial (DVB-T) antenna (included).
An Internet connection is required to use tvtv, EyeTV's optional electronic program guide (available in UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France). A CD/DVD recorder and Roxio's Toast 6 Titanium software are required to create DVDs or VideoCDs
* EyeTV 400 works where DVB-T is available
** External power supply may be required if additional peripherals draw FireWire bus power. "

(There's a page here with previous reader reports on the original USB EyeTV model.)

" Hi Mike,
Thought I'd share with you the response I got from Logitech on issues I've been having with both my Logitech Mice. I have the MX700 and the MouseMan Dual Optical on a dual 2GHZ G5. The MX700 becomes unusable after a certain amount of time as the tracking starts to skip and the buttons either stick or don't work at all. The other mouse has the button stick problem but seems to track reliably. I did not have these issues using these devices on a dual 500 G4.

When I contacted Logitech about issues with their 1.11 Driver software, this is the reply I got:

" Logitech products are currently not supported under Macintosh OS 10.3. Please visit our web site in the future for updated software that may include support for your application. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you."

I am curious if any other of your readers have been having issues with these devices and if they have work arounds.
Thanks
Mark "

" Mike,
CaptyDVD bundled with the ADS USB Instant DVD for Mac does not support authoring SVCDs. However, PixeDV can be configured to SVCD settings (480 x 480 mpeg 2 at 2.0 or 2.5 mbs) to create files that can be authored by Toast 6. There is something about the mpeg files created by PixeDV that Toast 6 says is "incomplete."
The fix is the select the video file in PixeDV and choose the "Export to mpeg" option. This creates separate video and audio files that Toast accepts and easily encodes to SVCD. The image quality looks very good.

Also, I read on Pixela's site that a new version of CaptyDVD for Mac was recently released in Japan only. It supports AC-3 encoding and certainly looks more attractive. Hopefully they plan to release this in the U.S., possibly through ADS or LaCie.
Thomas S. "

There's previous pages here of reviews of Pixela's PixeDV and CaptyDVD (included links to update page in Japan) and Comments on ADS Mac Instant DVD Encoder.

• Support for three button mice.
• Support for wide-screen monitors.
• Reduced sprite buffer to improve performance. If the sprite buffer becomes overloaded, you may drop in the number of visible effects. This is being worked on continuously.
• Updated metaserver interface.
• Added plugin manager for multiplayer and solo game play.
• Restart Level/Revert To Last Save has been implemented for solo play.
• Narration cut-off on flipbook cutscenes has been corrected.
• Toolbar visibility preferences have been added.
• Ignore .DS_Store files on all platforms.

For the latest updates to previous Myth versions, see See the MythDev.com pages on Myth TFL and Myth II. (Their Myth III page is here.)

• Apple iBook G3/300 OC report
• Powerlogix G3/900 in B&W G3 (rated 9)
• Powerlogix G4/1.2GHz in G4 Cube (rated 9)
• Sonnet G4/500 in B&W G3 (rated 10)
  (My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked here. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

CDROM Drives:
• IDE Mitsumi CRMC-FX3400S (32x) in Beige G3 (OS 9.1)
  
  CDRW Drives:
• Firewire Yamaha 2100E 16x10x40x used w/B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
  (problems noted even w/Toast 5 - but not sure what 5.x version he has.)
• USB Que 32x10x40x used w/iBook (OS X 10.3)
• SCSI Lacie CDRW-12432S (12x4x32x) used w/G4 AGP (OS X)
  (problems noted - no support in OS X 10.2.8)
• IDE Plextor 12/10/32A in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  
  DVD-R Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in Dual G4 (OS X 10.3)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-104 in B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• USB Liteon LDW-811s in G5 tower (OS X 10.3)
  (no native burn support, problems noted)
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) TDK 440N used w/iMac
• IDE Liteon LDW-411S in Single G4 DDR (OS X)
  (claims itunes burn support in 10.2.8?)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-106 in Beige G3 (OS X)
  (native support in 10.2.8, modified plugin required for 10.2.6 itunes, etc. burn support - see FAQ)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-106 in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-106 in Dual G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT and B&W G3 Macs)
  
  Multi-Format Card Reader:
• USB (2.0) Lexar Compact multi-format card reader used w/B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
• USB Lexar GS-UFD-20SA-TP used w/iMac (OS X 10.3)
  (included driver link)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

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