Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT

March 1, 2010 by admin
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I never found TV tuner cards for your PC that appealing and never heard any that were really outstanding from anyone i knew, but this little number caught my attention and seems to do away with the need for a card in your PC at all. Basically a networked Tuner card. Plug your external or i guess internal aerial (if you’ve got one of those good ones) into the back and it can send out the Freeview love to any PC or Mac on your network.

“Well what else does it do?” you might ask. Once connected to your aerial, connect it to your router whether it be a standard ethernet router or wireless (Elgato recommend a standard N Router for efficient usage) then the TV signal can be picked up on any computer hooked up to it. Then like Sky+, you can pause it as you watch or record onto the computers HDD and watched at a later date all whilst someone else can watch a different channel in a different location on the network.

Available this week in the UK it’s priced at £229.95

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Olive Opus No4 : Digital Music Player

July 27, 2009 by admin
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For those wanting something different from your regular Hi-Fi system or iPod dock, comes the Olive Opus 4. This high end, high quality digital music player offers a mindblowing 2TB in its flagship model which can store thousands of your cd’s and play them back in full cd quality, without the mess and constant changing of records. All controlled with an intuitive touchscreen.

Prices in America start at $1599 for 500GB , $1699 for 1TB and $1799 for 2TB

Full Specs for Opus 4 :-

Music is stored using lossless compression (FLAC) for the best possible reproduction of the original recording, including every tone in the artists voices and individual instruments in vivid clarity
Sound quality is further enhanced by a high resolution digital-to-analog converter (DAC), optimized circuit design and precision power supply
Holds almost 6000 CDs so even the largest music collection is all instantly accessible
Navigation is fast and intuitive through a color-coded touchscreen menu or familiar CD player buttons
Digitizing music in high fidelity is incredibly easy – either insert CDs into the built-in CD drive and the music is imported and automatically categorized…or allow Olive to do the work for you with its CD digitizing service
Playback can be expanded throughout the home using the Melody Hi-Fi Multi-Room Player, which connects to the Opus through a wireless or wired network and allows music to be played in up to 10 rooms simultaneously
Thoughtful design, craftsmanship and high-quality materials – fine grade aluminum exterior etched with distinctive musical genre pattern is stylish, functional (cooling without a noisy fan) and recyclable
Maestro browser-based software makes music management easy to do – drag & drop playlist creation, metadata personalization and album artwork customization
Thousands of pre-set internet radio stations are available and adding other personal favorites is easy
Metadata library is extensive and regularly bolstered by proprietary additions, e.g. only Olive includes such detailed genre-specific information for Classical as Composer, Work, Orchestra, Conductor, Instrument/Voice, Choir, Soloist and for Jazz as Artist, Album, Sidemen, Release Date, Music Label, Instrument/Voice, Original Recording Date
Opus is not a computer peripheral, so it frees the music experience from PCs or network storage devices and related security/virus concerns
Set-up is simple, no home installers are required