I'm new to Mac. Two weeks ago I bought a new iMac (24' 2.66 Ghz Mac OS X 10.5.7) at the Apple store along with the Elgato Eye TV Hybrid tuner. I use the TV function every day, but today it shut off and will not work. I received an error message telling me that Eye TV will not work in a 1.1 USB port and that I should plug the TV tuner in a 2.0 USB port. It's my understanding that all the iMac ports are 2.0.

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I tried calling Apple Care Support but they are closed for the 3 day holiday.: ( Any idea what the problem is or what I can do to get this to work? I am using the cables that came with they Eye TV tuner. I've restarted the iMac a couple times and the same thing happens.

Yes, you are correct. All USB ports on new Macs are USB 2.0 with the exception of the one on the keyboard, which is still, I believe, USB 1.0 Is your device plugged into a USB hub or is it plugged directly into the back of the Mac? Is the device seen in the System Profiler?

Kinda like the Device Manager on Windows. Under the Apple at the top left of the screen.

Choose About this Mac and then choose More Info from the next window. Check under USB to see if you see the device and that the bus is described as Hi-Speed. If not, try this. Shut down the Mac.

Remove ALL the cables from the back of the thing. Power, USB, Ethernet, Firewire. Leave the thing for 15 minutes. Plug the keyboard and mouse in, then the Power cord and fire it up.

See if you Eye TV functions now. Let us know P. The Eye TV tuner is plugged into the back of the iMac. Below is what is shown on my system by viewing About Mac, More Info. USB Bus: Host Controller Location: Built In USB Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBOHCI PCI Device ID: 0x0aa5 PCI Revision ID: 0x00b1 PCI Vendor ID: 0x10de Bus Number: 0x04 EyeTV Hybrid: Product ID: 0x0024 Vendor ID: 0x0fd9 Version: 1.00 Serial Number: 53 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Elgato Location ID: 0x04300000 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 500 IR Receiver: Product ID: 0x8242 Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.) Version: 0.16 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc.

Location ID: 0x04500000 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 100 I tried unplugging the tv tuner several times, trying different ports on the back of the Mac. The Live TV function sometimes works for 5 minutes and then I get the error message or it won't work at all and I immediately get the message. I haven't tried unplugging everything yet, Will try that next.

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I went out of town for a week on a business trip.shut down my new iMac, and when I came home, I found out I'm back to the same problem. I called Apple Support and they told me they can't help me with this problem even tho I bought this TV tuner at the same time I bought my new iMac last month at the Apple store.

I uninstalled & reinstalled the software & made sure I have all the software updates. I found 5 possible solutions for this problem on the Elgato support web gased and so far, I've tried 4 of the 5 fixes with no success. The 5th one sounds technical to me, telling me to reset the PRAM. I don't understand what that entails, so I thought I might run it by the Apple Support people before doing so. On my previous Media Center PC I used the TV function every day. One reason why I recently bought a Mac is because I was led to believe I would not have problems with it.

Unfortunately, in just my 1st month of ownership, I've had nothing but problems with this. Strictly speaking, you are having a problem with the Elgato device and not with the iMac. This is why the Apple support people told you that they cannot/will not help you.

Resetting the PRAM is no big deal. Follow the instructions below and you are ready to go. I assume that you tried the technique that you went through earlier in this thread? Resetting PRAM and NVRAM Shut down the computer. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

Turn on the computer. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time. Release the keys.

They do exist. Or at least they did. I'm looking for a little Mac-compatible USB unit, with an ATSC tuner, that won't cost an arm and a leg. Here are some examples:.

is discontinued, and I couldn't find any used ones, not even on eBay. is discontinued. Four used units available on Amazon starting at $270 (obviously doesn't meet the arm-and-a-leg criteria!).

is discontinued. B&H has used units for $75 (a price I'm still not happy with, given that if I didn't need Mac compatibility, I could get a new for only $25) Can anyone think of a solution? Please don't quote me (as the line goes) but I recall several years ago that the Elgato software worked with some non-Elgato offerings. If this is the case, it would be a matter of getting the software first and then finding which hardware you can grab that is compatible.

I had EyeTV years ago (actually a couple of different models). I admit they worked reasonably well but find the exercise a bit tiresome. Before those days, I had an ATI Wonder card in a PC. I don't know but does ATI still offer a USB version of their Wonder series?

That might be worth investigating as well. They do exist.

Or at least they did. I'm looking for a little Mac-compatible USB unit, with an ATSC tuner, that won't cost an arm and a leg. Here are some examples:. is discontinued, and I couldn't find any used ones, not even on eBay. is discontinued. Four used units available on Amazon starting at $270 (obviously doesn't meet the arm-and-a-leg criteria!). is discontinued.

B&H has used units for $75 (a price I'm still not happy with, given that if I didn't need Mac compatibility, I could get a new for only $25) Can anyone think of a solution? Cox just notified Phoenix area users that ATSC / Clear - QAM is going away this month. For those of us who don't use a converter they rent a MiniBox for $2.50/Month (first 2 years free). I've searched and questioned until I'm blue in the face.

Here's the results. Sign up for Contour @ $79.99 month, access Cox via the web. I currently pay $25 a month for the Starter Package which gave me all local and a few other channels using EyeTV. EyeTV will quit working sometime during the month. If anybody has any better information I would appreciate you sharing it.

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I will not add another $50 for basic Contour just to get web browser access. Back to antenna I guess although tried 3 or 4 different ones and always had to fuss with them depending on channel. This messes up auto-scheduling when channels switch. When they say clear QAM is going away, they are saying that they will be encrypting the data on all channels and you need one of their boxes to decrypt the data stream, or stream via the web. When comcrap did this in our area a couple years ago I just dropped them and went to over the air broadcasts.

I installed two decent gain antennas each pointed in different directions (optimum for the broadcasters in that direction). I picked up a couple HD HomeRuns and connected one to each antenna and run a ethernet cable through a $20 network switch to a spare ethernet port on my Mac mini media center.

I installed the free Myth program and subscribed to a electronic guide service ($20 a year) and never looked back. Us digital OTA is optimized for long distance unobstructed line of sight, so it does not deal well with multipath created by trees and buildings. So it may or may not work well for you. But OTA gives you a multitude of subchanels not available on cable or satellite service providers. When they say clear QAM is going away, they are saying that they will be encrypting the data on all channels and you need one of their boxes to decrypt the data stream, or stream via the web.

When comcrap did this in our area a couple years ago I just dropped them and went to over the air broadcasts. I installed two decent gain antennas each pointed in different directions (optimum for the broadcasters in that direction). I picked up a couple HD HomeRuns and connected one to each antenna and run a ethernet cable through a $20 network switch to a spare ethernet port on my Mac mini media center. I installed the free Myth program and subscribed to a electronic guide service ($20 a year) and never looked back. Us digital OTA is optimized for long distance unobstructed line of sight, so it does not deal well with multipath created by trees and buildings. So it may or may not work well for you. But OTA gives you a multitude of subchanels not available on cable or satellite service providers.