EyeTV

any intel macintosh compatible usb, or firewire, tv tuner with video input will work. i'm personally going to get an elgato eyetv 250 as soon as i can find one. i think owc has some. ...

I'd simply mail a feature request for this to the people behind eyeTV.

in architecture for Front Row would be awesome. Imagine eyetv integration in Frontrow, or support from other third party developers which could integrate their own solution. ...

The problem I seem to be having is that the EyeTV is stuttering a bit in recording the programs. ...

I have the EyeTV 200 combination. What you are seeing is the delay of the software so a user can backtrack missed video. ...

That sounds like fairly sound logic. Desktops are usually better performers, better value for money, easier to upgrade, have bigger screens and better keyboards. Why get another laptop if you don't need one? I would highly recommend the iMac. I think the Mac mini would not be quite powerful enough for your tastes. I'd happily recommend a Mac mini to someone who only does the...

the eyetv 250 is what i plan on getting to do this kind of thing for me, as soon as i can find one. they seemed to have disappeared, no one, not even elgato, has them. ...

For getting analog video into your Mac, ElGato's stuff seems to be very popular, and the EyeTV 250 would probably suit your needs (and work as a TV tuner as well). As for getting video from a DVD onto your Mac, I use MacTheRipper and find it works 99% of the time. You can then use HandBrake to convert the DVD video to other formats.

i'm getting a 23 inch apple cinema display and since I'm getting into college this fall,i would like to be able to use my macbook in and out of the dorm room with my cinema display as extended or mirroring real estate for the laptop. But I WOULD also like to be able to use it as a TV, and it would not matter if the macbook was connected to the display or not, unlike if u...

EyeTV 200. The software EyeTV has is really good IMHO. ...