EyeTV

I've tested the EyeTV solution using USB. There was no problem with the data streaming. However, the overall works of EyeTV was a little inconsistent. ...

Unfortunately TV is only broadcast at this size (720x576 in EU and AU, 720x480 in US), and when you view a TV show (or DVD) on a computer screen - which has a much larger resolution - you have to streatch it. There is no product out there that can give you a "true" full screen, because it isn't broadcast in that resolution to begin with. It won't look as good as on TV (because...

i've read up a bit since my last post, and the eyeTV 200 has gotten som very good reviews. and it does include a remote, which the EvolutionTV doesn't. ...

I've heard EyeTV is good, I'm planning on doing a similar thing, there is a remote which works with it too, evidently you can do timeshifts as well as pause, record etc. ...

What is the best solution to watch, record and edit (analogue) TV-signals on a PowerMac G5?? I've been looking into several solutions, but I feel that I have led myself a bit astray - does anybody have any comments or views on this? my use / needs will be the following: I want to watch TV in FULLSCREEN on my 23" cinema display I want to be able to record, and maybe...

After a recent windfall i'm seeking to build a g5 to be my home media center, including functionality as a PVR for current dtv and future HDTV signals, but i've been running into confusion. For one it seems like there are separate pieces of hardware for dealing with HDTV cable/satellite and normal over the air :confused: . For another there are apparently mandatory DRM...

If you want to use video etc on your TV.. look at Elgato's EyeTV products. ...

But who wants a pidly small 23" display to watch HDTV in their living room? That's what 36" and 52" TVs are made for. 23" is smaller than my (non-HD) TV. Best to get a PowerMac and 30" LCD or just hook up to a real HDTV as your display in a living-room-Mac.

Based on today's prices, a 23" dual G5 iMac would have to be somewhere between $1899 and $3798. My guess would be about $3000. Why buy the 23" iMac? Because it would have the exact specs required to watch (and record using EyeTV) HD TV. Because it's all-in-one form factor means that it can easily be placed in a living room Because it's cheaper than the PowerMac +...

True. If you have an HDTV with firewire though it can play through that quite well. The best bet for HDTV in the mini would be a breakout box to handle the decoding or for a future revision to include a hardware decoder.