Purchase Eyetv

My original plan was to use my iMac G5 as a monitor and buy the EyeTV Hybrid for it, which boasts a zero latency gaming mode. ...

yes i have been researching the eyetv 250. ...

What I'd like to know is how to use this device. Do I need to purchase software for this? ...

You can purchase any video tuner / capture PCI card , or the 'eyeTV 200' and use the respective software. If you want to play the game - still using a TV; as well as, record the action - you will require a TV coaxial splitter and two 75 ohm coaxial cables. Plug the existing XBox to TV cable into the splitters 'IN' connector, one of the new coaxial cables into an 'OUT'...

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...