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Chest Rockwell · 01-12-2005, 08:24 PM

Check it:
http://www.apple.com/macmini/

Add the m-audio transit for optical digital audio output and the Keyspan express USB remote. This could be the perfect HTPC - at least for my set up. There's even some good USB TV Tuners if your into that sort of thing.

What do you think, sirs?

palebluedot · 01-12-2005, 08:28 PM

Do macs have an HDTV PVR ability? I haven't touched macs since I was in high school.

***Wirehed*** · 01-12-2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by palebluedot

Do macs have an HDTV PVR ability? I haven't touched macs since I was in high school.

Yup. In fact the Mac option is currently the best HD tuner/PVR system available.

The only thing is that the new Mac Mini isn't going to be near powerful enough to play back HD material. BUT you could use it for recording just fine.

Chest Rockwell · 01-12-2005, 08:46 PM

Interesting. What is the name of the HDTV PVR solution your thinking of?

***Wirehed*** · 01-12-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chest Rockwell

Interesting. What is the name of the HDTV PVR solution your thinking of?

The Elgato EyeTV 500.

"Macintosh owners, you've got a clear category-leading product to buy right now, if you're looking for a DTV solution that is not burdened by the FCC's broadcast flag restrictions. When it comes to the features that matter—the ability to easily and reliably receive, record, and play back DTV programs in the same open format in which they are broadcast (mpeg2 transport streams)—the EyeTV is truly the best-of-breed product currently available (as of November 2004) on any platform that we've encountered. "

http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/eyetv500.php

Surf Monkey · 01-12-2005, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Seamonkey

Yup. In fact the Mac option is currently the best HD tuner/PVR system available.

The only thing is that the new Mac Mini isn't going to be near powerful enough to play back HD material. BUT you could use it for recording just fine.

I wonder. Could such functionality be added by a third party, perhaps through the Firewire interface?

I 8 Piglet · 01-12-2005, 10:28 PM

This is getting a lot more traffic down in off topic.

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Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	Interesting. What is the name of the HDTV PVR solution your thinking of? __________________ "As a collector of pre-war cop jargon, I find the old man refreshing. However, he's one against two who killed two of our four. I suggest you let him 'C-your-A'"

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I 8 Piglet Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: missing NYC hardcore :(	This is getting a lot more traffic down in off topic. __________________ "I have respect for Beer!" - John Nash "He was a wise man, who invented beer." - Plato My HT v2.1: with x1 screen shots New screen shots 2/4/04 \| My DVD Collection as of 12/15/04

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