I have searched the forums and not had much luck other than very old threads so I am hoping that
someone has experience with tv tuners on a Mac.
I have been looking for a while, and never made a purchase, but really miss the DVR function I had
on my old windows laptop. While ultimately I would like to build a media center machine, that is
not the intent with my purchase. Basically I want a tv tuner that I can hook up to my MacPro and
set it to record shows automatically. I have searched and found several different kinds. I have
narrowed it down to two, but I am open to suggestions for others. I don't want to break the bank,
as the two I have round I can get for around $100. Let me know what your thoughts, and suggestions
are as I would like to make the purchase tonight since one is on sale.
1 - ATI TV Wonder HD 650 USB - (
http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder...mac/index.html)
I like this one because it has dual tuners where one can be viewed and the other recorded
simultaneously. While this is not a requirement, it is a nice feature. I also like this because for
the price I can get it at is does hardware encoding. I have found little information on this device
and would like for anyone with experience with it to please chime in.
2. - ElGato EyeTV Hybrid - (
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/main...oduct2.en.html)
This is the one that is on sale. It seems to have a greater following, but I've heard mixed reviews
about the elgato software. It will certainly do the job, but not sure if it is good considering the
device mentioned above.
Please offer suggestions to what you think would work best, and be most compatible with my Mac. I
would also be interested to an internal card, but have not done a lot of searching for those, but
if you have info on those I would be interested as well. Also, at this time I am not interested in
purchasing a mini or apple tv, so keep it strictly to tv tuner cards.
Thank you in advance for your help/suggestions.
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