pedro_sandchez Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I'm going to be getting a new appartment in the fall (moving out of the fraternity house...I can't wait) and I plan on building a kickass new entertainment system when I move, for watching moves and the like. I would like to have it all computer based. Is it possible, using a mac (which I plan on purchasing soon) to have a TV tuner and be able watch TV and even have the functionality of DVR on it? what about remote control functionality? and HDTV? thanks guy pedro Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayland Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I'm going to be getting a new appartment in the fall (moving out of the fraternity house...I can't wait) and I plan on building a kickass new entertainment system when I move, for watching moves and the like.I would like to have it all computer based. Is it possible, using a mac (which I plan on purchasing soon) to have a TV tuner and be able watch TV and even have the functionality of DVR on it? what about remote control functionality? and HDTV? thanks guy pedro I heard a rumor that Apple is developing a stand alone system that will do all those sorts of things. Good bye Windows Media Center! EDIT: Here is a little link to check out: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...438206&from=rss EDit2: Can't wait that long? Check out this: http://www.miglia.com/products/video/evolutiontv/index.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-54156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khama Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 You will have to piece something together I believe. You can use a New Mac and Front Row ( Comes with a remote ) for iTunes / DVD / Picture playback For TV check out Elgato's Eye TV www.elgato.com With Eye TV2 and a large HD you can set up for TIVO like recording of your shows for playback later, or watch live on your Mac. I can give more specifics on the setup when I know what hardware you plan on using. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-54427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 If I got this http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...plm=TC295LL%2FA and the eyetv software would I need anything else? also, does the eyetv software work with the intel based macs or not? another question As far as displays are concerned, could I use a standard pc projector like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16824006081 and watch the hi def channels or do I need a special project for it to work properly? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-55681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggman Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 EDIT Sorry, didn't read the entire topic first. But yeah, you could get HD out of that EyeTV thing. I don't know if it would work; to the best of my knowledge PPC-based drivers don't work at all with Intel Macs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-55694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 another question then will the most powerful mac mini available be enough to do all I want to do or will the video quality amungst other things suffer do to not having a powerful enough system? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-56126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 bump to get my last question answered... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-56673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggman Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 First, don't bump. Bumps bother me. Yeah, you should be fine with a Mac Mini. Video Capture doesn't really use that much processor power; the hard drive is probably doing more than your processor. Even if it uses a lot of power, the quality is determined by the TV Tuner card, not the processor (you'll get the same picture if you replaced a Pentium Extreme with a Pentium 2, essentially...). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-56678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 thanks for the response sorry for the bump, but appartently it worked... hmm...i've got lots of ideas running around in my head.. this whole apple switching to intel thing is causing me some great confusion because I cant decide what I want to buy because I dont want it to be out of date in a month...but at the same time, I want to wait for all the kinks to be worked out and the software I want to be ported before buying a new intel mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8703-full-entertainment-system-on-a-mactv-tuner-and-the-like/#findComment-56685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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