TV on the Mac
February 28th, 2006While looking for TV solutions for the Mac, I learned that the only (popular) option to add a TV tuner is through third party hardware offered by Elgato Systems, ConvertX by Plextor, and the TV Mini ATSC by Miglia.
As far as Elgato’s hardware options are concerned, the USB-based EyeTV EZ is the most economical (at $149), while the FireWire-interfaced EyeTV 200 (priced at $329) is the way to go if you need really great quality. It’s also needed if your Mac has an entry-level processor, for the (USB) Eye TV relies on software encoding (as compared to hardware encoding on the EyeTV 200). There’s an EyeTV 500 option for HD content as well.
Elgato’s EyeTV 2 software (also sold separately) was a MacWorld Best of Show (2006) winner (news reviews).
Hope this helps, Sean 
