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Apple HDTV Tuner?

What a wonderful idea...

I think the idea of composite video in and S video in would be great on Apples higher end HD displays. With software allowing you to select the input and choose full screen or PIP mode. This would be great for video capture and editing. If the resolution is there, why not? I doubt that would be too expensive. I know I'd love to be able to watch the news or a movie by hooking my Digital Cable or DSS in when I'm working. Hell, even take a break and select the XBox for a bit of stress relief and play, all while never leaving my studio... Ahhhh.... :D
 
Question(s)

Can one output using the optical out on the airport express a video signal?

thanks?

Also could apple build in functionality into this little puppy then enable it later?
For example support for the firewireless?

Nobody has had a chance to get hold of one no?

thx
 
Several very ignorant years ago, I purchased Quicktime Pro
thinking I could stream in video through my 300 Mhz G3 with a 24,000 bps
dial up signal and thus eliminate the need for cable or satellite T.V.

:rolleyes:

Now technology has improved greatly while my ignorance remains
intact.

Actually, I posted to these forums recently wishing that Apple would
soon follow and much improve on what is already being offered by DELL.

Although I would never dream of purchasing a Dell product, I can't ignore
the coolness of their 23' HDTV/ CPU monitor with picture in picture for
around $1,400

The only downfall is Dell's poor resolution quality compared to the Apple
23" cinema displays.

I imagine that Apple could very easily combine what it knows about video quality with this new technology and thus give us the ability to monitor
what's going on in our CPU while watching our favorite HDTV shows.

I think it's quite reasonable to predict that Apple will consider the
HDTV/CPU MEDIA CENTER in future products.
 
So is this going to tie into the new display rumors now? Might as well toss a HDTV tuner into the mix with these rumored 30" HD LCDs with DVI, no ADC, etc. Hmm, these could be some sweet display upgrades coming soon!
 
RichardCarletta said:
to build such an item for the PowerMacs using Firewire 800 . Personally, I think Formac which makes the Studio dtv is the company that is the best prospect for such a product . The Studio DTV which is a great product , converts most types of anolog video to digital or the other way as well as a builtin tv tuner to create dvd quality quicktime movies . Plus by using their superdivideon Superdrive or Apple's superdrive , you can burn them to dvd-r . I would however, expect Apple to increase the resolution of their standard displays to at least 2056 X 1536 first so that HDTV could be displayed at its best (including the eMac ) .
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Well on the PC, to display compressed HD-TV, you need a 2.5Ghz cpu with a 128MB graphics card (Geforce 4Ti or faster). So I expect only the G5s could display it ATM.
 
this is easy

what i think they are doing in this "year of the wireless" ..is to replace the d-sub cable with the rumored "wifi firewire" thus making the big screen, a tv, a hd tuner, a monitor..and so on.....put away your computer in a closet...use the tv/monitor as the screen with your wireless mouse and keyboard..or kick back and relax with a tvshow..or play some music on the tv/monitor from the sofa with the newly released airexpress and a possible remote controller to that..
 
Out on a limb and still wondering

I think that the optical out will be for video as well as for audio and that there will be more under the hood of the airport express like firmware update 2.0 enabling firewireless and a bunch of other goodies announced at wwdc.

like HDTV support using a newly rewritten quicktime and the i-whatever you want to call it movie store for use with the handheld to come thingy.

What I really want is some feedback about the optical out. I know that it is used now rather widely for 5.1 or greater digial audio but DOES IT HAVE THE BANDWIDTH for video??

thanks to all!!
 
sambo. said:
please tell me you can get a TV PCI card, just a standard TV card for now, that fits a mac......... :D
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Elgato do the eyeTV box that'll hook up to your mac's firewire port and will play tv on the screen - or record it to hard disc like a PVR
i've got the eyeTv200 hooked up to a G4 Cube and it's not too bad. i imagine if i used it on something with a bit more power that the 450mhz Cube that it'd look fine for watching normal tv
 
thanx....

cheers illitrate23;
will have to check it out once the new machines arrive.

i like the idea of the new screens being HDTV comp. don't have to buy a tele now....... :eek:
 
This is sort of on the subject of Apple and TV, but

In the next few months I should have the option of bringing an optical fiber into my basement with offers of "triple play" services, namely internet, telephone and television. The television will apparently be some sort of ethernet iptv protocol from the fiber interface box to the set top box, which will then convert the iptv to a regular tv signal. An example of such set top boxes can be found here:

http://www.digitalstudio.net.au/products/amino.html

I'm still interested in the idea of putting tv onto an Apple monitor, so does any one know if I can substitute an Apple computer for such a set top box? I'm sure the software would have to involve some kind of digital rights management. Probably some sort of HDTV options and pay per view, or online movie rental options will eventually be available also.
 
AHA !!! And what else does it mean ????? ..... :)

Macrumors said:
Mudbug notes that TechTV reported today that part of the reasoning behind the price drop on the 23" Apple LCD is that Apple intends to bring out a 23" HDTV-Tuner enabled LCD.
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Could it mean that a 23" iMac G5 is sneaking up over the horizon ???

For X-mas , maybe ??????

MMMuuaahh Hah :D

---gooddog
 
Am I the only one who notices that this thread is a year old? Give it up already, there's a very good reason this never made it off page 2.
 
I am the market --- poised to purchase :

medea said:
I agree with yzedf, and I'm not convinced that television needs (or will be) part of the digital hub, Jobs hates TV anyways. I own a TV and that is what I generally watch DVDs and videos on, maybe down the road a few years a TV and computer will be two in the same, but I dont think that is plausible right now, not that it cant be done, but for lack of a market.
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Why would I want to blow huge wads of hard-earned cash to buy LCD real estate twice ; once for computing and again for TV viewing ? Who cares if SJ hates TV ? We love it. College kids in dorms and small apartment dwellers share the same lack of space and $ that make a 23" HD Cinema Display with a great tuner and elegant Apple software a super bargain. At arm's length, the 23" gives the same solid angle as a huge wall-mounted plasma tv. I am now watching all my TV shows on my 15" 800MHz FP iMac and FORMAC studio unit . Even with this meager set-up, all my Windows-using friends express envy and ask about buying a system like mine. The FORMAC uses about 36% of my little iMac's processor. So it slows down other tasks . But with a G5 and lotsa stuffings, or a HDTV enabled 23", life could be much more luxurious and convenient. I still drop down from full-screen to a small box on the FORMAC to watch the news as I do my other computing.

For nice Nature shows and flicks, I go to full-screen.

I just don't get it.

Why do people keep repeating the "no tv for Mac" mantra ?

---gooddog :rolleyes:
 
When I was in college I had a tiny room. I used a TV tuner equipped Performa 6320 CD for my television and computing needs. It worked out great! I think if they added a tuner card to an iMac or eMac they could produce the same dual purpose machine, only in much higher resolution than I was getting! Of course, it would be sweet to have a 30" CPU display and HDTV set in one. It would work well in my den where my Mac is but no TV set.
 
On a related subject, I read on http://news.com.com/ that Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition will be updated this week. Some predict that version 3 of the software will be the "sweet spot" and that the popularity of such systems will increase in the future. Will Apple compete?
 
gooddog said:
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Could it mean that a 23" iMac G5 is sneaking up over the horizon ???

For X-mas , maybe ??????

MMMuuaahh Hah :D

---gooddog
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And hey, they may even put a 128 Meg video card into it
 
Imagine my surprise when I realized that I was quoted ... and I posted in this thread over a year ago! o_O

One year ... still nothing from Apple. The Samsung, Sharp Aquos TVs are looking promising, yet they aren't quite HD yet. Still would be nice to have a second LCD for this powerbook that doubles as a TV. ^ ^

-OA
 
WOW ! What about an antenna for aptartment indoor ?

camperslo said:
The EyeTV 500 is a HDTV tuner for the Mac.
http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetv500

I don't know if they're actually shipping - some show them as backordered.
http://www.smalldog.com/product/12653606

It looks like it was announced last June.
http://www.macnn.com/news/25244
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I read that the Square Shooter amplified antenna is the best for apt. dwellers.

Have you used it ? If not, what do you think is best ? I live in L.A. near Culkver City and Marina Del Rey -- not sure about terrestrial HDTV reception here -- how to find out BEFORE buying antenna and receiver ?

Also, I read in the Q/A El Gato site that, to display full size 1080i HDTV, you need a Dual G5 PowerMac. Guess iMac G5 won't do :(

---gooddog
 
Also, I read in the Q/A El Gato site that, to display full size 1080i HDTV, you need a Dual G5 PowerMac. Guess iMac G5 won't do
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The iMac doesn't have a full size 1080i screen, so that may help. Also, I wonder if CoreImage in Tiger will help El Gato take advantange of doing processing in the graphics processor in the future. As I recall, they claim they need the Dual G5 in full size because they cannot use the graphics processor the way they would like. Also as I recall, they had a later software update that said it was better at using the graphics processor. Probably you would see a full picture on an iMac, but at a reduced frame rate. It would be nice if they answered that iMac question specifically on their website.
 
According to a post at this link:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8536

This guy says he has no trouble viewing HDTV with the EyeTV 500, on just his 1.25 GHz G4 PowerBook, after installing the latest software. So, I'm thinking my 1.8 GHz G5 iMac should handle it just fine.

I'm anxiously waiting to get one and try it out, but right now I just can't spare the $350.

Yes, I've heard good things about the Square Shooter as an off-the-air HDTV antenna as well. It won an Innovations award at last year's CES. Right now I'm just using a cheap Silver Sensor antenna, with a FusionHDTV card in my PC. It's decent, but after what I've been reading about the Square Shooter, I could probably be getting better results.

The FusionHDTV card in the PC is OK, except that it occasionally forces the machine to reboot, and trying to record with it is very flaky. I'm hoping for a much better HDTV experience on the Mac.
 
Got the EyeTV 500. Sweetness.
 

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