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Running Cable TV to my MacBook Pro

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Cat Woman

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Apr 3, 2009
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Can I get step by step instructions on how to connect my cable tv to my laptop?

All I have for the cable is the black round-ended wire with a pin in the center. Also, I have the previous generation MacBook Pro.

What products do you recommend I buy? I'd like to do this on the cheap.
 
Cat Woman said:
Can I get step by step instructions on how to connect my cable tv to my laptop?

All I have for the cable is the black round-ended wire with a pin in the center. Also, I have the previous generation MacBook Pro.

What products do you recommend I buy? I'd like to do this on the cheap.
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You need this..

Then RCA cable to the hybrid then from hybrid to usb to laptop .. All software/cables are included...
 
As iPhil says, you need something like the Elgato eye-tv. The Macbook does not include a video-in port (nor does an iMac), so you need the 3rd party hardware and software that winds up connecting to the MacBook via usb.
 
Eye TV

The Eye TV linked above cost $149. It works great and also allows you to record TV, transfer to ATV or iPhone and a whole lot more. The new version also has an FM Tuner built in. A great device
 
O really? I must have looked at a package deal or something. All without a cable box, just the coaxial cable into the little device and thats it? Even my HDTV requires a cable box to get hi-def channels but this thing gets them straight from the coax? hmm.... I might have to pick one up myself.
 
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