Watching TV on a Cinema Display 30'

[ThaFindizzle]

I don't own a Mac yet but was thinking of buying one before I start graduate school in the fall. Thinking G5 with a 30' display. I'm pretty much sold but I have one question: How easy is it to watch TV with this set up? Can you just buy a tv tuner and plug the cable in the back? As you can see, I'm not overly technically inclined. Advice?

 

[jsw]

It's pretty easy. You'll need to buy a TV tuner (Elgato and Miglia make decent ones) and then connect that to your Mac, then watch the tuner in fullscreen mode.

 

[gangst]

Be warned though if your watching SD TV the picture will be stretched and pixelated on a 30" LCD.

However, I highly recommend getting a TV tuner, I have an Elgato eyeTV and love it on a 23" ACD.

 

[ricgnzlzcr]

Wow, I wish I could afford that kind of a screen when I graduated from my undergrad. Anyways, I think I've heard that the picture may be grainy seeing as how the screen is so pixelated. I do know nothing about this sort of stuff so take that with a grain of salt

 

[OutThere]

I'm really looking forward to college: cable+2005fpw+svideo plug+tv tuner=good.