One thing I'm not sure about is how well Yahoo services work with the
mac. I haven't tried yahoo, but I know some of the things they do
are not mac compatible. So not sure the tv sstuff would work, but
itss definitely something to look into.
Holly
On Jul 5, 2006, at 6:41 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Hi!
I read a very interesting article in the Mac column of our local
newspaper this morning which described and reviewed a PVR (the size
of a cigarette packet) for the Apple Mac, the reviewer had it
working with both his G4 Ibook and his 20 inch Intel Imac so the
software that comes with this PVR is obviously compatible with both
Power PC and Intel Mac. The PVR is able to receive both analog and
digital free-to-air broadcasts and incorporates all the features
one would normally come to expect in a PVR these days including
live pause, chase playback, time shift etc. You can also interact
with electronic programme guides on the Internet and set your PVR
that way, for example you can subscribe to a service here in
Australia, click on the programmes you want scheduled and the site
schedules your PVR on your behalf, Yahoo offer a similar service to
those in the States.
The PVR plugs into a USB 2.0 port on your Mac and uses your hard
drive to record the programmes, you can use a variety of audio and
video formats and of course, use Toast to burn what you've recorded
to CD/DVD if you like, the PVR also handles digital radio services.
Anyhow, I'll see if I can hunt up the article, if I find it would
list members be interested? Even though the PVR (along with its
software may not be completely accessible with VO) at least we
should be able to (in theory at any rate) set the PVR to record
our TV habits through these interactive TV subscription guide
services I mentioned.
