on 2/15/04 2:18 PM, Jay Boshara at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a new 20" 1.25 GHz iMac. I get internet access from my cable TV > provider (Mediacom) -- the cable is plugged into a snow AirPort basestation > for wireless access to my wife's PowerBook, and I have an Ethernet cable > running off the AirPort to my iMac for my Internet access. Since the same > cable that provides our Internet also provides cable TV access, I am > wondering if there is a way to pipe cable TV to my iMac. If so, what do I > need? Do I need a special PCI card, and if so, what's the best kind? Can I > get the cable TV through the Ethernet cable, or do I have to split the cable > before it connects to the AirPort and run the cable to the PCI card?
iMacs don't have any internal expansion slots (other than the Airport slot, but I'm pretty sure the only thing you can put in there is a wireless network card) so if you want to add a TV tuner, you'll need to do it using an external device, and the USB or FireWire Ports. I've never heard of a cable modem that had a built in TV tuner that could broadcast TV over Ethernet, but that sure would be cool! Formac makes a $300 device that connects to your iMac's FireWire port and allows you to connect cable TV and A/V cables to it to watch and record TV, or import your old home movies from a VCR or camcorder, etc. I haven't tried it myself. http://www.formac.com/p_bin/?cid=solutions_converters_studiodvtv I know a lot of people on the Mac Digital Video list were using these when I was last subscribed there a year or so ago: http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
