I got a 20 inch white Intel iMac as my high school graduation gift in 2007, and it is a great computer. It runs Final Cut Express, Photoshop, and Flash extremely well, even with the low 1gb of ram that it currently has. If you can afford one, it is a great computer, and although I don't use any of the current heavy multimedia programs (Final Cut Pro, CS5, etc), it does run CS3 and other recent programs perfectly, so I imagine it can handle the most up to date versions. The Intel iMacs are great, powerful computers (but look for a Core 2 Duo, since I have heard they are better than the Core Duo in the very first model), and Columbia College Chicago, where I go to college, still uses many of these white Intel iMacs as audio/video workhorses in their Film and Video department (one of the nation's best). Since they are three years old and many people prefer the newer aluminum styling (personally I prefer the white plastic), you should be able to find a pretty good deal somewhere.
I also use the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid HDTV tuner, which plays and records local HDTV along with analog composite/S video and cable (I believe the most recent version does HD cable too), and I have used it to copy some of my LaserDiscs to iTunes format. The analog video input doesn't look as good as it does on an analog TV, but it is still better than VHS quality, so that shouldn't be a problem for you. I have also heard good things about the TubeStick, but I haven't used that one. Hope that helps, Steven On Sep 13, 2010, at 11:04 AM, <vsedri...@columbus.rr.com> <vsedri...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > I've been running a PowerMac MDD for almost 7 yrs now, and feel it is time to > move up to something a little newer. I can't afford an iMac right out of the > store so can anyone recommend a used model? I do some graphic design > (photoshop, inDesign) and want to try transferring some vhs tapes to dvd. I'm > not very familiar with these and have always had towers that I could > customize. > > Linda in Ohio > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
