Is it possible to watch TV on PB G3 Pismo? If so how?
John
That's really two questions:
* Is it possible to get TV input into a PB G3 Pismo?
Yes. The USB EyeTV is a solution for standard TV. If you need HD TV
then you'd need the FireWire version (although technically that
requires a G4 minimum), and most reviews seem to indicate that a G5
is necessary for HD TV playback. You can also watch live TV from the
USB EyeTV on a Pismo. (You could also pass TV from a source with a
tuner (such as a video recorder) in via a firewire video camera or
other firewire converter, but this is much more involved). Note that
EyeTV TV Guide solutions aren't the greatest in Australia (although
this is gradually improving...)
A review of the EyeTV 500 is at
http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/eyetv500.php
Note that the better the resolution you want, the more disk space it
takes. The EyeTV USB takes up abour 600Mb/hour. DV camera video is
12Gb/hour. HDTV video from the EyeTV 500 is about 6Gb/hour.
If you want to purchase a HD TV recording solution you should do so
before the US FCC mandated 'broadcast flag' comes into force, after
which TV stations can determine whether or not you're allowed to
record particular programs.
Both EyeTV solutions are detailed at http://www.elgato.com/ or ask
WAMUG regular Daniel Kerr at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* If the TV is pre-recorded (say, by an EyeTV or downloaded from one
of the various sources on the net) you may be able to play it with
QuickTime Player, or the free VLC, available from
http://www.videolan.org/
If you just want to watch TV on a spare monitor you have lying
around, you could try the AverMedia TV box
http://www.scorptec.com.au/index.php?catid=0035order=manufactureroffset=30
Have fun,
Shay
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