On 9/21/05, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think the convergence of television and computer is going to happen.
this is still true, amazingly. the first attempts at these were a
few decades ago. my father was involved... was way way to early
and example of how you
On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Richard wrote:
p.s. If FireANT could ever do full screen and, at the same time, have
the play next media item working, this would be a step in making the
experience more dramatic (then there would be the issue of making
higher resolution videos etc to work
Bill, You can buy a G5 specific DVI to composite and S-Video Adapter
for your PowerMac for $19 from the Apple Store or a dealer near you.
But the one very negative review on the Apple Store site, a rarity
for Apple to leave posted, says it doesn't work very well.
His review was posted only
To clarify, its not 'analog only', it just doesnt do HDTV. You can get
digital TV that is Standard Definition, so it will work with some
digital TV footage. This is a global list, and theres a range of
different products from Elgato for different emerging Digital TV
standards in different parts of
Oh yeah I use FCP and have always used an external NTSC monitor.
Although I bet I could get away without one for the stuff that I do
just for the web. But then again at least I know all my stuff could
work in NTSC if I ever released it that way.
I just think it would be cool if FireAnt had a
Hi Steve,
Have you had the product in your possession for months so you could
report on it beyond the press releases and the misleading FAQ pages?
I have had all three in my possession since about March. And I have
been using them on a daily basis. I know from what I speak.
Not to be snotty
I was interested in the products suitability for watching videoblogs
on the TV. I can understand your frustration with the limitations of
the product, and if it doesnt play any digital TV content then the FAQ
is indeed misleading. I dont find it misleading in terms of what
resolution the box
Well there's no telling what a UK version will do. It's all software
dependent hardware for each market. Most importantly in the USA
model, the eyeTV500 does not record at a different rate if it's a SD
digital transmission. It ALWAYS records 16:9 at the HDTV rate of
about 10 GB per hour.
