Paladin of the Pegasos
Posts: 1914 from 2003/10/19
From: Port Hueneme, Ca.
Quote:bbrv wrote:
Hi Paul/AciII,
Oops, we missed that.
Nevertheless, as far as the Alchemy PCI card is concerned, this is a PCI card which has Mac OS X drivers. Unfortunately, the only machine you can buy from Apple that allows you to use this card is the dual-G5 PowerMac (and a US posibility only/Canada?). Given 90% of Apple's current offering doesn't allow for any PCI cards, we believe our PCI based DUAL TV tuner solution inside a computer *and* with a price that is very competitive with the Mini, is not something Apple can easily copy from us. As far as the EyeTV products go, yes, you can attach the non-HDTV single tuner variant to a Mini. Design-wise we feel our computer in a custom build Home Theater Case with internal (dual) TV-tuner looks nicer than a Mac Mini with its powersupply and an external TV tuner device strapped to it.
R&B
Like I mentioned in the post, yours isnt bad but you need to get all the facts out. The Alchemy will work in any PCI Mac not just a G5 system. That goes all the way back to the G3 blue and white systems. BUT for the price point you are at you are 100% correct. Nothing can touch you on the Macs. Its several hundred more to get setup.
[ Edited by Acill on 2005/8/1 3:50 ]
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