TV in the UK on Imac

Elgato makes a whole line of boxes that work with the 20" iMac:

http://www.elgato.com/

Some are just for standard 4:3 ratio TV, and some are for HD-TV.

I have an EyeTV 200 which works quite well.

Don't know how it would work in the U.K., since we have NTSC here and not PAL.

I am based in the UK and I'd recommend elgato products, I use the EyeTV 410 and the reception is crisp and clear. I receive all terestial channels as well as freeview.

The Elgato products, the EyeTv 410, comes with its own antenna that will enable you to receive clear pictures. If you want Pay TV some of the Elgato products offer this as well, but you'll be able to watch the basic 5 channels and a dozen or so other freeview channels with the standard equipment. If you are in the UK, you'd have to have a licence for any device that can receive TV. The companies that sell the equipment are obliged by law to inform TV Licencing. Take care!

] Thanks! what channels are they and do I get them in Sheffield? and is there no way to get more channels??? what are the 12 or so other free ones? And of course where can I get one and how much?? Thanks again!

http://www.freeview.co.uk/

Will tell you the 30 channels and the coverage.

You can add a CAM to the 410 and use TopUpTV

http://www.topuptv.com/

] so I was wondering if this would still work.... and still be able to get some good channel section...

You will need a decent aerial connection to make best use of it, portable aerials may not always work well with Freeview. My experience with portable aerials is they don't work very well. I doubt you will be able to fix an external aerial in your dorm.
] get a licence for this?

Yes you will need a TV licence.

] Or if I get eyetv I can still get the basic stations but not the extras?

If you get the eyeTV 410 you can only get the digital channels, you can not get the analogue channels if you can't get a decent digital signal.

] by digital channel you mean freetv?

Freeview

http://www.freeview.co.uk/

] and you would say that the recpetion for freeview is pretty good?

Unlike analogue transmissions which have varying levels of reception, with digital transmissions, basically it is an all or nothing type scenario.

You either get a good picture or you don't get a picture at all.

The quality of digital transmission over the analogue (especially using eyeTV) is pretty dramatic with the digital being of a much higher qaulity.

You will need a decent aerial connection to make best use of it, portable aerials may not always work well with Freeview. My experience with portable aerials is they don't work very well.