tv tuner card for imac 400mhz powerpc g3

Question

Level 1

0 points

tv tuner card for imac 400mhz powerpc g3

tv tuner card for imac 400mhz powerpc g3 - 256ram - I'm running os x 10.3.9. Does anyone know of a tv tuner card or device that I can use to watch tv on my imac?

imac, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Nov 30, 2006 5:58 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Strider

Level 6

14,600 points

Nov 30, 2006 7:17 PM in response to fwsteal

no where to put a card, so you'll need a USB device. I'm not sure of the system requirements, but check out elgato's Eye TV

Reply

Answer 2

mrtotes

Level 6

11,836 points

Nov 30, 2006 7:32 PM in response to Strider

Unfortunately most of these TV devices require USB2 bandwidth so are not suitable for the iMac G3.

The Firewire versions (EyeTV 310, 410 and 610 depending on input type) are the only options.

The EyeTV 250 is an analogue only Tuner that does work on USB1.1 but in a low quality mode only.

mrtotes

Reply

Answer 3

fwsteal Author

Level 1

0 points

Nov 30, 2006 7:50 PM in response to Strider

Here is my usb stuff:

Vendor Name: Apple Computer, Inc.
Product ID: 32773 ($8005)
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Bus Power (mA): 500

Hub in Apple USB Keyboard:

Vendor Name: Alps Electric
Product ID: 4097 ($1001)
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Bus Power (mA): 500

M4848:

Vendor Name: Logitech
Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
Product ID: 769 ($301)
Bus Power (mA): 100

Apple USB Keyboard:

Vendor Name: Alps Electric
Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
Product ID: 513 ($201)
Bus Power (mA): 250

Reply

Answer 4

fwsteal Author

Level 1

0 points

Nov 30, 2006 7:55 PM in response to mrtotes

FireWire Bus:

Speed: 400 Mb/sec Speed

What about www.eskapelabs.com --- MyTv & MyTV/fm ?

Reply

Answer 5

fwsteal Author

Level 1

0 points

Nov 30, 2006 7:56 PM in response to fwsteal

product mytv
standard ntsc
part number 00800

Reply