Formac TV, myTV/FM or eyeTV ?

AdmiralAK

AdmiralAK

Simply Daemonic
Well here is the question...or rather it is posted in the subject.
Went to the apple-store yesterday and the only thing I saw was the eyeTV. Spec wise Formac's studio TV looked better to me but I could not find it at the apple store nor can I find it on amazon.

I would like something to watch TV and listen to FM radio on my mac, as well as record whats on TV (or even radio). From what I know myTV/fm cannot do that. What do the connosseurs know about this and what is your advice?
 
Actualy I am looking for a USB or Firewire solution, not a PCI solution. any ideas? i would like fm tuning too if possible and tv recording
 
Wiretap works great for recording radio stations or any other sounds your mac might encounter or emit... free tooooo.
 
I use the USB model of EyeTV and I love it. It does a wonderful job of recording TV shows....it even wakes the computer up if it's sleeping. I do notice that sometimes when I'm using the computer and it starts recording a show the program occasionally chokes and stops recording. Also, since it's USB, the quality is not as good as with FireWire. They do sell a FireWire device now for the same price the USB device use to cost. Overall I like the EyeTV.......costed more than a TV but it saves space at college since I can watch right no my iMac. In terms of being able to listen to the radio, I cannot think of any device that also has the ability to record TV shows. MyTV/FM only lets you watch TV; no recording. If you wanted to also listen to radio, your best bet would probably be RadioShark ( http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/radioshark/ ). That device also lets you record radio programs, etc. Hope that helps.
 
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