Turn Your Mac Mini Into a PVR
Two comapnies have come up with products that let you convert your Mac Mini into personal video recorders (PVRs). Okay, not really a cheap option (I’d rather use a Mac Mini as a computer), but it works!
The TVMax connects via USB 2.0 port but uses standard analogue only, though–so no digital input/output on this one.
The TVMax neatly supports both PAL and NTSC video standards - handy for UK and US usage - but the integrated TV tuner is analogue, so Brits will need to hook up a set-top box if they want to watch Freeview content. That said, the TVMax sports an array of analogue ports to grab video content from DVD players, VCRs, set-top boxes and the like.
The I-O Data box seems more attractive in terms of features (but not necssarily style!), as it has digital I/O and interfaces better with the Mac Mini’s own software.
I-O Data’s box offers much the same functionality, providing PVR features, analogue content capture and push-button iPod video conversion. The GV-1394TV/M3’s software hooks directly into Apple’s iLife 06 apps iDVD and iMovie. It offers some clever picture enhancement technology, but it too contains an analogue tuner.
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