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PCI Express TV Tuner?
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Laurence
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May 5, 2007, 12:53 AM
 
I'm getting a MacPro some time in the near future and I'd really like an internal TV Tuner card. Does such a thing exist? Every search I've done for PCI Express TV Tuner seems to turn up TV Tuners that specifically say something like "does not work in new G5s with PCI Express" I assume that this means they won't work in the MacPro either...

There are PCI Express motherboards for PCs as well so the market is not completely limited to the newer G5s and MacPros... I know there are USB/Firewire tuners, but since I'll have the extra slots I'd really like a cleaner desktop and more free USB ports!
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May 5, 2007, 11:08 AM
 
There are PCI Express TV tuners (the ATi Theater 550 comes to mind), but none have drivers or software support in OS X as far as I know.
     
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Jun 12, 2007, 10:48 AM
 
I have a MacPro and would like a tuner as well. Was hoping that a PCI Express would be avalible. Anybody got some info I can use? I'll wait and see what the forum comes in with before I buy ANOTHER usb device.
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Jun 12, 2007, 03:37 PM
 
There are no OS X supported PCI-express tv tuner cards at this time.

The two companies doing TV on Mac are currently only doing USB and PC ExpressCard devices (Miglia and Elgato.)
     
   
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