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Old 08-27-2008, 12:42 PM   #1
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Mac desktop video in option?

My wife has a 24"? iMac desktop and I was wondering if there is sucha thing to run my comcast digital cable into the monitor to watch tv? If so, please provide a link.

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Old 08-27-2008, 12:55 PM   #2
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no way.

and i could tell you all about macs, but why bother ? tv commercials are always right....
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Old 08-27-2008, 01:00 PM   #3
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now, this little box will do it.

http://www.pccana.com/product_info.p...ency=USD&ref=1
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Holy crap! That's waaaaay more than I would expect to spend just for me to watch TV on her mac monitor.

I thought there's like a coaxial/rca to vga? output cable that you can use...

I was hoping to only spend like under $20 *shrug*
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theres a way to do it, i just dont know how. i've seen this done before using the iMac 24" desktop
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theres a way to do it, i just dont know how. i've seen this done before using the iMac 24" desktop
Info info? Damn cocck tease!!!
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Ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-ELGATO-eyetv-Hybrid-2008-Analog-Digital-TV-Receiver_W0QQitemZ150287524708QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150287 524708&_trkparms=72%3A1142|39%3A1|66%3A4|65%3A12|240%3A1318& _trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-ELGATO-eyetv-Hybrid-2008-Analog-Digital-TV-Receiver_W0QQitemZ150287524708QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150287 524708&_trkparms=72%3A1142|39%3A1|66%3A4|65%3A12|240%3A1318& _trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Hey thanks.. yeah after some researching on the internetz.. the Elegato is the ONLY device that Mac users swear by for video input.. guess I'll give that a try...

Thanks everyone for their replies
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