24-inch IMac is nearly perfect

[gxsaurav]

Apple Cinema Displayes & these iMacs should have TV input such as S Video etc inbuilt. You know like those LCD TVs which act as LCD Monitor for computer and also standalone TVs

 

[hailgautam]

So what is the alternative, should one want a TV cum PC(MAC) for the Drawing Room?

I had seen a Hitachi one some time back...but that was way to expensive @ Rs. 2.5 lakh. Better buy a pc buy a large screen and add together?.......

 

[gxsaurav]

So what is the alternative, should one want a TV cum PC(MAC) for the Drawing Room?

I had seen a Hitachi one some time back...but that was way to expensive @ Rs. 2.5 lakh. Better buy a pc buy a large screen and add together?.......

There is none, either buy a Mac compatible TV Tuner (good luck for finding one in India) or don't watch TV on Mac or switch to Internet TV (with a high bandwidth connection)

& No, Apple TV is not a TV Tuner card or set top Box, I don't think that you can connect the coaxil connection of cable TV or that of a DTH system to Apple TV & stream back to your computer. It works the other way arround, streams stuff from your computer to TV.

The 2nd option is indeed good. In 1.2 lakh for which you buy the iMac Core duo, you can buy a Solid PC with same specs & a Big LCD monitor ( or LCD TV), along with a TV Tuner card from one of many available vendors. You can add whatever you like to it too, still the price will be less then 1.2 Lakh.

 

[aryayush]

Yeah, sure why not! Maybe they can bundle in a Corvette as well - might not exceed 1.2 lac even then.

 

[gxsaurav]

Yeah, sure why not! Maybe they can bundle in a Corvette as well - might not exceed 1.2 lac even then.

Do i hear desparation due to getting pwned again , Macs don't even have (proper) TV support...lolz. , so much for entertainment device.

Escapelabs, a subsidary of Hauppauge sales some Mac TV Tuner cards, all USB based, but none for Intel Mac.

Hauppauge WinTV 2 PVR with some hacked drivers can also work with Mac. But remember, you are on your own in finding a compatible driver (for intel mac) & a compatible playback application.

Also there is Elgato EyeTV (phew....they just missed a lawsuit from apple ). The only proper TV Tuner for Mac, but again, weather it can work with Analog signals as we have in India via Cable TV or weather it is available in India at all is again...questionable.

I won't say how much I m enjoying Mac support from hardware vendors

 

[hailgautam]

^^lol