TV on my Mac (UK), what do I need, what are best options?

I want to watch live TV on my PowerMac G5. What do I need? How can I do this? What is the best stuff to get to enable me to do this?
How reliable are these things, is the quality good, do such devices cause any problems to other operations?
Thanks. All help is appreciated.

hi
i have used elgato 410 without any problems for years one on ebay now or take a look at elgato for the new stuff
i get better tv on my g5 than the tv in the living room.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EyeTV-410-digital-TV-tuner-for-Apple-Mac-FreeviewW0QQitemZ120458363445QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Apple_Mac_Accessories?hash= item1c0be0c235&trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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