USB TV tuner software for OS X?

I just bought a USB TV tuner, and right now I have to boot my Mac Pro into boot camp in order to use it.  Is there some kind of software for OS X that I can use so that I don't have to do that?
EDIT: I found EyeTV, but I would rather have something that is free.  I don't want to pay $80 just to not have to reboot to watch TV on my Mac.

Asatoran wrote:
Doug the cookie man wrote:
Well, at this point it doesn't seem to be worth the trouble for me to either find a free one or pay for EyeTV (my tuner is on the list)...
@Doug: To play Devil's Advocate, is it not worth $80 for the time you waste to reboot the Mac?  With "free", you get what you pay for.
... I guess I will just have to reboot a lot (which I do anyway, as I use a lot of Windows apps).
Well, if you're in Windows "a lot", then having the tuner work in Windows would seem to be more desireable than having it work in OSX.    Me personally, I built a cheap Windows box to be my TV and DVR so that I don't have to worry about an app crashing taking out my TV (or vice versa.)
@Lupunus: it is a shame that the forum software won't let one change the correct answer once marked.  <:-(
I'm in Windows a lot, but I'm in OS X more.  And as for the forum software not letting me change the correct answer, I totally agree with you.

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