Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Stick on a Dual G4 MDD

The system requirements for the Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Stick say that to view HDTV with the device, a dual G5 or Intel chip Mac is required. Has any G4 owner bought this device and successfully received HDTV programming (as opposed to just receiving Standard Definition digital TV programming)?
If I could watch OTA HDTV on my Dual 1.25 MHz G4 MDD, I'd strongly consider purchasing this device.
Thanks in advance,
Carl B.

If not the Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Stick how about anyone using the Elgato Systems EyeTV Hybrid? It has the same system requirements for viewing HDTV as does the Pinnacle unit. Anyone get HDTV with one of those on a MDD G4?
Carl B.

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Hi,
I was looking into this product and was thinking about getting it for my powerbook G4 1.67 Ghz. I know it came out about 2008 and is now discontinued but all new TV viewer programs require an Intel mac. With this one you can use a G4/G5 and Intel.
Mark

If not the Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Stick how about anyone using the Elgato Systems EyeTV Hybrid? It has the same system requirements for viewing HDTV as does the Pinnacle unit. Anyone get HDTV with one of those on a MDD G4?
Carl B.

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Hi folks- same problem was happening on Acrobat Pro x, so i returned it.
Chat won't help on old version, nor on trial of new version, why would i buy it if it can't be fixed i queried, they didn't care.

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Wow, it worked. Many thanks. This is what I did, following your directions to print PDF files as double-sided:
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i recently got it... it works great! only problem is it comes with eyetv lite, so you have to pay extra to upgrade to the full version of eyetv that allows exporting to diff ipod and apple tv formats.
The nice thing about the pinnacle compared to the elgato eyetv hybrid is that pinnacle tv for mac hd comes with a remote and a portable antenna. The pinnacle is also black so it matches my black macbook.
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Why must it be "made for mac" ram?

Would anyone like to shed some light on this subject?
This is a little confusing, isn’t ram just ram? the specks are exactly the same:
G4 ram in G4 Tower OSX4.11, calls for-- pc 133 sdram 64 bit, non buffer, 168 pin-- so why not the $10 stick rather than the “made for mac” $30 stick?
I do know that mixing brands and sizes is a bad idea, I get that OSX is PICKY, but if All the ram is replaced with matching units . . . .

If a person really wanted to, they could put all 4 of the same pc-ram in and it would function... BUT it would be prone to "glitchyness" AKA not nearly as reliable and care free as "for Mac ram"
This "glitchyness" is often the case.
because the OS itself requires accuracy to function optimally, it also requires all of the hardware involved to be equally accurate.
Not only the OS, but also the machines firmware.
There are strict controls to insure that RAM meets the requirements for proper operation, and error free data handling.
One big difference between cheap PC RAM and Mac compatible RAM, is the chip density.
Cheap RAM typically uses fewer, high density chips to make the RAM boards cheaper to build. The high density chips, though, do not have the physical addressing characteristics that Mac firmware requires.
These chips are often of poorer quality, as compared to lower density chips, due to mass production for maximum profit.
Mac RAM uses low to medium density chips. Not only are more chips required, but, typically, the lower density chips run at a higher quality level, from a production stand point.
Another key element in the successful use of any DIMM in a Mac, is the proper coding of the EEPROM on the RAM. Without the proper coding, the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) may fail, or, may result in incorrect parameters being applied to the RAM.
Many of the budget PC memory DIMMs, don't have the proper EEPROM coding, which results in anything from failure to detect (no RAM seen) to incorrect reporting of the DIMM.
weakest link
Those in the know understand the poor quality RAM can do a system much harm. More problematic, is the data corruption that can occur due to data handling errors within a poor quality DIMM. Since every bit of data, and every command line will pass through the RAM, it is important to have high quality, accurately programmed and timed memory.
Apple engineers recognize this, thereby the stricter requirements, first, at the firmware level, and second, at the OS level.
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Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac

After talking with a bunch of salesmen (considering getting a DvD writer), I took the advice of someone in the Apple Store and bought a Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac to copy my laserdiscs. It was $100 before tax, and didn't do stuff I don't plan on doing anyway. I did spend another $25 to get an S-video cable.
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After a while, I went downstairs and saw that the audio and video were not synchronized at all. I let it continue.
After a while I came down again, and the movie was finished, so I stopped it. I found the MP4 - it was in the iTunes movie directory, and played it in iTunes. I fast-forwarded it to near the end, the voice and video were way off-set.
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Do I have to buy software to edit the movie down to the correct size?
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As mentioned in the referring article, closed captioning content has to be specifically added/enabled to a video for closed captioning to function:
Additional Information
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5910
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applecore_eater wrote:
I am using Word and it hangs frequently.
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<http://marinersoftware.corphelp.com/kb_article.php?ref=5501-WIPV-2930>
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Hi there,
it seems that I'm not alone with 'issues' in synching Outlook for Mac 2011 with mobile devices..
The setup I am trying to arm wrestle into submission is
MacBook Air (brand new) Mavericks 10.9.3
iPhone 5 iOS 7.1.1.
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Sync Basics
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