TV Input to a G5 iMac?

Greetings!
I was wondering if there is a way to input cable TV or an RCA signal into a G5 iMac and have it display. Something like an external ATi All In Wonder card, or the ATi TV card, only external.
Thanks!
bE

Does have the EyeTV 200?
If so, can you comment on how "live" the signal is on the screen? I would buy this so I could get rid of the 20" television that also sits on my desk...the only reason it sits there is so that I can play my XBOX. I current have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 300 card in my PC, and there is about a 2 second delay from when the TV signal actually happens to when it is displayed on the screen...Because there is a 2 second delay, this makes playing video games on a console completely impossible. But if this thing is "live" then it would work well for me

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