Watching Cable TV on my iMac
I have a 27" iMac and a cable service with cox cable. I want to connect my box (HD DVR) to my iMac and use it to display TV. How do I do this?
Look into the ElGato product line;
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products.en.html
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It looks like MacTV pro is a scam.
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I'm trying to figure out the best way to watch video streamed to my iMac on my TV. Or to watch a dvd inserted in my iMac on my TV.
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An option is to buy a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and a HDMI adapter, or a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4241
Apart from that, you can get an Apple TV and stream the computer to the Apple TV through AirPlay Mirroring > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404 -
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It has "connect to the Internet via integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi".
My internet connection is a Motorola cable modem connected to Cox cable, ethernet to my iMac (used as the wireless router for the house (iPad and iPhone).
To watch Netflix on the tv, what will I need to do?
Connect to the internet/netflix with the iMac and connect the tv to the iMac wireless network?
...or ???
(connecting via ethernet is out due to no internet connect anyway near the tv)The network is showing up on the Vizio, but it's not letting me connect...or it's not connecting after I enter password.
The Vizio tech person indicated that the WEP is not compatible with the TV and that WPA or WPA2 is better.
When setting up the network using the iMac, it only allows me to set up a computer-to-computer network and the only option is WEP.
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What are my options?
I know the AirPort Extreme supports WPA and WPA2, but, would it help me out in this situation?
I found this discussion also: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12398273
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!http://blog.brothersoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/howto_copy_files_to_or_from_your_iphone02.jpg! -
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Hi all. I know this isn't a direct AppleTV question but I thought I may find a solution in this forum.
I just purchased a MacBook Pro and I want to watch cable TV wirelessly. I have an old Formac Studio TVR thats held up pretty well over the years which I have hooked up via FireWire to my PowerMac.
I have...
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I'm open to purchasing new items but I want to hear what solution works best before doing so. I've seen some specs on Slingbox but I wonder if Apple has or is working on a solution.
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<http://eshop.macsales.com/search/external+blu+ray>
<http://www.macblurayplayer.com>
<http://www.macblurayplayer.com/download.htm>
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craba,
Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
To add to Jason's post. I'm using the Miglia TV Mini on my 1.25GHz iMac G4 and it works really really well. It must be a dream on an iMac ICD. The EyeTV Hybrid looks like the best all-rounder right now.
The EyeTV 2 software shipped with the above products is Universal.
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Jason.
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Can anyone please advise me which suitable ethernet cable would be suitable for tasks.
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and adapted to this one:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD464ZM/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapte r
http://www.macsales.com/ may offer cheaper cables.
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b) get the iFire, plug my breakout cable into the iFire and then to my computer.
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can you watch cable TV on a mac g4????
Yes provided you have a firewire port and running Mac OS X Tiger.
You have around two choices,
A EyeTV 500 for a few limited "FreeHD" (non-DRMed) digital stations coming over your bare cable wire or rooftop antenna. (no HDCP DRM decryption or cable company descrambling, most of the "good stuff") If the cable box outputs a "clean" ClearQAM signal, then the EyeTV 500 will display it on your Mac.
A EyeTV 200 for analog cable stations (most popular currently, but slowly switching over to digital stations by 2008 sometime in U.S.)
Both are external devices, Firewire 400 and take coax cable inputs.
If you have a cable box with Firewire ports, you can hook up a 6 pin F 400 cable and by using special software, watch and record TV on the Mac.
I haven't tried it yet, but plan on doing so, here's something to get you started.
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2349&p=3
You can use a ATI Remote (programmable) to control the screen from afar which is better than Front Row by a mile.
It's a bit of a chore to learn all what's going on with it all, so you'll have some work cut out for you. -
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...I know it only works with Windows, so I could just use it on my Windows partition, right?
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