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Software to watch tv on a mac?

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bigrash

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I already have an antenna and the Pinnacle HD Stick Pro, but I'm looking for software to play tv with it. In windows I just used Windows Media Center and was able to connect it with the Pinnacle antenna, but I'm not sure if something like that exists for the mac.
 
EyeTV is fantastic, plus you can capture A/V stuff, which is useful for converting old VHS tapes to DVDs and the like.
 
EyeTV is great. I also recommend the HD HomeRun package. I have that and also an EveTV Hybrid. I use the hybrid to record off my basic cable, and the HD HomeRun is ethernet based, its on the other side of the house where the antenna is mounted, so I have a short cable run. Dual tuners means I can almost always get 5 minutes before and after each show. It comes with 2 licenses for the software, so that makes the $199 price amazing when you factor in $79 a copy for EyeTV 3. I did buy the $40 upgrade to EyeTV 3 because I bought the Hybrid before 3 came out, so I have 3 macs in three rooms, one records cable, one does OTA, and all three can see shared recordings over the network.
 
Thanks for your help guys. I've installed EyeTV and it works perfectly. I like the guide way better than Windows Media Center and the quality seems to be a little better. I do think that WMC is a bit simpler to use, but overall EyeTV works very nicely!
 
This is the reason why i wish that the CableCard idea really caught on and Cable/Dish networks would allow you to grab their signal straight from the source and then input it into a system like this. I absolutely love the interface of EyeTV3, and BeyondTV (Windows). There's another one for Windows as well that I like, but can't think of it's name.

I just can't see paying to watch just SD content via my computer, or HTPC. If I still lived in a dorm, however, I would definitely pick one of these up. Hopefully in the future the Cable companies get more lax and allow you to bring your own DVR implementation to the table.
 
DirecTV will be releasing a add-on that will hook up with Vista MCE for a DVR. I'm waiting on that. I love EyeTV, but don't think it can hold a candle to Vista MCE in terms of TV viewing.

But CableLabs are being complete asses by making you buy a new computer to get cablecard content.
 
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