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ffutures ([personal profile] ffutures) wrote2009-03-11 12:56 am

Cheap Mac freeview stick

Just came across these while looking for something else - it's the first Mac-compatible freeview stick I've seen under 60 quid or so. No idea if it's good or not, but I thought some of my Mac-using friends might be interested.

[identity profile] robertprior.livejournal.com 2009-03-11 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
How do these things work? Plug them in, start the software, and record TV as a video file?

I'm curious, because I've never seen one before. (North American TV is different from UK TV, so I won't be buying one of these, but the concept is interesting.)

[identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com 2009-03-11 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, pretty much. Provided you can get a good signal, the computer's processor etc. are up to it, etc. etc. To get good video you probably need a roof antenna.

I've ordered one since I'll need a portable digital radio before long, and the main BBC radio channels are alsdo available via freeview. That's a lot lower bandwidth than TV and ought to work pretty well.

[identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com 2009-03-17 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
Forgot to say - I had to cancel it, turns out the minimum processor speed is 1.5 ghz and my old iBook isn't up to that.

[identity profile] sirernest.livejournal.com 2009-03-29 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
On offer today on 24gone, for a quid less.