07-03-2006, 03:04 AM
I see the various posts about using Macs as video servers...
I have digital cable. There are many channels that can only be watched after decoding through the cable company's box. And everything out of that box does the old "export it on channnel 3 to the TV or VCR" thing. Which, for example, means that I can't program the VCR to record multiple channels. I can only record the channel that the cable box is outputing to channel 3.
I only have one of these boxes. My other TVs and VCRs can only see the cable analog signals.
So how would a Mac video solution, with EyeTV or Plextor, for example, replace the ability of the cable company's box to tune to the digital channels?
I have digital cable. There are many channels that can only be watched after decoding through the cable company's box. And everything out of that box does the old "export it on channnel 3 to the TV or VCR" thing. Which, for example, means that I can't program the VCR to record multiple channels. I can only record the channel that the cable box is outputing to channel 3.
I only have one of these boxes. My other TVs and VCRs can only see the cable analog signals.
So how would a Mac video solution, with EyeTV or Plextor, for example, replace the ability of the cable company's box to tune to the digital channels?