Making a PowerMac G4 a DVR

dmachine · dmachine #1 (**permalink**)

11-13-2005, 10:53 PM

I am looking at getting a PowerMac G4 off of ebay to turn into a dedicated DVR.

My first question is what are the minimum specs that it should have?

What accessories would I need to get this setup and running, i.e. video card,cables,software,etc.?

Is this very difficult to do, I dont want to do too much other than record some random TV shows and possibly burn them to a DVD?

I cant think of any other questions right now, but all suggestions/comments are very much appreciated.

PS: I forgot to mention that I will be using this will digital cable TV service, I dont know if that makes a diffference.

hondagus87 · hondagus87 #2 (**permalink**)

11-13-2005, 11:07 PM

I am definitely interested in this also. I built a windows xp computer and used meedio back in the day, but I would rather go this route also. Definitely need some type of capture device, good video card, and big, big, big hard drive.

inflexion · inflexion #3 (**permalink**)

11-14-2005, 06:01 AM

Digital Box

Digital Box 2

I know that its the UK store but im looking to get one of these when i get a mini

dmachine · dmachine #4 (**permalink**)

11-14-2005, 12:00 PM

As I have been looking around and pricing all the equipment I need I thought of a question. I want to be able to watch the TV on an actual TV, I wont be using a monitor to watch the TV. Does this present a porblem? The TV that I have has composite video and S-Video inputs. Any comments/suggestions?

dmachine #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2004 Location: Bloomsburg,Pa Posts: 249 Mac Specs: Black Macbook Intel 2GHZ CD, 2GB RAM	11-13-2005, 10:53 PM I am looking at getting a PowerMac G4 off of ebay to turn into a dedicated DVR. My first question is what are the minimum specs that it should have? What accessories would I need to get this setup and running, i.e. video card,cables,software,etc.? Is this very difficult to do, I dont want to do too much other than record some random TV shows and possibly burn them to a DVD? I cant think of any other questions right now, but all suggestions/comments are very much appreciated. PS: I forgot to mention that I will be using this will digital cable TV service, I dont know if that makes a diffference. Aluminum MacBook 2.4ghz 4GB RAM,Black iPod Nano 8GB,Black 30GB iPod, 16GB Black 3G iPhone
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dmachine #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2004 Location: Bloomsburg,Pa Posts: 249 Mac Specs: Black Macbook Intel 2GHZ CD, 2GB RAM	11-14-2005, 12:00 PM As I have been looking around and pricing all the equipment I need I thought of a question. I want to be able to watch the TV on an actual TV, I wont be using a monitor to watch the TV. Does this present a porblem? The TV that I have has composite video and S-Video inputs. Any comments/suggestions? Aluminum MacBook 2.4ghz 4GB RAM,Black iPod Nano 8GB,Black 30GB iPod, 16GB Black 3G iPhone
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hondagus87 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 16, 2005 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 416 Mac Specs: New MACBOOK	11-13-2005, 11:07 PM I am definitely interested in this also. I built a windows xp computer and used meedio back in the day, but I would rather go this route also. Definitely need some type of capture device, good video card, and big, big, big hard drive.
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