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TV on a Mac Mini PowerPC G4?

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Is it at all possible for me to actually use an EyeTV Tuner USB on the PowerPC Mac Mini G4 or will it be too slow for it?

I would love to be able to use the mac mini fully as a multimedia hub (and as a tv recording and viewing) but I am not to sure whether the PowerPC G4 would be able to process and decode digital tv.

:) I thought I'd ask the question before I went ahead and purchased it. That.way I know for sure.
 
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From the EyeTV website, the requirement for the EyeTV software are:
System Requirements
Macintosh computer with an Intel Core® processor
1 GB of physical RAM
A built-in USB 2.0 port & a compatible TV Tuner
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later.
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Ahh thanks, so I guess that's a no. Oh well no big deal, I would have liked for it to happen, but i will just use my multimedia Win Vista laptop for any tv recordings. :)
 

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