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<blockquote data-quote="drgrafix" data-source="post: 491286" data-attributes="member: 38559"><p>Well... I don't have a iMac yet, but I spent some serious time playing with one at the local Apple Store and I'm really impressed. One thing I was curious about was the capability to work on the 24" screen and perhaps have a a digital TV window over in the corner with ESPN or News or whatever on it. The guys at the Apple Store didn't seem to be able to answer my question about digital cable so maybe someone else can?</p><p></p><p>Here's the scenario. Next year (January 2009 IIRC) the FCC will eliminate ALL analog TV broadcasts in the USA. Every TV in America will either need to have been bought with a true digital tuner or you'll have to use your old TV with a digital set-top box. Or, you can subscribe to DTV which means you have their set-top box.</p><p></p><p>Over on the MS side of the fence, several OEMs have been licensed to build and sell (exclusively) MS Vista Digital which means you can't build a digital tuner PC at home. I think HP, Alienware, Gateway, maybe Dell and a couple of other OEMs are the only ones allowed to build and sell HD-capable PCs that will run the special version of Vista that has a built-in guide and all the tools you'd want in a digital/HD environment. Apparently, comcast and several other major cable vendors are now "partners" with MS on this and I can only hope that the door is open for Apple.</p><p></p><p>Since most people are interested not only in digital signals, but also HD signals, those signals can be broadcast OTA, via DTV, and on HD Digital cable. If I were to buy an iMac right now, I'd like to know that with some variant of the eYE-TV or a similar device, I could watch, record, and even edit out commercials from a HD source cable with a hundred HD channels, not just OTA which means 3-6 HD channels depending where you live. Both cable and DTV have committed to offering roughly 100 channels in 2008 if not sooner.</p><p></p><p>My first thought was that Apple is always on the bleeding edge of technology, so they... of all people, should have the HD capability either built-in or available as an aftermarket device. I was shocked when the Apple salesman told me that the iMac 24" monitor is not HD capable??? Is this true or are the two guys I talked to dolts?</p><p></p><p>This isn't a deal-breaker for me and an iMac, but I'm more than casually interested. I can always plunk a digital TV on my desk, but part of the joy of the iMac is to eliminate clutter!!! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Confused:" title="Confused :Confused:" data-shortname=":Confused:" /> </p><p></p><p>Doc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drgrafix, post: 491286, member: 38559"] Well... I don't have a iMac yet, but I spent some serious time playing with one at the local Apple Store and I'm really impressed. One thing I was curious about was the capability to work on the 24" screen and perhaps have a a digital TV window over in the corner with ESPN or News or whatever on it. The guys at the Apple Store didn't seem to be able to answer my question about digital cable so maybe someone else can? Here's the scenario. Next year (January 2009 IIRC) the FCC will eliminate ALL analog TV broadcasts in the USA. Every TV in America will either need to have been bought with a true digital tuner or you'll have to use your old TV with a digital set-top box. Or, you can subscribe to DTV which means you have their set-top box. Over on the MS side of the fence, several OEMs have been licensed to build and sell (exclusively) MS Vista Digital which means you can't build a digital tuner PC at home. I think HP, Alienware, Gateway, maybe Dell and a couple of other OEMs are the only ones allowed to build and sell HD-capable PCs that will run the special version of Vista that has a built-in guide and all the tools you'd want in a digital/HD environment. Apparently, comcast and several other major cable vendors are now "partners" with MS on this and I can only hope that the door is open for Apple. Since most people are interested not only in digital signals, but also HD signals, those signals can be broadcast OTA, via DTV, and on HD Digital cable. If I were to buy an iMac right now, I'd like to know that with some variant of the eYE-TV or a similar device, I could watch, record, and even edit out commercials from a HD source cable with a hundred HD channels, not just OTA which means 3-6 HD channels depending where you live. Both cable and DTV have committed to offering roughly 100 channels in 2008 if not sooner. My first thought was that Apple is always on the bleeding edge of technology, so they... of all people, should have the HD capability either built-in or available as an aftermarket device. I was shocked when the Apple salesman told me that the iMac 24" monitor is not HD capable??? Is this true or are the two guys I talked to dolts? This isn't a deal-breaker for me and an iMac, but I'm more than casually interested. I can always plunk a digital TV on my desk, but part of the joy of the iMac is to eliminate clutter!!! :Confused: Doc [/QUOTE]
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