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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 417445" data-attributes="member: 15110"><p>No, not unless you hack the AppleTV to run OS X and then load it up with TV recording software. Even then it might not be powerful enough. Also, it does <strong>not</strong> make sense for Apple to integrate a TV recording feature. They sell shows for $1.99 on their website; if they let you record shows for free, why would anyone buy them off the website?</p><p></p><p>In addition, the state of recording TV is kind of in a weird place right now. You can record SD easily, but the AppleTV only works on widescreen, high-definition televisions so SD will look pretty crappy. You can only record HDTV over the air; CableCard hasn't made it's way into consumer systems (only 2 companies that I know of offer systems with CableCard in them), plus not a lot of cable companies offer that service yet. So there are a lot of recording issues there. I would say if you want to record on a Mac, get an EyeTV system:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.elgato.com/" target="_blank">http://www.elgato.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Their software and hardware is really nice; they do a great job as far as TV recording goes. I have an older Plextor tuner and EyeTV 2.0. It's a nice combination, but I mostly use it to flip tapes to dvd. I prefer my TiVo. The TiVo is cake to use and if you really want to archive the shows you can use Toast 8. The monthly fee is something of a hassle, but I've had zero problems with the TiVo. It's like a Mac, only freezes up about twice a year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 417445, member: 15110"] No, not unless you hack the AppleTV to run OS X and then load it up with TV recording software. Even then it might not be powerful enough. Also, it does [B]not[/B] make sense for Apple to integrate a TV recording feature. They sell shows for $1.99 on their website; if they let you record shows for free, why would anyone buy them off the website? In addition, the state of recording TV is kind of in a weird place right now. You can record SD easily, but the AppleTV only works on widescreen, high-definition televisions so SD will look pretty crappy. You can only record HDTV over the air; CableCard hasn't made it's way into consumer systems (only 2 companies that I know of offer systems with CableCard in them), plus not a lot of cable companies offer that service yet. So there are a lot of recording issues there. I would say if you want to record on a Mac, get an EyeTV system: [url]http://www.elgato.com/[/url] Their software and hardware is really nice; they do a great job as far as TV recording goes. I have an older Plextor tuner and EyeTV 2.0. It's a nice combination, but I mostly use it to flip tapes to dvd. I prefer my TiVo. The TiVo is cake to use and if you really want to archive the shows you can use Toast 8. The monthly fee is something of a hassle, but I've had zero problems with the TiVo. It's like a Mac, only freezes up about twice a year. [/QUOTE]
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