Accessories like a Mac compatible TV tuner can add hours of enjoyment to your Apple computing experience. Whether you receive television via Satellite, a Cable company or via Antenna - an affordable USB HDTV tuner can bring live and broadcast television right to your MacBook laptop or desktop Mac computer system.
Some of the benefits an Apple TV tuner is in the ability to not just watch, but schedule and record you favorite television shows and movies - but also edit and export your favorite content. You can burn programs to DVD disc, or convert your shows to video formats standardized for your iPad, iPod, AppleTV or other handheld video playback gadget. To get the most of your experience add a quality set of wireless computer speakers for TV in hi-fidelity - something a Mac or MacBook's built-in speakers often fail to deliver.
Be aware that there are two types of television signals: SD Analog and HD Digital. For most, buying a Hybrid TV tuner which handles BOTH signal types is the most practical. Some folk may simply opt to go All-Digital with a simpler and often more affordable Digital-only tuner device. Whether you choose a USB TV tuner for MacBook from ElGato, Pinnacle, Equinux or Hauppauge - all offer Mac specific bundles which include OS X programs for Mac owners to receive, watch and record whatever shows meets your fancy.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Coming To A Mac Near You - USB 3.0 Accessories
You can bet in the year ahead tech companies are going to bring a flood of both PC and Apple USB 3.0 hard drives, computer accessories and upgrade options. Also named 'SuperSpeed' - the emerging USB 3.0 spec promises up to 10 times the data transfer speeds of the current USB 2.0 specification. USB3 ports will remain backwards compatible with existing USB 2 computer peripherals, albeit operating at reduced speeds. As such, SuperSpeed delivers the best of both compatibility worlds, old and new.
The increased performance of USB3 will also open up a new era of PC and Mac computer accessories taking performance to a higher level. With additional electrical 'oomph' available (900mAh vs 500mAh) -- hi demand USB-powered gadgets such as USB3 computer speakers will be able to deliver nearly twice the audio power without the need for batteries. Handheld gadgets and phonescan also sync data in a fraction of the time.
The benefits of USB 3 SuperSpeed protocol will migrate to other computer accessories. For example, hi-demand gadgets like USB3 HDTV tuners and a USB3 webcam will be able to deliver the bandwidth currently needed in HD web cams or television tuners. Or, a Super-Speed webcam can deliver pristine, uncompressed High-Def webcam video and online chat abilities.
A plethora of USB 3.0 accessories, cables, device sharing hubs, backup drives, hard disk enclosures, PCI-e and USB3 SuperSpeed cards are already appearing on the market for Windows 7 PC's. Once Apple Inc. joins in with Macintosh computers offering USB 3.0, expect this technology to take everyone's computer capabilities and performance to the next level.
The increased performance of USB3 will also open up a new era of PC and Mac computer accessories taking performance to a higher level. With additional electrical 'oomph' available (900mAh vs 500mAh) -- hi demand USB-powered gadgets such as USB3 computer speakers will be able to deliver nearly twice the audio power without the need for batteries. Handheld gadgets and phonescan also sync data in a fraction of the time.
The benefits of USB 3 SuperSpeed protocol will migrate to other computer accessories. For example, hi-demand gadgets like USB3 HDTV tuners and a USB3 webcam will be able to deliver the bandwidth currently needed in HD web cams or television tuners. Or, a Super-Speed webcam can deliver pristine, uncompressed High-Def webcam video and online chat abilities.
A plethora of USB 3.0 accessories, cables, device sharing hubs, backup drives, hard disk enclosures, PCI-e and USB3 SuperSpeed cards are already appearing on the market for Windows 7 PC's. Once Apple Inc. joins in with Macintosh computers offering USB 3.0, expect this technology to take everyone's computer capabilities and performance to the next level.
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