As a brief introduction to what this site is all about, I wanted to detail exactly how my Intel Mac Mini acts as a media hub to demonstrate what YOUR Mini can do for you!

I’ve had a couple of request lately for a chart detailing exactly how my HDTV/Mac set-up is, well, set up. So I opened up Photoshop and put this together, detailing all of the components involved in viewing and recording free(!) HD programming onto a Mac and then watching it over my home network on multiple [...]

When I read about HDHomeRun being integrated into EyeTV’s software, I immediately ordered one from El Gato. I’ve been using two EyeTV 500 units to watch and record OTA HDTV programming for a while on my Mac HTPC and have been quite satisfied with the set-up. So, why the change? A few VERY compelling reasons.
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When the AppleTV was announced last year, one red flag immediately flew up in the feature list… what about HDTV? Not “near-HD” quality or “DVD quality”, why wasn’t Apple talking up what was a rapidly-becoming-mainstream format?
Because it’s not natively set-up to deal with HD. No recording and watching live content. Let alone an ATSC tuner. [...]

By signing up with DirecTV back in 1999, I was able to enjoy a grandfathered month-to-month package that consisted exclusively of my local channels and the HBO package for about $17/month. I tried out their Total Choice early on, but was overwhelmed and have never wanted for something to watch since changing to the last [...]

Since I decided to forgo satellite and cable companies in favor of an OTA antenna, the first thing I needed was proper reception. My initial solution was to buy an RCA HDTV Antenna from Best Buy for around $100 that ended up being capable of catching a clear (albeit frequently interrupted) HD signal from our [...]