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Miglia Technology launches TVMax, the missing link for your Mac mini
Miglia Technology has announced TVMax, a revolutionary digital video recorder that perfectly matches Apple’s Mac mini.
Eric Ferraz, Director of Product Management, Miglia Technology, commented: “TVMax is the ultimate analogue TV and video recording solution for any Mac user. It’s lets you watch TV in window mode or full screen, convert your VHS tapes to DVD in a few easy steps and best of all, TVMax records in MPEG-2,
MPEG-4 and DivX formats. Bundled with EyeTV 2.0, TVMax is also ideal for iPod Video owners thanks to the exclusive One Click iPod export function.”
Delivering a great picture, TVMax is bundled with EyeTV 2, which lets you watch, pause, rewind and skip forward live TV, schedule recordings, access online
TV guides, edit recorded TV shows to cut out commercials, and much more!. For perfect viewing comfort, TVMax is supplied complete with an infrared remote control.
TVMax will let you store hours of TV programs on a single DVD using its built in hardware compressor, no need to strain your CPU any further, let TVMax take the strain!
Key Features
• Watch, Pause, Rewind, Skip forward Live TV
• Record and edit your favourite shows
• One Click iPod export
• Hardware compression to MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX
• Convert VHS and Hi8 Tapes to DVD
Technical Specifications
Host Interface - USB 2.0
Host Connector Type - USB B Type
TV Tuner - Analog Tuner, CableTV ready
Up to 125 Channels
Resolution - Standard definition (PAL/NTSC or Pal/SECAM)
Antenna Connection - Antenna or cable
Recording Formats - MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX. Hardware compression
Power - External Power Supply
Dimensions:
Length: 165 mm
Width: 165 mm
Height: 30 mm
Weight 400gr
Warranty - 1 year warranty (return to base)
For further features, go to:
http://www.miglia.com/products/video/tvmax/index.html
Compatibility:
Mac only
Mac with USB 2.0 connectivity
PowerPC G4/500 processor and higher
256 MB of RAM
Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher
TVMax is available now from Miglia's distribution partners or online store, for a recommended retail price of $249, €249, £169 (all prices are inc VAT).
All units carry a full 1 year RTB warranty. A list of distributors and resellers is available on Miglia's website:
http://www.miglia.com/buy/index.html
Mac Mini's Ceaseless Fan
MacWorld's Christopher Breen says:
In the course of creating the next Breen’s Bungalow (a QuickTime tutorial) for Macworld’s Virtual CD, I had occasion to disassemble an Intel Mac mini. After upgrading the mini’s RAM and mashing the machine back together I couldn’t help but notice that the computer’s fan ran constantly at high speed.
Turning to the Web, as I do when faced with similar predicaments, I found that this problem has cropped up for others—specifically some who visit Apple’s Discussions Forums. The advice for fixing the problems ran along the lines of unplugging the mini for a few hours and zapping the PRAM. Neither solved my problem.
One thread that seemed to be common to a lot of these complaints was the fact that the mini’s RAM had been upgraded. Could the solution lie in faulty RAM? To find out, I whipped out the putty knife to crack the case with the intention of pulling out the new RAM.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2006/05/minifan/index.php
Intel Core Solo Mini owner comments on running Final Cut Studio 5.1
xlr8yourmac.com reports:
.....In reply to earlier posts if Final Cut Studio would run on an Intel GMA950 (graphics) based Mac:
" Just for the fun of it I installed Final Cut Studio 5.1 on my daughters Mac Mini w/1.5GHz Intel Core Solo processor with 512MB RAM. I have only tried FCP and Motion. I started SoundTrack but have not used it.
Final Cut starts and runs fine. I can capture from my VX2100 camera and edit in the timeline (just basic stuff so far).
Motion also works on this machine (it kicks the crap out of my Powerbook 1.25GHz). Ran the update for Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 and it also starts and does basic edits. So far so good on basic stuff.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html#S21168
Mac Mini Is My Most 'Vista Ready' PC
CNET News.com's Ina Fried says:
Last week, Microsoft released a test version of its 'Upgrade Advisor', a downloadable tool that aims to tell users how Vista-ready their system is.
I decided to run it on all the systems I had at my disposal and found some interesting results. The first candidate was the four-month-old Compaq desktop that I have been using to test Vista. I also have a Windows XP partition, and I ran the tool using that.
But despite the fact that I have been running Vista on the machine for months, the advisor tool said it would need a memory upgrade to run Vista. That's a problem, since I thought the 512MB of built-in memory would be sufficient. The system does use shared memory for graphics. However, if all machines with shared graphics needed more than 512MB of memory, that would be mean there are many fewer Vista-ready machines out there than previously thought....
Ironically, the machine that was in the best shape for Vista, at least according to the tool, was a loaned Apple Mac Mini with 1GB of memory......
For the full report visit here.
http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,49273426,00.htm
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Mini Ture_MacJournal's Darryl says:
Hi Charles'
"Yet it really has only just begun to be the MAC-Intel-ification of my digital media 'i' hubs throughout my domicile. The global digital technological 'DT' wave is here with us and the option for us is to surf with the latest, not just because it is a novelty and exciting but because it is inevitable."
"So it is with this in mind that in taking a bite from the apple of knowledge we all must realize there is a human cost, but with the knowledge allowed in us, may we always use that knowledge for the betterment of those who need our creative help and assistance's but always for the greater human good."
The opening up of the digital media living room is truly ground breaking. Of course we have had the option of the PC media centre and such digital organization. But never before has there been an interactive Hub system so easily moved from place to place and in such an casual way. Using cable or wireless and this may be a gateway to the Internet superhighway. Place with the Mac mini a large HD reservoir storage device then even HDTV with its high overhead of storage is possible.
What I like is the fact that a low entry level solution has been provided by Apple for the rest of us and a modular system that may be added to, step by step, even if they are technically comparative baby steps
Regards,
Darryl
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New Mac mini Is A Tempting Pick
Bostonherald.com's Tom Rose says:
Consumers who glanced at but did not bite when Apple unveiled its Mac mini last year have little reason to wait any longer. Featuring added capabilities and a noticeably faster processor, the new Mac mini is an ideal entryway into the fashionable and high-functioning world of Apple computers.
For the full review visit here:
http://business.bostonherald.com/reviews/view.bg?articleid=140607
Charles W. Moore
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