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Miglia debuts TVMAX+ Mac PVR, TV tuner, content provider for iPod, iPhone or Apple TV
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 09:54 AM EDT

Apple StoreMiglia today announced TVMAX+ (£150), a "content collection hub" for any iPod or Apple TV. TVMax+ connects to a range of devices and let's you enjoy your shows on the go. TVMax+ is also a Standard Resolution TV tuner, so you can watch, pause and record broadcast content. recording formats include: iPod Good, iPod Best, Apple TV, DVD ready, Full size (Mpeg4), DIVX Portable, and DIVX Home Theater.

Key Features:
• Quick content provider for your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV
• Records all video content 'on the fly' in real time for iPod & Apple TV
• Capture VHS tapes to DVD fast
• Online EPG supporting both tvtv & TitanTV, decide what you view with ease
• Analog TV receiver for Cable TV channels
• Two year warranty, total peace of mind

TVMax+ allows connection to a full range of video devices using the coaxial, composite (RCA), and S-Video inputs. Transform your Mac into a personal video recorder and capture your VHS, Camcorder tapes or DVD’s. Imagine being able to store entire collections of your favourite shows on your iPod or Apple TV.

TVMax+ lets you watch, pause, record TV and supports both the tvtv and TitanTV Electronic Programming Guides so that you know exactly what’s on and when, allowing you to schedule your shows for you to watch at your convenience.

More info here.



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Mar 16, 07 - 10:02 am Comment from: M.X.N.T.4.1

The remote is still the same crappy one also used in elgato products I see.

Mar 16, 07 - 10:11 am Comment from: Poos

It sure doesn't seem like it aint something new

Mar 16, 07 - 10:22 am Comment from: Tommy Boy

Same hardware, non-EyeTV software?

MW: bad

Mar 16, 07 - 10:22 am Comment from: Wade

It's only got an analog tuner for off-air. For a device introduced as this is fading away, not good.

Mar 16, 07 - 10:30 am Comment from: WiseGuy

None of these devices manipulate ClearQam HD and only a few manage ATSC HD content.

Since the entire US broadcasting market is going to complete digital by the end of 2008, and requires licenses to use the HDMI/ACSS DRM schemes.

These devices, including the AppleTV, is almost completely worthless without the DRM chips.

Notice how most TV stores only carry HD TVs now? Notice HDMI on the box?

No more VCR's or analog TV's to be seen?

Everything except a very few broadcasting stations "over the air" are going completely DRM. OR cable companies are locking people out using ClearQAM signals.

Mar 16, 07 - 10:32 am Comment from: WiseGuy

In other words, TV on a computer is nearly dead in the US

Unless of course Apple gets to license the DRM.

Mar 16, 07 - 10:36 am Comment from: R

The cable companies make my panties bunch.

Mar 16, 07 - 10:44 am Comment from: Tre

How much? I don't see a price...

Mar 16, 07 - 10:45 am Comment from: WiseGuy

Cable companies indeed are a monoploy as they control access to the living room content.

They make money by selling content and Hollywood makes money by making it. So the two are joined at the waist, so to speak.

They wanted a complete top to bottom solution that locks everyone else out of the game.

Computers have no place, even at the best efforts of our buddy Steve Jobs, because computers is about getting conent for free, or finding ways to let others have it for free.

Intel has stepped up to the plate to try to protect Hollywoods precious content by instituting EFI, allowing developers to control hardware and networking access by the operating system and the programs users run on it.

Although Apple's Intel Mac's ship with the EFI GUID partition completely empty, it doesn't take much for some developer or hacker, to fill it and control your machine.

Mar 16, 07 - 11:10 am Comment from: DogGone

I'm surprised that no one has come up with a PVR conduit with a cable card 2.0 slot. This will allow encrypted digital feeds to be read correctly.

Are the cable companies and content distributors blocking manufacturers from providing such a device?

Mar 16, 07 - 11:43 am Comment from: TowerTone

The cable companies have to provide cable cards, but the satellite companies want a different technology, so the TV makers are stuck....what to do? I plan to buy either a Panasonic or Hitachi with a slot. I believe they both have analog vidoe out for recording to something like this.

Mar 16, 07 - 11:59 am Comment from: KenC

WiseGuy,
I thought the EyeTV500 could play ATSC and ClearQam?

Mar 16, 07 - 12:15 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Wise Guy

Cable companies have to compete with satellite and phone companies, not to mention the franchise agreements with each municipality who can decide not to renew the agreement and go with another cable company. Other than that, yeah, it's a monopoly.

Mar 16, 07 - 04:18 pm Comment from: OBill Wan Kenobi

Just bought me an EyeTV Hybrid at OWC for $130. Can't wait to get me grubby hands on it. I have an Aquos using ATSC from my rooftop aeriel. I get almost 40 channels of content (tons of PBS) and 3 unique weather channels. One is a full screen doppler - I can watch it for hours smile Anyways, I have a Mini with a 500GB fw400 drive (also from OWC) hooked up as my multi media head. Now I'll be able to program record to boot! I'll never have to watch another episode of Heroes over the web again wink

Who needs cable when you've got NetFlix? It's not like MTV actually plays music videos anymore

Mar 16, 07 - 04:50 pm Comment from: TowerTone

why are they still called MTV?

Mar 17, 07 - 12:21 am Comment from: Reality Check

An analog tuner? WOW! How impressive!

I got an HD ATI digital tuner in my Vista box and it rocks! Of course that tuner don't work in a Mac......

Aug 17, 08 - 03:55 am Comment from: DocMacPS

This TV Max+ is now kind of a 'dead-end' Analog, SD standard-definition box - so I don't even bother featuring it at my Mac Digital TV Tuners site. Miglia just hasn't been keeping up (in the US market anyways) with the Digital HDTV shift in North America. Lately Miglia's been bundling Equinux's The Tube software after their fallout with ElGato. It's unfortunate cuz beyond the hardware - the software is really makes a product great. And at this point: EyeTV is GREAT and TheTube software is kinda, sorta just 'Okay'.

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