Last year, El Gato delivered their ATSC tuner box that connects via FireWire to the Mac. When first delivered last January, it was OTA ATSC only. A few months later, they released a free software upgrade that enabled viewing of in-the-clear QAM encoded HD cable programs.
One other advantage of the FireWire connection is providing power for the El Gato HDTV tuner box.
So what is the really new thing here? A smaller box that connects via USB2 for the Mac.
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Last year, El Gato delivered their ATSC tuner box that connects via FireWire to the Mac. When first delivered last January, it was OTA ATSC only. A few months later, they released a free software upgrade that enabled viewing of in-the-clear QAM encoded HD cable programs.
One other advantage of the FireWire connection is providing power for the El Gato HDTV tuner box.
So what is the really new thing here? A smaller box that connects via USB2 for the Mac.