Radio / TV on a Mac?

[TheStoat]

Hi everyone, hope you're all nicely prepared for the bank holiday weekend. *Just* before you all disappear ( ) I wanted to ask what people use or recommend for receiving radio or TV on their Macs? I'm thinking of a USB device rather than streaming over the Internet because I don't always have a reliable connection

I've had a search on here but the threads I turned up related to Windows only devices. Anyone got any ideas? I've found the Radio Shark 2 on the Interporn for £35 so there doesn't seem to be a premium for Mac-compatible stuff. Anyone tried this beastie?

Cheers,

Andy

[robbieduncan]

TV: An EyeTV product from Elgato. The exact product will depend one signal you want to receive. For Freeview most require connection to a decent roof antenna: the one they provide is simply not good enough. The little USB sticks work well given a good signal.

[TheStoat]

Cheers for that, seems a really nice compact TV viewer and the hybrid one gets good reviews!

Any other suggestions chaps?

Andy

[aspender]

EyeTV is the way to go.

[olf]

aspender said:

EyeTV is the way to go.

Would agree. Very pleased with mine over the last year. I've got the version before the hybrid. I would say though that where I live I need to have it plugged into the house aerial. That little one is no cop for me.

[johnny]

EyeTV for me too. I even get all channels through the supplied aerial, something i really wasn't expecting. TVTV subscription is handy for remote recording as well...

[TheStoat]

Well that looks like a consensus to me

Thanks for the advice everyone,

Andy