[MacDV] Re: Digital VCR Question

[Thubten Kunga]

This was reported as fact last December by an Eye TV confidant, but, 
no, I can't remember by whom where. I think it was on this list or a 
forum somewhere. Maybe SpyMac. It will also support Closed Captioning. 
That is the feature I have to have before I will buy one.

We had closed caption support in spades in OS 7-9 from ATI and Turbo 
TV. I used to capture TV transcripts all the time throughout the 90's 
with both those PCI TV Cards. Now we're back in the stone age until 
this next Eye TV product finally breaks the missing closed caption 
support for OS X. I like to read my TV on the screen and in transcript 
form. I'm not deaf. I just like the words. The text. A lot. My CC is 
always on. Are you old enough to remember what TV was like without it? 
I can remember all the years it took for the FCC to finally require 
manufacturers to put it in sets and for producers to encode it in all 
productions. I cannot tell you how much I love Closed Captioning. 
Nothing I could say would express the level of appreciation I have for 
it.

Sorry I can't be more specific. I am pretty sure this product will come 
to market by the end of Summer at worst. But if you need it now w/o 
closed caption support, Eye TV's current product isn't bad. Depends on 
what you need it for.

Kunga

On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 03:10 PM, Charles Martin wrote:

>> From: Thubten Kunga <Kunga at FutureMedia.org>
>>
>> Also, Eye TV is developing a next generation version with an S-Video
>> input that should be competitive with the Formac product. But they
>> haven't announced it yet as to when it will ship. My guess is in time
>> for MacWorld NYC July.
>
> Could you cite your source for this info? I'm in the middle of a 
> buying decision and could use some RELIABLE data on this. I mean, I 
> agree it's a logical GUESS as to what they might do, but do you have 
> any kind on confirmation?
>
> _Chas_