[MacDV] Re: We're a three-mac family!

[Erica Sadun]

I'll give this a try, as soon as I can pry the new
Mac out of my kids' hands.

-- Erica


>If it has the A/V plugs, then all you need is the Video program that 
>would be part of the system install under the "Apple Extras" folder 
>(I think) or maybe the Apple menu. I used my 840 A/V and 8600 as TVs 
>for a while. Their capture capabilities are pretty limited though. 
>NTSC to PAL conversion might be possible - if so, its probably a 
>matter of making the proper settings in the Apple TV program and 
>running it full screen.
>
>SR
>
>On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 06:34 PM, Jeff Fay wrote:
>
>>Erica -
>>
>>I think those are of the vintage that if you can find the original 
>>Apple TV card they'll make a pretty decent TV. I had a Performa 636 
>>with the TV card and it was our dining room TV for several years.
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>Erica Sadun wrote:
>>
>>>The new unit has the full A/V plugs. So does anyone
>>>know anything useful to do with them? I vaguely
>>>remember some poster or another mentioning that the old
>>>A/V units could be hacked to convert from PAL to NTSC
>>>(or back) in real time. Does this ring a bell?
>>>Thanks in advance,
>
>
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