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myTV.PVR Gives Mac Users PVR Fun

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Mac users today have one more gadget to plug into those brand new Power Mac G5s as Hauppauge Digital’s Eskape Labs division yesterday announced the new myTV.PVR. This TV related external USB device is available now for $149.99.

The myTV.PVR connects to a Mac via USB 2.0, turning the computer into a personal video recorder. It has built in TV tuner and MPEG encoder functions so users can watch live TV in a window or full screen, pause live TV with instant replay and schedule TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once-only schedule. It includes composite/S-Video and stereo audio inputs so users can connect to cable or satellite TV boxes, VCRs, camcorders or DVD players. Users can also record home video tapes to disk in an MPEG-2 format.

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“myTV.PVR is possibly the most valuable accessory Mac users can buy. With myTV.PVR, the need for separate TV, PVR and DVD recorders are eliminated,” said Scott Naylor, Macintosh Product Manager for Eskape Labs. “College students, business people, even home users will enjoy the way myTV.PVR adds convenience and value to their Macs. For multitasking or simply to conserve space, myTV.PVR is a terrific solution.”

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