PCI TV Tuner Card G4/G5

PCI TV Tuner Card for the G4/G5 by Miglia

Your favorite TV program can even be recorded to your hard drive in the format of your choice. With its TV/Cable input, composite, S-VHS inputs and stereo audio connector, AlchemyTV can tune in to any TV station or record from your VCR.

The Mac OSX compatible software allows you to select the supported QuickTime plug-in of your choice. Fast PowerMacs can even capture straight to the new MPEG-4 codec

Built-in TV tuner with automatic channel search

The latest Silicon tuner - without a doubt the best performing tuner available today

Full screen viewing and capture mode:
Watch TV in window mode or full screen on your PowerMac. You can even preview several channels simultaneously

Captures to Motion-JPEG MPEG-4:
Thanks to its extensive QuickTime support, Alchemy TV can record in the latest MPEG-4 format to efficiently store movies or Motion-JPEG for full editing capability

Composite and S-VHS inputs:
You can capture from any analogue device using the composite or S-VHS connectors. Movies can be captured in a variety of formats for editing or writing to CD or DVD

Multi standard support:
The G5 version supports NTSC, PAL and Secam. The AlchemyTV features a Silicon tuner, the brand new tuner chips that combines analogue and digital signals. It even supports the three main worldwide video standards NTSC/PAL/SECAM

Capture and store your videos:
Using its extensive QuickTime support, the AlchemyTV software can record your TV program to the QuickTime format of your choice. The capture size is fully user selectable, ranging from quarter size to full screen mode, depending on the speed of your processor. Best results are obtained with the Motion-JPEG and MPEG-4 codecs

The MJPEG format is ideal if you wish to perform some basic video editing, like removing the adverts out of a TV program you have recorded. Simply open the recorded file in QuickTime Pro and cut the unneeded footage. The edited file can be used to create a Video-CD or a DVD once converted

The new MPEG-4 format will give you great picture quality and reduced space requirements making it easy to store on your hard drive or a CD/DVD

Connect any analogue video source:
Composite, S-Video, RF-IN allow you to capture from virtually any analogue video source, like a VCR, DVD player, camcorder or straight from your TV aerial of course. Simply select the connection type you wish to capture from with the Alchemy TV software and press record!

Multiple Channel Preview:
The AlchemyTV’s software allows you to preview several channels simultaneously. Simply click on one of them to open a full screen view! A channel can also be viewed in Mac OS X’s Dock

Silicon Tuner:
AlchemyTV G4/G5 version features the latest generation Philips ‘Silicon’ tuner. Fully compliant with analogue broadcasts and analogue cable, it provides the viewer with a great full size picture quality.

Mac OS X 10.2.4 and higher

256 MB of RAM

G4-only version: Requires free PCI 2.1 to 2.2 slot
G5 version: Requires free PCI 2.1 to 2.3 or PCI-X slot
TV/Antenna/Cable in, Composite, S-VHS, Audio in connectors
Max viewing size: 752x576 (PAL), 640x480 (NTSC)
Max audio sample rate: 32 KHz, 16 bits, stereo
Unit weight: 400 grm

(1) AlchemyTV PCI card
CD with Mac OS X software
Installation and user guide
Warranty card
**No Remote is included with this model

TVPCI-SIL
TitanTV now supported with these cards (TitanTV found here)
Most FAQ on this product found here

Compatible with PowerMac G4 or G5 with free PCI slot, PowerPC G4/400 processor and higher.

Miglia gives a 2 year limited warranty. Please register your product with Miglia. Miglia provides technical support by email at store.miglia.com. You may return this product in unopened packaging for for full credit minus shipping to We Love Macs within 14 days of delivery. Open products will be charged a 30% testing and repackaging fee. We will charge for any missing or damaged documentation, accessories or packaging. If Miglia is unable to solve any compatibility issues a repackaging fee may still apply.