Mac iBook TV Tuner ideas

sevlow

Hi,

Looking for a prezzy for my daughter who users a mac ibook. Would like to ger her a tv tuner to link to her ibook laptop so she can watch tv in her rooms at UNI.

Any ideas on whats best etc.

JohnR

Theres not many which will work in a Mac, but one which I have seen work well on a Mac in PC World is the Miglia TV Mini. They have it in stock at my local store at £99.99, which is the same price on many mac sites, but expansys.com have it at £79.99, albeit on a 5 day lead time.

wiraone

And don't forget to get your daughter a TV licence too .. and that'll cost you another £131.50.

JohnR

Does a student need one? I always thought that a student didnt need one whilst at uni?

15lsp

hey I have just got my Miglia TV Mini from apple.com/uk and its great! At the moment its plugged into my ibook :-)
The standard aerial isnt up to much but I can get 20 digital channels included e4. Once i sort out the aerial I will get loads of channels. Picture quality is great and you can record too!

I got mine for £69 on special offer because i have just bought a macbook pro :-) but they are selling for £88 in store.

Laura

sevlow

Thanks for the tips so far;

On the subject of TV license, I was under the impression that if your "receiver" was not mains powered then no licensec was required.

wiraone

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/students.jsp

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Q: Do I need a licence?
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A: If you use a TV or any other device to receive or record TV programmes (for example, a VCR, set-top box, DVD recorder or PC with a broadcast card) - you need a TV Licence. You are required by law to have one.