16 Jan
2003
16 Jan
'03
9:21 a.m.
Just out of interest, can a Mac TV output PAL video and
operate off 230V
(UK
mains voltage)? I'd love to get one (and get it to do something useful),
but
they don't seem to have appeared in the UK market yet.
OTOH, I *do* have a VCR that can operate as an NTSC->PAL converter...
I can't say for 100% sure, but I would say that most likely, yes, it will
work.
Most Mac's could handle dual power IIRC (either auto detecting, or via a
switch on the power supply), and Apple's other TV Tuner cards can input
NTSC, PAL, and SECAM, you just select which one you want in a preference
for the TV Viewer application. So I would guess the MacTV will do it as
well. You will need a connector to convert from a screw on F connector,
to a PAL connector, but that should be easy to come by.
But, a note, you ask can it OUTPUT PAL, if you really mean output, like
use the tuner in the MacTV, and run it to a VCR or another TV, then the
answer may be no, as I don't think the MacTV output anything. You
connected the antenna or cable to the Mac, and watched TV directly on the
Mac screen. You could toggle between TV viewing or Mac (and IIRC, watch
TV in a 1/4 size screen on the Mac desktop as well). But all viewing was
done directly on the Mac itself.
-chris
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