TV on my iMac

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Posted July 20th, 2008 by justBcoz in Gadgets 'n Stuff []
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How cool is this??

Thanks to my spiffy new little USB TV dongle that my Dad helped me install yesterday,
I now have TV on my iMac!

I can re-size and position that little screen anywhere on my monitor (full size too, but the quality takes a bit of a dive) and keep an eye on the cricket while I’m working … stoked!
No more hopping up and down to see the action =)

It has a time shift function, a handy little remote to control everything and I can record
straight to my hard drive!

Clever, hey?

[ Son#1 happens to be watching Just Shoot Me at the mo' ... ]

Saul – here’s the photo of the box for you:

justBcoz
  1. Sir G says:
    July 20, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Oh, i thought u were watching gay porn again!

  2. SaulK says:
    July 20, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    I’ve actually been looking for one of these for my Mac. What make is it and where did you get it? Very cool toy btw!

  3. Chris M says:
    July 20, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    That’s pretty wicked! I remember having a TV card and doing the very same thing :)

  4. justB[coz] says:
    July 21, 2008 at 10:05 am

    It IS wicked!! Can’t wait for the cricket to start :-)

    Saul – its a Chronos USB2.0 TV Dongle – Analog Tv. Got it from Computermania for R599. I’ll upload a pic of the box for you …

  5. SaulK says:
    July 21, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Thanks JustB, I shall take a look if I can find it online

  6. Spencer Eggworth says:
    July 21, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    Hey – does this dongle thingy work with wifi (i.e. from DSTV decoder) or does it just have an inbuilt analogue receiver?

  7. justB[coz] says:
    July 21, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    @Spencer .. Sorry, I have NO idea about that!

  8. Dad says:
    July 21, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    It has an inbuilt analogue receiver (connect to decoder or arial) and can also take RCA input.

  9. Spencer Eggworth says:
    July 22, 2008 at 6:12 pm

    @Dad – great stuff! Thks

  10. jacqueline dunbar says:
    November 3, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    I installed the Chronos USB TV dongle onto my computer also (XP) and it keeps crashing the computer. I have de and reinstalled so many times I cant remember… I click on the icon, it opens, I click on “enter” to open the TV and thats when it happens… “NOT RESPONDING” any ideas?

  11. justB[coz] says:
    November 4, 2008 at 6:50 am

    Hi Jacqueline … erm, I’m sorry I can’t help you myself with this one, but perhaps one of my clever friends will see your question and suggest something that can help you out.

    Failing that, the email address to send your support query to is faq@chronos.com.tw

  12. Dad says:
    November 4, 2008 at 7:34 am

    @Jacqueline – Are you trying to tune your device to receive tv or have you connected directly to dstv or some other device. I think most hook up on RCA cables to dstv etc.

  13. Nazz says:
    December 20, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Hi guyz, i just bought my iMac and i wanna get this tv dongle thing.. where is computermania??

  14. justBcoz says:
    December 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Hi Nazz … have a look here: http://www.computermania.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=54