Miglia Mac mini look-alike TV tuner/video-capture box

[Bob Crabtree]

Although the idea might be screamingly obvious, Miglia's newly-launched TVMax does appear to be the first available external TV tuner to match the looks and desktop footprint of an Apple Mac mini.

The tuner is only for analogue reception, boo!, but connects via USB 2.0, hurray!, and cost £169 (inc VAT) - ouch! That clearly seems a bit stiff when the least expensive of the Mac minis is only £449 but the TVMax is rather more than just a Mac-mini-alike tuner - it's also an analogue video-capture device.

Miglia TVMax under Apple Mac mini

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[nichomach]

Well, I guess it ticks all the right boxes but one - and lack of a digital tuner's a pretty big one these days .

[UltraMagnus]

so, 449 to be able to record 4 or maybe 5 channels max?

whoooooooptyyyyydooooooooo!

that, seems, quite underwhealming........

[noah]

it does seem somewhat daft not to put a digi tuner in there.

looks nice tho

[TheAnimus]

Apple are waaaaaay behind on the media PC front, so they're going for size, and form, not function, or style of the software.

[javalord]

Apple are waaaaaay behind on the media PC front, so they're going for size, and form, not function, or style of the software.

Actually its brand + styling they're reliant on. Microsoft would kill to have Apple's brand impact right now. Its not about what you offer (functionally) these days, that only matters to the 2% geek field.

[TheAnimus]

Actually its brand + styling they're reliant on. Microsoft would kill to have Apple's brand impact right now. Its not about what you offer (functionally) these days, that only matters to the 2% geek field.

actually thats very true! Hence the remote that they where playing with (is that comming out ever?) that was the same case from a ishuffle, brand re-enforcement over functionality

Thing is thou, theres still a VERY large consumer market who don't understand brand in this area. They think that the iPod is a brand, sooner than Apple is, so its about making it look the same (which i guess you could say is the brand) but the thing is, if someone (sony) make headphones white, then the same people will buy them thinking they belong to the brand.