AVerTVHD Volar MAX USB HDTV Appeals to Boot Camp Users

Mac support for USB TV nowadays is equally important as Windows support. Traditionally, a tuner sides with one of the two major platforms, but not two. Having dual-OS compatibility at the same time appeals to the ever growing Mac crowd and especially those who also runs Windows on top of Boot Camp. Unfortunately, they are rare largely because of the extra cost of shipping software for the Mac platform.

The AVerTVHD Volar MAX is one of the few USB TV dongles that is able to offer the best of both worlds. The ASTC tuner bundles with in-house Windows media center that lets you watch multiple channels simultaneously and that records H.264 in real-time at QVGA resolution. The Mac version seems as just capable, but it doesn't say which EPG AVerMedia has partnered with, and H.264 recording is surprisingly absent for Apple platforms. To tap into ClearQAM through your coax, you'll need either aforementioned media center, Vista MCE TV Pack 2008, or AVerTV for Mac.

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