" EyeTV 500 FireWire digital video recorder is the first high-definition television (HDTV) solution for the Mac, specially designed for the thriving North American digital terrestrial television (ATSC) market. Watch, record, timeshift, edit and archive free over-the-air HDTV and digital standard-definition television (SDTV)."

The EyeTV 500 product page sidebar notes there's an introductory price of $299 ($50 off the $349 list price) until July 5th.

" Hello Mac O Philes,
I wanted to write in about my experience of changing my 1Ghz single MDD unit with a Dual G4/1.42GHz module. After having read the various tutorial pages that other people have up across the net and coming to the conclusion that nobody really gives a "direct" translation of how the go about the change-out, I thought I'd expound on the topic a wee bit with my own experience.
Sadly, I was under the gun to start a project that same day I did this surgery so I don't have any pics to show, however I think just talking about the procedure will surfice in helping would be modders and upgraders.

First it must be stated that in order for a single processor mac board to run a DP 1.42 module the motherboard MUST run at 167Mhz and use DDR 2700 333Mhz ram. (Unless you up the bus speed the new module will run at a lower CPU speed, since it was designed to run in systems with a 167MHz bus. Some Dual CPU MDD models are already running at 167MHz bus speeds - so check Apple system profiler if in doubt.) For pics and info please refer to the pics posted here. (Also linked at the bottom of the past article here on the original MDD CPU module speed settings)

Next after you have the module, proper heatsink (see article on MDD Copper Heatsink swap) and ram, proceed (with caution and a steady hand) with taking your mac apart.

1. You'll have to unhook all ATA cables, power supply, PCI cards and a couple of various pieces attached to the motherboard itself (duh ;)

2. Remove all screws holding the CPU heatsink in place and remove the old unit.

3. Remove the one screw holding the motherboard down and gently push the board to the left as it's laid against the metal casing with "slots"and lift up.

4. As per the pics noted above locate the resistor named R676.
(NOTE : It is incredibly small and hard to see)

5. After locating the item for surgery and with soldering gun in hand, precisely heat each side of the resistor for about a 1 sec. Do this about 3 times to "loosen" the solder contact point. After having done this and trying to use a pair of tweezers to pull the resistor up I found that then using a razor to remove the resistor, it simply flaked off. (Did I mention this damn thing is small?!)

6. Your done with the hard part!

7. Reassemble the motherboard to the case and hook up all cables, screws etc.

8. Replace the new CPU module and ram and your off to the races!

I hope this helps anybody out there who has wanted to upgrade their systems with the many units that are out there for sale (ebay) and get that extra punch from a new processor, higher frontside bus speed and faster ram. Taylor Buchanan "

For other MDD G4 related articles (cooling mods, case conversions, performance comparisons, etc.) see the Systems page.

" And for those of you who don't have access to every Mac ever made, I've taken the time to extract (nearly) all of the GL info and implementation limits and format the results into a big at-a-glance table:
http://homepage.mac.com/arekkusu/bugs/GLInfo.html
New since previous posting:

• 10.3.4
• a few extra items (max sample buffers, some extension limits) added for the three OSes I've extracted (10.3.4, 10.3.2, 10.2.8)
• easer-to-read table (consolidated columns fit on 1152px wide Safari window now.)
• by request, extraction tool with source is downloadable (of course this could be obsoleted by Apple come Monday... )

The tool extracts ARB vp/fp implementation limits but unfortunately I did not have that working in the lab when I was extracting, so it's not in the table yet. :(
Disclaimer: it's possible I broke something while editing the HTML manually. Not official info, use at your own risk, etc.

Usage note: the table is laid out such that you can open each OS in a tab in Safari and Cmd-Shift-arrow between them. Very easy to see what's changed.
-alex "

The page has links at the bottom to Apple's OpenGL Extensions Guide and a GLinfo extraction tool.

• Apple Dual G4 DDR (MDD Dual 867) OC report (at 1GHz)
• Apple (Digital Audio) G4/733 OC report (at 800MHz)
• Apple (OEM Digital Audio) G4/533 in (sawtooth) G4/AGP (rated 10)
• Daystar G4/550 in (pismo) PowerBook G3 2000 (rated 10)
• Formac G3/450 in 95/9600 (rated 4)
  
  (My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked on the CPU upgrades page. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

DVD-R Drives:
• IDE Matshita UJ-815C in PowerBook G4 (OS X)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• Firewire (cased) Liteon SOHW-812S used w/B&W G3 (OS X)
  (using patchburn 1.1 for burn support)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-107D in iMac G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (iMac G4 take-apart here)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-107D in Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.3)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-107D in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  (Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT and B&W G3 Macs)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Hitachi 120GB in iMac slot-loading (OS X 10.3)
  (FAQ's iMac section has links to drive upgrade guides)
• IDE Maxtor 250GB in Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.3)
  (2002 QS and later towers have native big drive support)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)