" There's a (OS X) driver available now for the (discontinued) MiroMotion DC 30 video capture card. After Miro was bought by Pinnacle, support for this card was dropped (like any other hardware except CineWave). An italian programmer came up with a (freeware?) driver for OSX. This still is a really nice card using MJPEG hardware compression and if I understand any other codec supported by QT (think of uncompressed video using SheerVideo Pro :o) .Amazing!
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/dc30xact.html.
Oliver "

I never owned one of these (old now) cards, but posting as a FYI for anyone that does. The linked page notes a G4 Mac is recommended, 10.2.x is required and lists the miroMotion DC30plus/miroVideo DC30plus cards, with a note that it may not work with all variations of the Miro DC30 card.

"(iPod 30GB owner comments)
...My only gripe with it is that when it starts playing back a song there is a annoying pop. This happens with apple's earbuds, and also when it is connected to my reciever. This is annoying and I could do without it considering that it cost 500bucks. Anybody else experiencing this...or could advise me on how to get rid of the pops. Thanks
georgemp "

Although not every new iPod owner has reported this, George later noted that Apple's forums have a thread on the issue:

" http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?14@196.zkLQalwLll7.9@.3bc2504d
Hope apple can fix this soon via a firmware upgrade. It is super annoying to hear the pops through my speakers at high volumes.
georgemp
(he later commented on another noise)
when connected to the dock, a constant whine is output through the speakers. i don't hear it when it isn't connected to the dock ... after a bit of testing, it seems that the whining sound is present only when the line out on the dock is used. Otherwise, it works fine, except for the pop at the beginning of every song. "

(Several other iPod owners replied to this posting saying they also hear the clicks.)

• Giga Designs G4/800 MHz (2MB L3) in G4/400 AGP (rated 10)
• Powerlogix G4 533 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
• Powerlogix G4 Dual 1.2GHz in G4/733 AGP (rated 10)

(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-ROM Drives:
• IDE BTC BDV-16 16x/48x in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (listed under "other" brands)
• IDE Matshita SR-8582 (2x DVD) in Beige G3 (OS 9.2)
  
  Combo DVD+CDR Drives:
• IDE Teac DW-224E (24x10x24x + 8x DVD-ROM) in iBook (OS 9.2)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE Sony DRU-500AX in G4 Dual CPU (OS X)
  (using modified burn support plugin in FAQ here)
  
  CDRW Drives:
• IDE Cendyne Model 4824P (48x24x48x) in Beige G3 (OS 9.2)
  (listed under "other" brands)
• USB Iomega ZipCD650 4x4x6x used w/85/8600 (OS 9.1)
• IDE Lite-On LTR 48246S (48x24x48x) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
  (FYI - Illustrated CD/DVD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, B&W G3 and 8600/9600 Macs.)
  
  Hard Drives:
• Firewire GVP XV 120GB used w/iBook 2000 (OS X)
  (listed under "other" brands, noted not mounting after 10.2.5 update)
• IDE Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP 80GB in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models.
  IDE articles page RAID section has an illustrated guide for adding 2 more drives in the side bays.)
• IDE Hitachi Travelstar 40GNX 40GB in PowerBook G3 2000 (OS X)
  (PB G3 2000/pismo illustrated HD install guide here)
• SCSI Hitachi DK32DJ-36MW 36GB in Umax (OS 9)
• USB Maxtor 3000LE 40GB used w/B&W G3 (OS X)
  (problems noted)
• IDE Toshiba MK6022GAX 60GB in PowerBook G4 (OS X)
  (Reader FYI - PowerBook G4 15in. LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here)
• IDE Western Digital WD2000JB (8MB cache) 200GB in iMac G4 (OS X)
  (another note on big drive support. Systems page here has iMac g4 take-apart article)

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