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What is the difference between TVMicro and other analog TV products like TVMax?

April 26, 2017analog difference products tv tvmax tvmicro

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What is the difference between TVMicro and other analog TV products like TVMax?

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The key difference is software compression. TVMicro relies on the CPU of your Mac to encode the incoming video stream (eg. the TV show you want to record) to save it to your hard drive. Other products like TVMax feature video encoding chips that take care of the video encoding, thus greatly reducing the load on your Mac’s processor. In short, TVMicro is a quick and easy solution to watch TV, but it will not replace your VCR.