# Running USB device on mac

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-usb-device-on-mac/67184>\
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**Created:** [October 13, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-usb-device-on-mac/67184 "2004-10-13T11:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreamer)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-usb-device-on-mac/67184/1 "2004-10-13T11:03:03Z")

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is it possible to run PC USB devices on a Mac? I know now that many mouses and keyboards work.

But how about the “avermedia UltraTV USB 300 device”?  
[http://www.aver.com/products/tvtuner\_UltraTV\_USB\_300.shtml](http://www.aver.com/products/tvtuner_UltraTV_USB_300.shtml)

its a external TV tuner card. The software that comes with the device will of course not work. BUT will a mac still detect the hardware device? If so what mac software will work with this device (one that records and all the usual stuff of a tv tuner).

I heard of Virtual PC made my microsoft. But gees, isn’t there anything free out there?

Thanks!