[G4] Using a Mac as a Media Server

[RICHARD NORTHOUSE]

Thanks, Jim

I forgot all about the optical in/out on the G5.  Thanks much.
I am getting excited about hooking this puppy up I am being welcomed  
to the 20th century!!  I guess better later than never?

Where can I get a DVI-HDMI cable?

Rich



On Feb 12, 2010, at 12:22 PM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Feb 12, 2010, at 12:53 PM, RICHARD NORTHOUSE wrote:
>
>> ) I am currently loading my 300+ music Cd's from a Pioneer jukebox   
>> to the hard drive via iTunes. That seems to be going well --  
>> however after I finish loading these CD's -- what is the best  
>> technology to interface my Mac to my surround amplifier?  The amp  
>> has the usual set of inputs -- analog RCA jacks [ Red(right audio),  
>> White(left audio) and Yellow for video]; S-jacks; digital coax(RCA  
>> jack); and optical(special plug).  Am I right in assuming that  
>> either digital (coax or optical) input should give better  
>> performance than the older analog technology?  But how do I connect  
>> the Mac to this amplifier?  Do I need a sound card?  If so which one?
>
>
> G5 doesn't need a sound card. It already has an optical output.
>>
>> b) After I get the music interfaced, I would then like to tackle  
>> the video. I have similar questions -- How do I get from the Mac to  
>> the amplifier. Can I use the Mac for high definition ?  Again, how  
>> do I connect the Mac to the HD jacks on an amplifier or TV set?   
>> What interface do I need for this task?
>
> Your display card should have two outputs. The DVI output will  
> deliver the HD with a DVI-HDMI cable.
>
>>
>> c)  I would also like the Mac to be able to acquire TV signals and  
>> distribute them to the amplifier and TV -- back to the high def  
>> question!
>
> That one s a little  
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