[G4] Using a Mac as a Media Server

[RICHARD NORTHOUSE]

Harry,

It is tough being poor -- you need to get familiar with being century  
behind  -- something like our school system.

It would be nice to be making all these discoveries with an Intel Mac  
-- but what the hell, a G5 isn't all that bad.

I do have flushing toilets -- and they are inside!

Rich


On Feb 12, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Harry Freeman wrote:

> Wow Rich, I'll bet that you can't wait till you get into the 21st  
> Century with the rest of us.
> However since the G5 came out in the 20th Century I guess that your  
> up-to-date.
>
> Cheers
>
> Harry
> ----------------------------------------------------
> On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:51 AM, RICHARD NORTHOUSE wrote:
>
>> 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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