[X4U] mac mini hooked to a TV

[John Masters]

I have a 1.83GHz Mac Mini hooked up to a 26" Panasonic HDTV that I use  
as a media server. I get a full 1080P display through an HDMI to DVI  
cable. For storage I have it connected to a 1TB NAS through Gigabit  
ethernet. Works great.

On 31 Mar 2009, at 21:36, alexandre wrote:

> hi,
> i'd like to get a second-hand mac mini to use as a DVD player and  
> media player for photos, home movies and (legal) copies of DVDs.  
> it'll be hooked up to a Samsung 26" LCD TV.
>
> can any mac mini do the job or does it have to be relatively  
> powerful? i'm not planning on getting a G4 since all of my other  
> computers are all intel macs, so as to have uniform set-ups.
>
> i'm interestined in hearing other people's experience with this kind  
> of set-up, things to look out for, etc.
>
> regards,
>
> alexandre
> 17" 2.33ghz ic2d macbook pro / 2.0gb / 160gb / X.5.5
> 24" 2.33ghz ic2d imac / 3.0gb / 1tb / X.5.5
> iphone 3G / white / 16gb


Regards, John
johnmasters at me.com