[X4U] mac mini hooked to a TV

[69Abel]

I have a set-up similar to John's, a 1.66GHz CD Mini (with 2GB RAM and  
a 320GB 7200 RPM HD) connected to a 50" Plasma (720P) with a DVI to  
HDMI cable. I have connected it to my home surround sound system using  
a fibre optic cable and a mini-jack to TOSLink adapter for full DTS  
audio. I also use a Gigabit ethernet connection to my NAS and for  
internet connectivity.

I'm currently running Plex http://www.plexapp.com/ and it is a great  
interface for watching movies, viewing iPhoto library, playing music,  
etc. Plex is easy enough to use that my wife and 12 year old son have  
taken to it without fuss or complaint! I plan on adding a USB TV tuner  
in the near future.

Any questions?

Dave

On 31-Mar-09, at 17:09, John Masters wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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