[Cube] Cube or Mini

[Bill Planey]

Sean,

OK then: PPC or Intel-based? Will I get what I need from a used, earlier
generation Mini (versus the current models)?

Thanks,
Bill

On 3/3/06 12:00 PM, "Sean Terrill" <a10t2 at mac.com> wrote:

> Quoth Bill Planey (mac.info at sbcglobal.net) at 03/03/2006 12:08:
> 
>> Just purchased an LCD HDTV (32"-Protron). Love it. It includes a DVI and a
>> DSUB connector on the back so that it can be connected to and driven by a
>> computer. 
>> 
>> It would be wonderful to be able to use this as a computer screen for web
>> browsing and also to watch DVDs that don't work properly in the regular DVD
>> player. Not to mention other miscellaneous video clips that are not saved in
>> the DVD format.
>> 
>> I am hoping to pick up a Cube for $200-300 (with Airport card) and then fit
>> it with a Bluetooth adapter so that computing can be done from a distance.
>> Am I just better off getting a Mini for a little more? Bear in mind the
>> connection ports I mentioned above.
> 
> In my opinion, a stock Cube won't be adequate for your setup. Without an
> upgraded CPU and/or video card, you won't be able to watch full-screen
> video, for example. By the time you factor in the cost of the upgrades, I
> think a mini will be less expensive.
> 
> Sean Terrill
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