Comments on: Mac Mini Media Center/HTPC http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/ Photography, Tech, and more Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Aaron Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:21:12 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-3629 @slipslip - Windows wasn't invited because I prefer working in a UNIX environment, cygwin just doesn't cut it for me, and I choose to put my dollars into technologies that I believe in. Additionally, I have no other Windows hosts in my configuration-managed home network. I also use the Mac Mini for a number of other services (it is a Hadoop HDFS/mapreduce node, for example), since it has no problem handling 1080p video. For many, Windows would be an excellent choice, but it was not a consideration for me. @slipslip – Windows wasn’t invited because I prefer working in a UNIX environment, cygwin just doesn’t cut it for me, and I choose to put my dollars into technologies that I believe in. Additionally, I have no other Windows hosts in my configuration-managed home network. I also use the Mac Mini for a number of other services (it is a Hadoop HDFS/mapreduce node, for example), since it has no problem handling 1080p video. For many, Windows would be an excellent choice, but it was not a consideration for me.

]]> By: slipslip http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 slipslip Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:15:34 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-3627 Why wasn't windows invited to the party? It can do everything you require from your mac mini, including remote ssh administration using OpenSSH, and it would have been cheaper. Why wasn’t windows invited to the party? It can do everything you require from your mac mini, including remote ssh administration using OpenSSH, and it would have been cheaper.

]]> By: Tony http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Tony Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:29:25 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-2327 Why did you pick Boxee over Plex? Why did you pick Boxee over Plex?

]]> By: Alan http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Alan Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:02:37 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-808 If you're looking for another way to control the Mac Mini, check out Teleport (http://abyssoft.com/software/teleport/). It let's you simply move your mouse across to the Mini's display... Alan If you’re looking for another way to control the Mac Mini, check out Teleport (http://abyssoft.com/software/teleport/). It let’s you simply move your mouse across to the Mini’s display…

Alan

]]> By: Claude http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Claude Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:52:28 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-807 FYI. I use the 1.66 version and it works just fine. FYI. I use the 1.66 version and it works just fine.

]]> By: Larry http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Larry Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:17:36 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-433 How do you get the movies to the disk? Are you downloading them, or transferring from DVD?? How do you get the movies to the disk? Are you downloading them, or transferring from DVD??

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Aaron Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:52:42 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-364 @Marcos - I don't know if a 1.8GHz older Mini will do 1080p. A coworker has one and it handles 720p ok, but I think it stutters a bit on 1080p content. My 2.26GHz sometimes stutters a little on 1080p. @Marcos – I don’t know if a 1.8GHz older Mini will do 1080p. A coworker has one and it handles 720p ok, but I think it stutters a bit on 1080p content. My 2.26GHz sometimes stutters a little on 1080p.

]]> By: Marcos http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Marcos Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:41:18 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-362 Do you think a 1.83Ghz Mac Mini would handle 720p and 1080p content ok? or only the current gen Mac Minis? Do you think a 1.83Ghz Mac Mini would handle 720p and 1080p content ok?

or only the current gen Mac Minis?

]]> By: elijah http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-349 elijah Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:54:42 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-349 thanks for posting this. I just got a refurb mac mini at the apple store and plan to set it up as you did. You just saved me a bunch of time on trial and error. thanks for posting this. I just got a refurb mac mini at the apple store and plan to set it up as you did. You just saved me a bunch of time on trial and error.

]]> By: Katie B http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/mac-mini-media-center-htpc-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Katie B Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:21:17 +0000 http://blog.9minutesnooze.com/?p=88#comment-67 Whoa, you spent how much?!?! :) JUST KIDDING! Whoa, you spent how much?!?! :) JUST KIDDING!

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