Mac mini March: Discussion of Mac mini’s HDTV capabilities

By C.K. Sample, III

There's an interesting discussion going on over at the MacInTouch user forums about Mac minis and HDTV.  George Wedding notes that while a current fully configured Mac mini will work as a basic home theater component, something better is really needed: "An ideal Mac Mini HT
might be designed in a standard component form factor (@17x12.5x2.5 inches), and employ either the fastest G4 or even a G5 processor, at least 128MB of video RAM, and have room for an extra hard drive (or two) to store iTunes music,
enormous HD movie and TV files or even act as a mirrored backup."

Numerous people have commented with their ideal Mac mini specs, as well as realistic discussions of the current state of the Mac mini as a home theater component.  If you're considering buying a Mac mini for such a purpose, this looks to be a good place to start, as the discussion is filled with useful links and information.

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