[Kent Pribbernow]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000057028826/

"Yep, everyone’s talking about using the Mac mini as a home media center, and there’s a reason why: its diminutive form factor makes it a good candidate to fit unobtrusively into an existing audio/video or home theater setup. It looks more like a consumer electronics device than a computer, so it won’t look out of place in your living room. We think of it as the central brain of our system; the glue that holds all the devices together. It can serve the role of scheduler, controller, audio/video recorder, audio/video playback, audio/video download, and it even makes a decent audio/video production unit, as well. You might not win the next Sundance with your iMovie, but you sure can impress everyone at the next family reunion."



A fabulous article and worth a read for anyone interested in using a Mac as Media Center hub. Personally, this doesn't appeal to me, but I can see a market for such contraption.

[Kent Pribbernow]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000057028826/

"Yep, everyone’s talking about using the Mac mini as a home media center, and there’s a reason why: its diminutive form factor makes it a good candidate to fit unobtrusively into an existing audio/video or home theater setup. It looks more like a consumer electronics device than a computer, so it won’t look out of place in your living room. We think of it as the central brain of our system; the glue that holds all the devices together. It can serve the role of scheduler, controller, audio/video recorder, audio/video playback, audio/video download, and it even makes a decent audio/video production unit, as well. You might not win the next Sundance with your iMovie, but you sure can impress everyone at the next family reunion."



A fabulous article and worth a read for anyone interested in using a Mac as Media Center hub. Personally, this doesn't appeal to me, but I can see a market for such contraption.

[klinux]

I read this article but do not quite agree that it is the ideal set up. A Roku + Mini + whatever PC you have lying around makes an even better setup.