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I find a Mac mini + Plex to be an excellent home media center: http://www.plexapp.com/ http://www.plexapp.com/ The new media management features in the upcomin
by nathos 16y ago
I find a Mac mini + Plex to be an excellent home media center: http://www.plexapp.com/ http://www.plexapp.com/
The new media management features in the upcoming Plex/Nine release look great: http://vimeo.com/11880867 http://vimeo.com/11880867
The Apple Bluetooth keyboard is small enough to be living room friendly.
Overall, a Mac mini isn't quite as simple as AppleTV, but it's far more functional.
- obelix 16y agoYes, it definitely is more functional. Every now and then I am tempted to spend the $600 for a dedicated mini, but why bother? If a boxee box does the job for $200, has 1080p, 7.1 out, 802.11n / Gig.E why bother spending $600? I hope the Logitech setup GoogleTv box does the job.
- nathos 16y agoFor me, the mini performs other tasks. It's always on, so it's a great home storage server (I have a Drobo w/ 4.5TB of storage attached via FireWire 800). It downloads torrents & podcasts nicely. Also, the shared library support coming in Plex/Nine looks killer. I'm looking forward to running Plex on my MacBook without having to maintain a separate metadata library.
- obelix 16y agoI have two iMacs which already do what you say (Drobo as well). Don't want another device hooked there.
- timcederman 16y agoI also have a Mac Mini with Plex - it's an awesome arrangement, and I also have the Mini repurposed as a NAS of sorts.