California Dreamer
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I have a newish Thompson STB that is malfunctioning - occasionally refusing to recognise its own remote. Needless to say, the warranty has just lapsed. I also have an older-gen Tivo that is hacked for use here, which is also less than reliable.
I'm thinking it's time to chuck these devices out and replace them with a media centre that can handle all of the Tivo's PVR functions as well as the STB functions.
It was suggested that a really simple approach would be to buy a Mac Mini and hook it up to the home theatre. We already have a TV card for it, and an Airport wireless LAN, so integrating it would be no issue. Anyone have any thoughts on whether it would be a suitable solution? (We are just after something basic and cost-effective - no ambitions to build the world's greatest system).
I also understand that MacWorld is expecting to reveal a new Mac Mini with Invidia GPU. Presumably faster, but probably more expensive. Anyone have any good intel on whether that would be worth waiting for? (Blu Ray capability would be interesting, as I don't have a Blu Ray player yet).
Thanks for any input.
I'm thinking it's time to chuck these devices out and replace them with a media centre that can handle all of the Tivo's PVR functions as well as the STB functions.
It was suggested that a really simple approach would be to buy a Mac Mini and hook it up to the home theatre. We already have a TV card for it, and an Airport wireless LAN, so integrating it would be no issue. Anyone have any thoughts on whether it would be a suitable solution? (We are just after something basic and cost-effective - no ambitions to build the world's greatest system).
I also understand that MacWorld is expecting to reveal a new Mac Mini with Invidia GPU. Presumably faster, but probably more expensive. Anyone have any good intel on whether that would be worth waiting for? (Blu Ray capability would be interesting, as I don't have a Blu Ray player yet).
Thanks for any input.