Re: Mac Mini Media Center?

In article <jollyroger-73FC32.02182329082008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1img5zi.1j7d9nbdisufxN%dempson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
dempson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (David Empson) wrote:

Clark Martin <cmnews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <OldDog-CCE409.22162228082008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Old_CSMAer <OldDog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

(I *think* the following is on topic, since it addresses another use of
the Mac OS.)

I have a Core Solo Mini laying around and I'm thinking of making it, and
new flat screen TV, the center of a media setup, instead of using Apple
TV. I see several tutorials on how to do this on the web.

I have a G4 Mac Mini connected as a media center to my HDTV. It has an
EyeTV receiver connected to it. It doesn't have enough scrunch to
handle HD. But it does a good job of recording TV and if I drop the
resolution to 1280x720 it plays full screen without a glitch. At
1920x1080 it gets a bit choppy.

I have a 2 GHz Core2 Duo Mini doing the same thing. It is fast enough to
handle HD with the latest update of the EyeTV software (3.0.3), but I
would expect a Core Solo mini to NOT be fast enough, as my Mini has to
use most of both CPU cores to keep up with decoding H.264 high
definition video in real time.

Keep in mind that some of the Elgato EyeTV devices can encode on their
own, without utilizing the CPU of the computer to which they are
connected. For such devices, just about any recent computer will do.

How about the *decode* though? Capturing the data isn't all that
worthwhile if there's not a viable way to get it back out.

--
"Harry?" Ron's voice was a mere whisper. "Do you smell something ... burning?"
- Harry Potter and the Odor of the Phoenix
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