Comments on: The Ultimate Mac Mini HTPC – Part 1: Media Center Software http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/ The last mile of consumer experiences, home media, wireless stuff, and life Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: madddddddddddd http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 madddddddddddd Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:42:15 +0000 http://www.gamaze.com/blog/?p=64#comment-1244 i have the same setup with the mini 2.53ghtz and run at 1080p at full speed perfectly fine. only problem was everything was too small even when i increased text sizes to maximum, so now i'm running at 720p anyways... still dvd quality and everything looks sharp and probably uses less video memory i have the same setup with the mini 2.53ghtz and run at 1080p at full speed perfectly fine.

only problem was everything was too small even when i increased text sizes to maximum, so now i’m running at 720p anyways… still dvd quality and everything looks sharp and probably uses less video memory

]]> By: Jeremy Laurenson http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Jeremy Laurenson Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:59:26 +0000 http://www.gamaze.com/blog/?p=64#comment-1117 Hey Matt, I have had the same config in my lounge for six months or so, and it seems like the video card is not able to keep up with anything thats 720p or greater at 30fps (needs to be 25fps). Have you seen any "fluidity" issues witht he 2GHz Mac mini under OSX? CPU does not seem to be the bottleneck. Hey Matt,

I have had the same config in my lounge for six months or so, and it seems like the video card is not able to keep up with anything thats 720p or greater at 30fps (needs to be 25fps).

Have you seen any “fluidity” issues witht he 2GHz Mac mini under OSX? CPU does not seem to be the bottleneck.

]]> By: Kit Hammond http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Kit Hammond Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:33:52 +0000 http://www.gamaze.com/blog/?p=64#comment-11 I have been using EyeTV 3 with an HDHomeRun dual tuner for about a week. Playback is smooth, and if I am watching live TV, EyeTV will use the second tuner to start a scheduled recording. Combine that with Remote Buddy to allow remote control with a Sony PS3 BD remote or an iPod Touch, and it is a pretty nice DVR experience. I tested the demo version of SageTV briefly because I have read a lot of enthusiastic reviews of the Windows version. Unfortunately video playback was jerky, and SageTV is not supported out-of-the-box by Remote Buddy. I did like the access to YouTube and weather, but not enough to make me want to solve the other issues. Good luck with BootCamp and Windows XP. I have enough Windows installs I have to keep patched for security, I would rather not have to that on my DVR. I have been using EyeTV 3 with an HDHomeRun dual tuner for about a week. Playback is smooth, and if I am watching live TV, EyeTV will use the second tuner to start a scheduled recording. Combine that with Remote Buddy to allow remote control with a Sony PS3 BD remote or an iPod Touch, and it is a pretty nice DVR experience.

I tested the demo version of SageTV briefly because I have read a lot of enthusiastic reviews of the Windows version. Unfortunately video playback was jerky, and SageTV is not supported out-of-the-box by Remote Buddy. I did like the access to YouTube and weather, but not enough to make me want to solve the other issues.

Good luck with BootCamp and Windows XP. I have enough Windows installs I have to keep patched for security, I would rather not have to that on my DVR.

]]> By: Matt http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Matt Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:28:24 +0000 http://www.gamaze.com/blog/?p=64#comment-9 Thanks for the hint Kit. I tried out Sage on Windows a couple of years back but was not really satisfied with it at that point, but they seem to have improved significantly and I definitely need to have a look at Sage TV again. Thanks for the hint Kit. I tried out Sage on Windows a couple of years back but was not really satisfied with it at that point, but they seem to have improved significantly and I definitely need to have a look at Sage TV again.

]]> By: Kit Hammond http://www.gamaze.com/blog/2009/03/the-ultimate-mac-mini-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1-media-center-software/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Kit Hammond Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:59:36 +0000 http://www.gamaze.com/blog/?p=64#comment-8 I was wondering if you tried Sage TV? They have a Mac version as well. I was wondering if you tried Sage TV? They have a Mac version as well.

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