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From: Clifford Heath on 14 Jul 2010 06:19
Abby Brown wrote:
> Noise and power true. A "green" PC with partial or full power
> down might be acceptable.

The Apple Mac Mini is possibly the best option. Small, silent,
attractive, low-power (current model uses 10W), available 2nd
hand for little $. Plug in an external TB USB drive with auto
powerdown, and a dual-channel DTV receiver, and perhaps one or
two Behringer UCA202's for audio in/out, hardware done for $600.
That's how I plan to roll, anyhow.

Choice of operating systems, BTW, you don't have to run OSX.

Clifford Heath.
From: m II on 14 Jul 2010 18:05
Abby Brown wrote:


> Children! Children! Children! This thread is about media
> servers!

Sorry.


mike
From: miso on 14 Jul 2010 19:35
On Jul 14, 3:19 am, Clifford Heath <n...(a)spam.please.net> wrote:
> Abby Brown wrote:
> > Noise and power true.  A "green" PC with partial or full power
> > down might be acceptable.
>
> The Apple Mac Mini is possibly the best option. Small, silent,
> attractive, low-power (current model uses 10W), available 2nd
> hand for little $. Plug in an external TB USB drive with auto
> powerdown, and a dual-channel DTV receiver, and perhaps one or
> two Behringer UCA202's for audio in/out, hardware done for $600.
> That's how I plan to roll, anyhow.
>
> Choice of operating systems, BTW, you don't have to run OSX.
>
> Clifford Heath.

How's that 1080p working in the mac mini?

Wait for the DLink Boxee box.

If Apple is the solution, it must be a really funny question.
From: Clifford Heath on 15 Jul 2010 07:04
miso(a)sushi.com wrote:
> How's that 1080p working in the mac mini?

Just fine. Standard HDMI cable, up to 1920x1200 res.
Run dual screen if you want, 2560x1600 on the DisplayPort.
I don't care about brands, I think I have one of everything,
but for what the OP requested, the mini is a good option.
From: Mycelium on 14 Jul 2010 21:22
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:35:59 -0700 (PDT), "miso(a)sushi.com"
<miso(a)sushi.com> wrote:

>On Jul 14, 3:19�am, Clifford Heath <n...(a)spam.please.net> wrote:
>> Abby Brown wrote:
>> > Noise and power true. �A "green" PC with partial or full power
>> > down might be acceptable.
>>
>> The Apple Mac Mini is possibly the best option. Small, silent,
>> attractive, low-power (current model uses 10W), available 2nd
>> hand for little $. Plug in an external TB USB drive with auto
>> powerdown, and a dual-channel DTV receiver, and perhaps one or
>> two Behringer UCA202's for audio in/out, hardware done for $600.
>> That's how I plan to roll, anyhow.
>>
>> Choice of operating systems, BTW, you don't have to run OSX.
>>
>> Clifford Heath.
>
>How's that 1080p working in the mac mini?
>
>Wait for the DLink Boxee box.
>
>If Apple is the solution, it must be a really funny question.

My Acer Revo with XBMC is pretty nice. Nothin' special, but the price
was right.
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