![]() ![]() Whilst Apple has it’s Apple TV set-top boxes, they are primarily designed to stream media from iTunes libraries on Macs or PCs on your network, from iTunes Match or from selected third parties such as MLB, WSJ, Netflix and the like. Even if you don’t fancy getting handy with tools, plugging in a large external drive to house your media is sufficient, even over USB 2.0. It runs silent, draws little power and can be upgraded relatively easily if you are confident and competent with paint stripper (yes, seriously!) and a screwdriver. Pretty good, but by no means perfect, the Mac mini is an excellent candidate – for a media server – either connected direct to your television or used remotely. In this tutorial, I’ll examine some of the possibilities and options for making a Mac mini into a media centre. This is going to be the real-deal, Siri-enabled, iCloud-attached, iOS-controlled, large flat-panel to dominate your living room! Apparently.īut since Gene has been banging on about this for three years or more (Apple has it’s “hobby”, and Gene has his), the Mac mini makes for a pretty good media centre in the meantime. Don’t mistake this for another Apple “hobby” it’s not going to be a set-top box. ![]() According to analysts – Gene Munster, of Piper Jaffray, in particular – Apple is soon to launch a revolutionary Apple TV device. ![]()
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