Gee, if only the intended market for the mini wasn't mac zealots instead of the universe of PC users, there might be a market for it! John Willkie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Buchler" <DanBuchler@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 10:47 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: Value Proposition (Mini-Mac) > Craig (et al) > I couldn't resist replying to Craig's Comments regarding the Mini Mac > announcement (1/12 and 1/13). > > I too an a Mac zealot. I run a G4 and several PCs, but my Mac is my primary > machine. > > I have wanted for a long time to be able to use my 1999 Mitsubishi 55" as a > display device for DVDs played on my G4 or for surfing the web while > reclining watching the TV. I experimented with moderate success in driving > the Mits from the G4 using "SwitchRes" software, but it would have been > expensive to provide permanent quality cabling to carry the VGA and digital > audio 70 cable feet to the Mits and the display resolutions are not ideal. > So I temporarily shelved this multi-media application > > Meanwhile, I am now planning to upgrade my HDTV to one of the new Samsung or > other DLPs with DVI input which offer DVI input and 1280 * 760 resolution. > (Such a resolution is pretty common in the newer HDTVs.) In my heart I > still want to use a Mac to drive the display. > > Lo and Behold - the Mini-Mac announcement. The Mini-Mac's Radeoon 9200SE has > the horsepower to drive the big display, has a DVI output, and if the > software will support it, then the Mini-Mac is an ideal Multi-Media machine. > - will easily fit into the Hi-FI equipment cabinet. > - can be fitted with BlueTooth (internally or externally) to support a > BlueTooth keyboard/mouse (Bluetooth needed to provide adequate Wireless > range.) > - can be fitted with a 5.1 digital audio interface through USB > - will network with my existing home network of Mac and PCs. > All of this will work with the basic $500 machine and provide beautiful DVD > and Internet capability. (My existing DVD player cost that much!) Missing > of course is HDTV, but some external adapters may solve that problem. > > Regards > > Dan > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.