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My first post here. Exciting stuff!
I'm looking into buying a new Mac mini, and I wonder:
1 gig ram or 2?
Also looking for different dvb-t receivers to hook up to this thing.
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If you can wait a month or two I'd wait for the much rumored mac mini update that's on its way. If not 1gb should be enough for just XBMC.
As for a DVB-T I use and Elgato one with EyeTV which I quite like and would recommend. You can get PC ones that are much cheaper and can work with EyeTV however...
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When you get your mini max out the memory, it will never hurt and you won't have to worry about it in the future... Unlike me who bought 2x512 chips a year ago and had to replace them with 2x1GB chips recently. I would have saved a bundle if I had just maxed it out earlier.
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A laptop eh?
What kind would I need then?
From what I understand the GPU doesn't need to be fast since all rendering is done in the CPU.
A plain Macbook with a busted display perhaps? (Is it easy to remove the screen without making the laptop looking like a train wreck?)
Aesthetically, the mini would look better next to the surround-receiver tho.
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My tv only goes up to 1080i and I usually just set the resolution to 720p. Not sure I need the processing power of the macbook then.
I'm sure this setup will be outdated in three years time anyway so it doesn't need to be the final solution.
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Thanks. Now to convince my wife... ;-)
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My 1.66 GHz mini plays 720p content very well. I tossed in 2GB of RAM though to keep thing humming along smoothly.