[mythtv-users] iMac as possible Frontend?

[David Brodbeck]

On Mar 7, 2008, at 7:50 AM, Chris Ribe wrote:
> A G5 Mac will provide all the grunt you need for a pleasant SD  
> MythFrontend experience, but they are not a good value proposition,  
> in my opinion.  A $600 G5 iMac only gets you a 17.7" 4:3 screen  
> ( after taking into account letterboxing on the 20" screen),  
> although if used for DVD playback, the 16:10 screen might actually  
> be a nice compromise.  The form factor is nice for a bedroom  
> frontend, I can't argue with that.

$600 for a G5 is crazy, considering you can get a dual-core Mac Mini  
for the same price.  I've never understood why used Apple hardware is  
so ridiculously expensive.