[mythtv-users] Remote controls on OS X (Mac Mini)

James Linder jam at tigger.ws
Sat Mar 24 04:58:59 UTC 2012


On 24/03/2012, at 12:40 PM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:

>> 
>> In all the chit-chat about installing ubuntu on a mac-mini I've never
> seen HEAT mentioned!
>> I found the mini, IIRC throttled to 1.6G, runs so hot that it is a worry.
>> 
> 
> I'm not sure what you've done with your mini. But I run a 2010 mac mini,
> with a C2D 2.4GHz, it idles at below 9W, watching a mpeg2 1080i recording,
> I see the power usage peaking at 14W at the most.
> 
> It runs cool as.
> 
> It is by far the best fronted I've ever used.
> 
> It's running out of the box mythbuntu 11.10. I added nothing extra,
> everything was working out of the box.
> 
> I use it with a Logitech universal remote.

Thanks for that feedback. Wow!
I'll play n see what I can come up with.
Mine is out-the-box no fiddles at all
James


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list