[mythtv-users] iMac as possible Frontend?

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Mon Mar 10 01:46:48 UTC 2008


On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 10:14:31AM -0800, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Mar 7, 2008, at 9:52 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:
> 
> >
> > 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.
> 
> Because people buy them for that price - and tend to keep them for a  
> long time.
> 
> You're right - $600 for that is crazy since there's a couple on ebay  
> with a buy it now price of under $500. I imagine the auction prices  
> would be lower.
> You can't get a mac mini with LCD display for the same price. Also,  

    You can get LCD displays pretty cheaply though and you can always
recyle on from another system. It doesn't have to be purchased with the
mini.

> you get the convenience of great form factor that will fit on a  
> bookshelf if you wanted. Plus, it looks really pretty.

    So does a mini and an external monitor.

    There's another PC variant of this same idea that's setup
to be just plain bolted onto the back of a monitor.


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