[mythtv-users] mac-mini frontend for HD
Jason Weida
jason.m.weida at gmail.com
Wed Oct 15 13:14:52 UTC 2008
This is all great information, I think the mini sounds like the way
I'm going to go.
Does anyone have experience connecting a mini to component video?
Maybe this is not even possible and I'm stuck with svideo.
Thanks for the help!
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 1:34 AM, scram69 <scram69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:45 PM, MonkeyPet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I run mythfrontend under OSX on a 1080p tv. STD recording is fine,
>> but HD (recorded from hdhomerun box) especially 1080i is still
>> chopping and makes me cry. I haven't experimented with running Linux
>> on the mini yet. For a remote, I use an iphone running mymote and the
>> app works great most of the time. The remote that comes with the mini
>> is only 6 buttons and inadequate. My mini is a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2
>> Duo 1GB. So far, I am very disappointed with it and will not spend
>> that much $$$ for a solution that can't do HD.
>>
> I've got a 1.66 GHz that I upgraded to 2.0GHz Core2. 1080i playback
> from my HD homerun under OSX is smooth, with mythfrontend usually
> taking 50-60% of the CPU. The only times I experience stuttering is
> if I'm trying to simultaneously rip a DVD in handbrake. What playback
> profile are you using? Slim works well for me.
>
> I have both Ubuntu and OSX frontends. Personal preference - I like
> the OSX in the family room, as iTunes, iPhoto, and DVDPlayer seem
> superior to me to the myth plugins. Also, I use RemoteBuddy, an OSX
> app that allows me to use a learning remote (e.g. Harmony 550) to
> control everything, switching smoothly between myth and the other apps
> (the kids love Google Earth), even controlling networked speakers for
> iTunes!
>
> (BTW, Handbrake under OSX runs circles around anything I have found
> for Ubuntu as far as ripping DVDs...)
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