[mythtv-users] Mac Mini as Frontend?

[jedi]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 08:09:15AM +0100, Simon Hobson wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
> 
> > > > Looks like Apple just can't make up their minds about graphics chips, or,
> > > > for that matter, CPUs.
> 
> Having been using their stuff for many years, I can assure you that
> this is nothing new. However, for their target market (people who
> want to buuy a machine, plug it in, use it), it doesn't matter - the
> end user never has to concern themselves with what ship is under the
> bonnet as whatever OS comes pre-loaded on it will include full
> support for the chipset used. When it comes to "tinkerers" then
> Apple don't care - they aren't part of it's target market.

    This isn't quite true.

    The GMA950 minis suck for gaming support. They are not that old
and they manage to choke on games that are a little old themselves.
The idea that everything "just works" and that it is all simple 
nirvana is a little misleading.

[deletia]

    Apple gear by virtue of it's pricetag should have a longer
operational life.

    It should also not through hardware support errors with the
bundled applications or even the 3rd party applications really.