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Originally Posted by Burninator
I'm still not sold on the Apple TV. I am concerned about the limitations of it.
In regards to the Mac mini. Does the base model have enough hardware out of the box to run as a HTPC? The hard drive space seems lacking, but that could be fixed with an external hard drive for cheaper (and more space) than upgrading the mini from Apple's website.
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I use a Mac Mini (2.0 GHz, 2 GB, otherwise stock) for my HTPC. I run
Plex and stream all my media off a NAS via Gigabit ethernet. Handles everything except very high bitrate Blu-Ray rips and HD Audio (you just get regular DTS/DD 5.1). It's a wonderful machine, but there's a fairly big learning curve to get it all working. It does, however, play everything I've ever thrown at it without much fuss.