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Old 07-22-2013, 10:43 PM   #8
kn
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Originally Posted by MickMcGeough View Post
You'd see the Windows 8 boot sequence then you can set XBMC (or better yet, Plex) to start automatically on boot so it goes right into the media center UI. I run mine on a Mac Mini with a built-in IR receiver so a Harmony controls it easily.
A couple questions...

1) Can the Mac Mini handle blu-ray? I'm guessing it's converted into another format that Apple can handle?

2) If you have more content than can be stored on the Mac Mini, do you daisy chain to an external hard drive? Have a server somewhere and wirelessly transmit to the Mac Mini?

After some browsing, this place looks like the best in creating built-to-order HTPCs: http://www.assassinhtpc.com/

A bit expensive although I'm not up to building my own from scratch...
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