Media Centre PC's

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Has anyone here built themselves a media centre PC, i.e. like a Shuttle XPC or similar style small form-factor computer and set it up as their vcd-playing, mp3 jukebox, web-access for your tv box?

i'm looking for what kind of idea's you guys have thought for these kinda things, coz i'm contemplating whether to buy/build one. also - have any of you got one of those specific media-orientated ones that come with a remote? is it worthwhile?

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:37 (twenty years ago)

MAC MINI

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:39 (twenty years ago)

oh screw you with your over-priced, under-spec'd piece of shit...

i'd be all over them if they'd actually put a decent amount of RAM in the stupid thing, though

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

I think a Mac Mini would be a great choice for this application, provided you have some hefty networked storage. You don't need more than 512mb ram (if that!) for the type of thing you're describing.

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

whats the point of an all-in-one pc that only has enough ram to (just barely) boot? the apple.co.nz website doesn't even offer RAM upgrades yet, making them essentially useless!

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

256mb is the bain of home pcs.. what is this, the dark ages?

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

You should probably email them about that - they should probably be made aware of it.

Either that or consider getting yourself an Xbox and modding it.

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

(upside being that you can get a remote for the xbox)

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:44 (twenty years ago)

i might end up holding out for the xbox2 or PS3...

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:47 (twenty years ago)

Hah! You'll be waiting at least 18 months from now.

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

apparantly the xbox2 is due before christmas. i'm in no hurry, anyway

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 03:51 (twenty years ago)

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