RE: OSXBMC Release 0.1.7

["Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What are you impressions of OSXBMC so far? Hidef playback?

I posted a link to this page last week which says the combination of 2Ghz
min and OSXBMC should do all modern 1080p ok
http://blog.kozubik.com/john_kozubik/2008/03/high-definition.html

I'm still trying (in vain) to source a cheap Intel Mac mini (used ones are
making near retail on eBay!). I've played with it on my MacBook and iMac
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it's superb (really confused the kids when the saw it on the iMac in the
kitchen).  If the rumored mini revisions come soon I might buy one and hook
it up as my HD player in the AV room (but then I'll need a new AV amp and
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projector) :-\

> Do you think it has greater HA hooks/possibilities than the XBOX?

I think it has great potential as a media player that (now it has XBMC)
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play anything you throw at it and look really good.  But where it fails is
on price.  I don=92t want to spend =A3500 per room for a media player.  I
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see it being especially useful for HA either.

> ( no I am not stalling for time on my review ;-) )

Yeah yeah ;)

M.




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