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Using a Mac Mini to watch movies on HD TV - what specs?
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1146443" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>I do agree with CWA that if all she is going to do is movies, the Mini might be overkill.</p><p></p><p>But, If you end up going the used Mini route, do check the specs and be sure it can support the resolution that CWA mentioned, 1920x1080. </p><p></p><p>I was doing 1080p on my 1.66 Core Duo mini but not at that high a resolution. I will check around and get back to you.</p><p></p><p>Just checked and even the very first Intel Mini does 1920x1080 but I would go with one a bit newer with a faster CPU and GPU. The very early Minis used stock Intel GMA950 Graphics.</p><p></p><p>Here is a good place to see the specs. Here is the early mini.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-sept-2006.html" target="_blank">http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-sept-2006.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>This one has the better NVidia GPU chipset and faster CPU. Should work.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-march-2009.html" target="_blank">http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-march-2009.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1146443, member: 8287"] I do agree with CWA that if all she is going to do is movies, the Mini might be overkill. But, If you end up going the used Mini route, do check the specs and be sure it can support the resolution that CWA mentioned, 1920x1080. I was doing 1080p on my 1.66 Core Duo mini but not at that high a resolution. I will check around and get back to you. Just checked and even the very first Intel Mini does 1920x1080 but I would go with one a bit newer with a faster CPU and GPU. The very early Minis used stock Intel GMA950 Graphics. Here is a good place to see the specs. Here is the early mini. [url]http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-sept-2006.html[/url] This one has the better NVidia GPU chipset and faster CPU. Should work. [url]http://www.lowendmac.com/mini/mac-mini-march-2009.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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