Comments on: Setting up a Mac Media Center: Part 1 http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/ Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adventures in Dumping Cable for Internet TV (Part 1) « Regain Your Time.com Blog http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-9798 Adventures in Dumping Cable for Internet TV (Part 1) « Regain Your Time.com Blog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:04:55 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-9798 [...] Then I learned that USB “tuners” (for carrying digital tv signals to your computer) typically come with PVR (personal video recorder) software.  However, there were two problems here…the first is that tuners pick up the digital channel broadcasts that come over the air (for free), provided that you also have a screen (monitor or TV) that is capable of receiving the digital stations.  Our TV was analog, so it was not.  The second problem was that most tuners were made for either a PC or a Mac.  Remember my desire to move to a Mac-only household?  I figured that we could use the 3-year-old laptop until it died (which we honestly didn’t expect to be more than a year or so), and then get another set-top box (Apple TV, Roku, another computer) to stream internet television in our living room.  After doing some research on these, I decided on a Mac Mini, because it has all the features of AppleTV plus all of the benefits that result from it being a full-blown computer.  So I didn’t want to invest in a PC tuner, only to have to buy a Mac tuner later.  (The August edition of Mac Life Magazine put this bug in my ear to begin with, and you can see some of that article here.  Other articles that were really helpful to me are here, here, and here.) [...] [...] Then I learned that USB “tuners” (for carrying digital tv signals to your computer) typically come with PVR (personal video recorder) software.  However, there were two problems here…the first is that tuners pick up the digital channel broadcasts that come over the air (for free), provided that you also have a screen (monitor or TV) that is capable of receiving the digital stations.  Our TV was analog, so it was not.  The second problem was that most tuners were made for either a PC or a Mac.  Remember my desire to move to a Mac-only household?  I figured that we could use the 3-year-old laptop until it died (which we honestly didn’t expect to be more than a year or so), and then get another set-top box (Apple TV, Roku, another computer) to stream internet television in our living room.  After doing some research on these, I decided on a Mac Mini, because it has all the features of AppleTV plus all of the benefits that result from it being a full-blown computer.  So I didn’t want to invest in a PC tuner, only to have to buy a Mac tuner later.  (The August edition of Mac Life Magazine put this bug in my ear to begin with, and you can see some of that article here.  Other articles that were really helpful to me are here, here, and here.) [...]

]]> By: iPhone Remote app now ‘gestures’ to AppleTV | Smoking Apples http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-6069 iPhone Remote app now ‘gestures’ to AppleTV | Smoking Apples Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:49:51 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-6069 [...] to come from the iTunes store. As it currently goes, it’s much better to get a Mac mini, and set up a media center around [...] [...] to come from the iTunes store. As it currently goes, it’s much better to get a Mac mini, and set up a media center around [...]

]]> By: Setting Up a Mac Media Center Part 3: Remotes | Smoking Apples http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-5883 Setting Up a Mac Media Center Part 3: Remotes | Smoking Apples Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:33 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-5883 [...] that we have everything set up to enjoy our media, its time to look at remote controls. There are two iPhone remotes, Boxee [...] [...] that we have everything set up to enjoy our media, its time to look at remote controls. There are two iPhone remotes, Boxee [...]

]]> By: Jamie http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-5664 Jamie Wed, 27 May 2009 08:03:29 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-5664 I just bought a Mac Mini MB464LL which is the one with 2GB memory this weekend. They sold me a mini-DVI to S-video/Comp Video adapter. It does not work. There is no analog video on the motherboard. No cable will work. I had to buy my HD tV sooner than planned. I just bought a Mac Mini MB464LL which is the one with 2GB memory this weekend. They sold me a mini-DVI to S-video/Comp Video adapter. It does not work. There is no analog video on the motherboard. No cable will work. I had to buy my HD tV sooner than planned.

]]> By: Setting Up a Mac Media Center Part 2: Plex vs Boxee | Smoking Apples http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-5441 Setting Up a Mac Media Center Part 2: Plex vs Boxee | Smoking Apples Mon, 11 May 2009 14:10:23 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-5441 [...] that we have the hardware set up in part 1, it’s time to hit the software that will make everything possible. There are three real [...] [...] that we have the hardware set up in part 1, it’s time to hit the software that will make everything possible. There are three real [...]

]]> By: brnmbrns http://smokingapples.com/hardware/setting-up-a-mac-media-center-part-1/#comment-4986 brnmbrns Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:10:14 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=6739#comment-4986 I found this on YouTube. I thought it would go very well with this article. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lwkO0Pg1Nc I found this on YouTube. I thought it would go very well with this article.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lwkO0Pg1Nc

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