A Frog in the Valley

Not going to blog this weekend, taking it slow in this mid-summer heat… I tought I could at least give few a few links to chew on! Topic of the week, a research I did about six months ago about using a Mac Mini as a media center device, connected to a TV screen… A few open source project and other proprietary systems thrown in for good measure…

Basic references

• The Mac Mini page (duh!)
• Mini accessories
• MacMini on Flickr
• MacMini on wikipedia
• MacMini review on MacSlash

General Articles

• MacMini needs a Front Row seat
• MacMini HD playback issues
• Apple filiing the living room
• Cringley : it’s all about movies
• PVRblog : a killer Home Theater PC in the making?
• The emporor’s new computer

Tech Articles

• Life hacker : pimp your mac mini
• MacMini and MythTV, the perfect combo?
• Make : a macmini tv recorder
• Anandtech : MM as a Media Computer
• Engadget : Slap it to the back of your HDTV…
• Opening up the MM’s case and take apart guide
• HOW-TO: Turn your Mac mini into a low-cost recording studio

EyeTV

• Macintoshdigitalhub.com : EyeTV brings personal video recording to the Mac
• Elgato’s EyeTV 500: HDTV the Mac Way (review)
• The Elgato site (EyeTV2)

MythTV and open source

• EFF guide to building your own PVR
• The Myth TV site
• Rev3/Systm : Myth PVR
• Building a linux HD-PVR with Myth TV
• Build Your Own PVR (byopvr.com)
• Democracy Player

I have lot’s of material also on DRM, that might be the topic for another friday linkfest… closely related to this one. Have a good weekend!