Just bought me a DELL!

[JDar]

Wow.. your setup sounds way cool!!

Let me know how that works. The TV supports Blue tooth? or does the TV have a video input that the Mini can connect to?

The Dell tv can be used as a computer monitor (such as with the Mini.) It has many a/v inputs and outputs and came with more different cables than I'll ever use. It's hdtv ready (but no hdtv tuner.) The slender remote control is nicely designed and goes well with the unit.

It looks like this with a Tylenol ad in place:

 

[840quadra]

Yeah but then we pay double what you pay on the Gallon for fuel

oh I totally understand that. I drive cars that get in the least 32 MPG, Not much in the european world, but compared to avg home in my area were almost everyone has a V6 or V8 SUV or truck, I am doing well.

I actually want a Polo TDI, that is the car I wish the US got.

(sorry way off topic)

MY question to Apple, why don't they offer normal (aka smaller) LCD monitors for people that are not totally into graphics.. My brand new PM (just got it (still in the box)) Is going to be hooked upto a ViewSonic. I would have loved to buy an apple monitor. But I can't justify spending a little over half the cost of my PM for a Monitor.

 

[Advance The Man]

Will the iBook work with this dell monitor?

$487, free shipping is a really good price. How can you justify double for an Apple?

 

[phantasos]

I just found this thread in a google search for "mac mini" and "dell tv" and am really excited by what some of you are doing. I myself have been kicking around the idea of switching to a homebuilt dvr/media system based off a mini and running on an inexpensive lcd tv and just wondered how that was working out for those of you who tried the same thing. Any resolution issues? Are you running your mac as a DVR and if so, what are you using? I've heard decent things about the eyeTV 200...

Keep up the experimenting!

 

[plinden]

oh I totally understand that. I drive cars that get in the least 32 MPG, Not much in the european world, but compared to avg home in my area were almost everyone has a V6 or V8 SUV or truck, I am doing well.

Remember, a US gallon is .83 British gallons, so you're actually getting 38-39 mpg.

(200th post - do I get a prize?)

 

[AllieNeko]

"MY question to Apple, why don't they offer normal (aka smaller) LCD monitors for people that are not totally into graphics.. "

It seems to be a market Apple's just not into. I don't like those Dell monitors though... they're UGLY. My favorites are the LG Flatron's. Beautiful, beautiful design with an amazingly great image.

 

[lorenzo]

I'll second that idea on getting a mod to paint it to look like the casing of a PM or PB!

For starters, I'll just stick a nice Apple logo over the Dell!

You know what, I painted my ipod mini black... and what I did was I taped off wheel, screen, and tops and bottoms with very very smooth precision, then i sanded the whole thing down. Then I went to wallmart and got a small can of auto paint. 5 coats later, I had a shiny new black ipod mini.

Maybe thats the closest way someone can modify an ugly dell monitor. Maybe even making a little stencil to put the apple logo on it? I'm buying a powerbook soon and will have a monitor at my desk at home to hook it up to. I know i'll end up buying somthing cheap.. and ugly.. so i also know i'll end up painting it white.

 

[mkrishnan]

You know what, I painted my ipod mini black... and what I did was I taped off wheel, screen, and tops and bottoms with very very smooth precision, then i sanded the whole thing down. Then I went to wallmart and got a small can of auto paint. 5 coats later, I had a shiny new black ipod mini.

There are also those sticker kits for the Mac Mini ... some of them actually look not-too-bad.

 

[wPod]

cool. i just got the same monitor on the same deal. it rocks. and it is HUGE!!!! ive been used to my 12" PB screen!!!! im curious about hooking a TV to it. it has s-video and composite video inputs, i could do that, then watch PIP while im playing on my mac. any ideas on some sort of a TV tuner that i could hook up? maybe some sort of DVR, but the only thing is TiVo and I just dont like the idea of paying a monthly fee for that. i just want a HD with a cable in and a s-video or composite video out. and a remote to control it, any ideas?