Mac Mini, APTV or stick with the PS3??

[ljonesj]

mostly what i use is vlc media player if its not itunes drm videos so i just have my files on my server and just stream them to the mini

 

[iMerlin]

mostly what i use is vlc media player if its not itunes drm videos so i just have my files on my server and just stream them to the mini

So I assume you just have the Mini hard wired to your router and boom, you are golden? I have the PS3 hard wired and simply couldnt get streaming to work well enough. Should my concern be the same for the Mini?

 

[Maks]

So I assume you just have the Mini hard wired to your router and boom, you are golden? I have the PS3 hard wired and simply couldnt get streaming to work well enough. Should my concern be the same for the Mini?

I streamed DVDs from my PC to my ATV without issue over wireless G.

 

[iMerlin]

I streamed DVDs from my PC to my ATV without issue over wireless G.

I wonder if my network is the problem then, or it was my PS3? Who cares anymore, I just came back from getting my Mac Mini.

I cant wait to get home. I may try to slip a Tylenol PM into her mashed potatoes tonight!

Im thinking about how to set this up. Anyone have any suggestions on certain apps I should look into? I know about Boxee and Plex. Any other good ones out there?

 

[Maks]

I'm preferring Plex to Boxee right now. The only thing I really find myself missing from the ATV is the Internet radio station section. I'm sure I can add audio streams, I just need to figure it out and configure all the ones I want to listen to. The quality of streaming content varies depending on the provider, I just watched an episode of the Daily Show and it looked really good.

 

[ljonesj]

i dont have any issue's with my mini streaming hardwired as it decodes the vidoes itself were in the ps3 case i had the media center program had to do it then stream it so there is the problem and i can do it wireless if i wanted but i dont

 

[steve16]

Itunes..on mac Mini

I have just bought the Mac Mini and am trying to get Itunes to see the music stored on the external hard drive. I have managed to get front row to see the films folder but would ideally like to get music from hard drive playing via front row , plex or any other sourse that looks good.
Tried changing location in the preference tab on itunes but this didn't seem to work.....

Any advice re setting this up most welcome;

Steve

 

[ljonesj]

well here is a simple idea for ur itunes create a libary playlist like export libary and it will then let on the new machine recreate it on the new one when u say import just make sure ur itunes is pointed to the right folder/harddrive with the music in it