My wife and I are in the process of having a house built. It is actually going to have a home theater room. I also want to have Tv's in many other rooms for streaming (bedrooms, office, etc). Initially I thought of making the home theater system a Mac Mini, but I just don't think it'll cut it for everything I want to do. So, I am considering a Mac Pro if I can make it work. I just like the storage options, dual bays (hello blu-ray!), etc. I have a couple questions about the feasability of this.
1. First of all, is there an HDMI PCIe card that I can attach to the Mac Pro so I can hook it directly to my 60" Panasonic Plasma?
2. Am I correct in assuming I can RAID two of the hard drives to provide me with a back-up copy of the media content I have in the other two drives?
3. Can I use a remote such as the Logitech Harmony 1000 to control my Mac Pro? Let's face it. What good is a mac-based home theater if I don't have a remote control (don't really want to use a mouse and keyboard)
4. And while I'm at it, can I put front row on a mac pro?
Thanks!
1. First of all, is there an HDMI PCIe card that I can attach to the Mac Pro so I can hook it directly to my 60" Panasonic Plasma?
2. Am I correct in assuming I can RAID two of the hard drives to provide me with a back-up copy of the media content I have in the other two drives?
3. Can I use a remote such as the Logitech Harmony 1000 to control my Mac Pro? Let's face it. What good is a mac-based home theater if I don't have a remote control (don't really want to use a mouse and keyboard)
4. And while I'm at it, can I put front row on a mac pro?
Thanks!