10-22-2009, 01:14 PM
A hacked AppleTV would do everything you want except for Netflix. It would be a lightweight solution but it is do-able. Now that the refurb ATVs are only $150, at one third the cost of a refurb Mini, you've got a viable alternative.
Plus you have ease-of-use compared to the Mini. Unless you want to use FrontRow exclusively, there's a lot of fiddling around you have to do to get things working on the Mini. I have an ATV and have been considering moving to a Mini, but must consider the "wife-factor". Easy menus on the ATV is a plus. Easy menus on the Mini and you just have an overpriced AppleTV.
Plus you have ease-of-use compared to the Mini. Unless you want to use FrontRow exclusively, there's a lot of fiddling around you have to do to get things working on the Mini. I have an ATV and have been considering moving to a Mini, but must consider the "wife-factor". Easy menus on the ATV is a plus. Easy menus on the Mini and you just have an overpriced AppleTV.