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Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX?
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Wags wrote:
I'm looking for a media center machine to do these things:

Record OFA HD content without a monthly fee (understand this will require additional hardware, such as Eye TV)

Stream TV off the web through Hulu or the network sites through my wireless network

Play DVD's, (Blu-ray)

I've been looking at getting a dedicated Mac Mini to do the same thing but here's where I think Apple is lagging behind: no Blu-ray player, no HDMI outputs, no surround sound outputs. How hard would that be?...Apple gives me no options.

Apple does give you a very good option: Apple TV--$229.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/sh...y/apple_tv

Apple TV includes 802.11n wireless and provides HD video (720p24) HDMI output with HDCP compatibility and full, discrete multi-channel audio output via optical audio ports. Apple TV is super-compact, totally silent, and energy efficient. It provides lots of functionality easily accessed via a slick dedicated interface. There are plug-ins and add-ons (e..g Boxee) to provide access to services like Hulu.

EyeTV software integrates nicely with iTunes/Apple TV.

You'll need to provide an optical disc player separately although once you start using Apple TV and associated services, I suspect such a player will soon suffer from underuse.

I already said I'm willing to pay the Mac tax

Obviously, going the Mac way would save you money compared to going to the dark side.
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Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Wags - 04-17-2009, 04:21 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by jdc - 04-17-2009, 04:48 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Wags - 04-17-2009, 04:49 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by jdc - 04-17-2009, 04:53 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by jdc - 04-17-2009, 05:10 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by rz - 04-17-2009, 05:34 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Sam3 - 04-17-2009, 06:12 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by jdc - 04-17-2009, 06:36 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by jdc - 04-17-2009, 07:51 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Wags - 04-17-2009, 09:52 PM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Article Accelerator - 04-18-2009, 02:59 AM
Re: Can this Dell be hacked to run OSX? - by Wags - 04-18-2009, 03:34 AM

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