Category Archives: Hardware

Mac Mini as a Media Center

Posted on December 3, 2008 by mr. O

As a brief introduction to what this site is all about, I wanted to detail exactly how my Intel Mac Mini acts as a media hub to demonstrate what YOUR Mini can do for you!

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Live HDTV over a Home Network

Posted on September 17, 2008 by mr. Obsession

I’ve had a couple of request lately for a chart detailing exactly how my HDTV/Mac set-up is, well, set up. So I opened up Photoshop and put this together, detailing all of the components involved in viewing and recording free(!) … Continue reading →

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HDHomeRun Replaces EyeTV 500

Posted on July 27, 2007 by mr. Obsession

When I read about HDHomeRun being integrated into EyeTV’s software, I immediately ordered one from El Gato. I’ve been using two EyeTV 500 units to watch and record OTA HDTV programming for a while on my Mac HTPC and have … Continue reading →

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AppleTV…Why Not?

Posted on January 28, 2007 by mr. Obsession

When the AppleTV was announced last year, one red flag immediately flew up in the feature list… what about HDTV? Not “near-HD” quality or “DVD quality”, why wasn’t Apple talking up what was a rapidly-becoming-mainstream format? Because it’s not natively … Continue reading →

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Mac HDTV – Replacing DirecTV Summary

Posted on February 25, 2006 by mr. Obsession

By signing up with DirecTV back in 1999, I was able to enjoy a grandfathered month-to-month package that consisted exclusively of my local channels and the HBO package for about $17/month. I tried out their Total Choice early on, but … Continue reading →

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