[deeinc]

First of all happy new year to all!! My question is can you hook a mac mini to a conventional television set? if so how? i saw the mac mini setup thread (which are quite nice by the way) and noticed that some people are using flat screen lcd tv's for monitors.

[babble]

Most new HDTV (LCD for mine) have a standart monitor/pc input out back. So you can simply plug in your Mac mini and use your TV as a monitor screen.

Can't wait for MWSF, to see what Apple does with the mini. I want to put one beside my TV also.

[maikl]

How about normal TVs (PAL)?

I was thinking of using the mini as an dvd-player-like device. I'd take it to my friend and hook it up to watch DVDs and the like.
Is this possible at all? I don't care about working with it at those resolutions, just enough to find the icon for iMovie (or whatever software) and doubleclick it

Happy new Year to everyone by the way =)
greetings. maikl

[Commodus]

You could do that - you'd need an adapter to convert from DVI to the appropriate format, though (likely S-Video). You'd also likely need a minijack-to-RCA adapter for your sound.

Just remember that you'd want a keyboard and mouse to bring with you. If you're going to haul things over that way, get a relatively small mouse and keyboard set (preferably wireless) so that it's not a pain to bring with you.

[tooki]

Just as an aside: the Apple video out adapter for the Mac mini doesn't convert DVI signals to S-video, it simply signals the graphics card to output S-video in place of DVI.

In any case, Apple sells a cheap plug adapter that makes a Mac mini output to TV, as you could have found out by checking the Technical Specs or Accessories pages of Apple's Mac mini site.

tooki