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Apple TV, Slingcatcher, or Xbox 360?
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Im currently thinking about getting and HDTV, and some sort of media hub so that I can play all my backed up video (on external hd) onto my TV, Currently I have a Macbook and all my media is stored in .mp4 format, ripped in HandBrake, on an external HD. I'm having trouble trying to decide which one will be the best setup. As far as I can tell the Apple TV will only display stuff found in iTunes so it wont play my 720 x whatever it is files, The 360 will seem to do it alright but only if I convert them to WMV first, which I'd rather not do, and I havent looked into the Slingcatcher but it's not out until this summer someitme. Anyone have any advice?
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Refurb (or used) Mac mini.
But out of those three? Sling. Or even an Xbox (original) with XBMC since your source files are only SD TV.
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Last edited by mduell; Jan 9, 2007 at 08:57 PM.
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Yeah I did some research on the mac mini, didnt think of it when making the post, and it seems like a solid idea. Question is how cheap I can get one with the apple remote.
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I wonder if Apple TV won't play them because it will play a 720x whatever mp4 if you add it to Itunes. Now the Apple TV specs say it can play 640x whatever, but supposedly whatever Itunes can play it will be able to.
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ipod mini
Mac Mini - 1.42Ghz
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Here's my assumption about Apple TV: if you can play it on an iPod, then you can play it on an Apple TV. If you are able to get 720 x 400 MPEG-4 or H.264 to work on an iPod, then it should work on an Apple TV. Of course, we won't know for sure until the device actually arrives.
Also, as far as I can tell, the Apple TV is the ONLY device that can stream DRM content from the ITunes Store.
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