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HOW TO - Build a Mac media center - iTV

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Tired of waiting around for Apple's iTV? You can build your own now... - "Apple's forthcoming iTV promises to place all your digital media on your TV. But what if you don't want to wait months before enjoying your iTunes music and video or iPhoto pictures in your living room? And is iTV really worth the price? Ryan Faas looks at the options that exist right now and tells you why you might actually be able to spend less money and get a more rounded solution today." - Link.

Pictured here, the open source "iTheater".

Related:

HOW TO - Run Windows Media Center on a Mac - Link.
Run front row on a Mac mini - Link.
Make your own Home Theatre Mac - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Nov 13, 2006 03:02 AM
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I read the link, and I still don't see how this iTV will be different from hooking up a mac mini directly to the TV.

What I want to see is a mac with TiVo-killer functionality.

Posted by: Oracle1729 on November 12, 2006 at 11:50 PM

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