2012-01-25, 05:09
I have this:
Mac Mini 2008 1.83GHz, 1Gb Ram + CrystalHD card just bought off eBay, running 10.6.8
I just put XBMC on it and the 3.6.0 crystal drivers and simple tests are working well, e.g. big buck bunny 1080p plays hitch free.
My question is this - before I spend much more time (and possibly $s) on this, are there mini owners that can tell me - and note - this is ONLY FOR XBMC USE, I don't need to use it for anything else really... Indeed, most likely I will donate this to some good friends doing it touch, but I may also keep this simply as a spare/experimental machine to try things on before adding to my wife-facing machines....but I am after a really glitch free basic XBMC experience (i.e. don't need fancy HD audio or anything - jsut your usual MKV etc. playback, up to and including 1080p with 5.1 sound, over HDMI/Optical).
...and a huge thank you to the awesome davilla and all the others who worked on this, just by the way - as ever, love your work.
Mac Mini 2008 1.83GHz, 1Gb Ram + CrystalHD card just bought off eBay, running 10.6.8
I just put XBMC on it and the 3.6.0 crystal drivers and simple tests are working well, e.g. big buck bunny 1080p plays hitch free.
My question is this - before I spend much more time (and possibly $s) on this, are there mini owners that can tell me - and note - this is ONLY FOR XBMC USE, I don't need to use it for anything else really... Indeed, most likely I will donate this to some good friends doing it touch, but I may also keep this simply as a spare/experimental machine to try things on before adding to my wife-facing machines....but I am after a really glitch free basic XBMC experience (i.e. don't need fancy HD audio or anything - jsut your usual MKV etc. playback, up to and including 1080p with 5.1 sound, over HDMI/Optical).
- Is upgrading RAM over 1GB worth it? It's about $50 here to get 2GB going on. I have always found XBMC to be very easy on RAM but I don't know how much Snow Leopard is chewing..
- How will performance of this compare to your typical ION type box in general? Both with respect to UI and video playing?
- Can one use a Harmony 650 or similar easily? I really hate the Apple remote, need more buttons for me!!
- Stick with OSX or go Linux (if that is possible)?
...and a huge thank you to the awesome davilla and all the others who worked on this, just by the way - as ever, love your work.