Hello, I'm using the MacMini as my VDR since a few weeks :) configuration: - of course the MacMini - Cinergy T2 (DVB-T) - ATI remote wonder - gentoo linux with vdr 1.3.24 - xine-plugin (thanks Reinhard for OSD fix :) And it works very well! No big problems so far, except one: TV-Out doesn't work yet for me. I've tried using gatos.sf.net-drivers from Rune Petersen - but no luck yet. Maybe someone can help!!?!? Some minor problems still must be solved: - DVD playback is sometimes choppy - Mplayer plugin (using /usr/bin/xineplayer) doesn't work How does xineplayer work? I think it sends a command to xine to play the selected file, doesn't it? Would be also possible to play a DVD via xineplayer? How can I debug xineplayer? Please share your experiences too :) Regards Carsten Am 10.08.2005 um 21:20 schrieb Reinhard Nissl: > Hi, > > Carsten Koch wrote: > > > >> IMHO the Mac mini is an excellent machine for the living room. >> * It is so silent you can hardly hear it. >> * It looks good and does not take up a lot of space. >> * It has a built-in DVD ROM. >> * It runs 2 UNIXes - MacOS X and Linux. >> * It has a DVI output which provides perfect picture >> quality with a DLP beamer or a flat panel display. >> So I am thinking of using one instead of my current >> diskless VDR client (an MSI hetis barebone). >> Of course the Mac mini does not have a PCI slot, >> so I will not be able to put in a DVB card. >> Would the Xine plugin be a good solution for such a system? >> Has anyone tried it on a Mac running Linux? >> >> > > I bcc this message to Carsten Rietzschel. He has contacted me for > OSD color issues which will be fixed in vdr-xine-0.7.5. Maybe he > can tell us his experience with vdr-xine and Mac mini ;-) > > Bye. > -- > Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Reinhard Nissl > mailto:rnissl@xxxxxx > > >
