Comments on: How will you connect your Display?

By: LeOst

LeOst — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 06:54:26 +0000

I just tried out the DVI to S-Video adapter Apple sells and I am not that satisfied, the picture shakes to the sides at the top … Anybody else who tried the adapter?

By: Jonathan Greene

Jonathan Greene — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 05:01:15 +0000

I think it should work just fine. If you add the wireless, it will be 802.11G (Airport Extreme) which can work with 802.11b – what I assume you have.

I use a Ximeta NAS at home and it works fine across the network, you can either mount it directly or share via another system. In your case with the Mini, you’d probably directly mount it and share through to other machines…

I am not sure what the limitations are for multiple machines of different types doing simultaneous writing – the Ximeta can only have one at a time, but all can read.

As far as connecting to PCs… that is supported. You need to activate sharing and Macs can connect to PCs through smb:// or even FTP. You can also use DAVE (3rd party) which will give you more features if you need them.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:31:46 +0000

Like you, I am considering a mac mini for my htpc. I already have a shuttle xpc, and was considering another, but am seriously weighing up the mac mini. Dont suppose anyone knows if it will be compatible with my current wireless network, be able to connect to my standard PCs, and, most importantly, read from my 250 Buffalo NAS server?

By: B.Greenway

B.Greenway — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:27:34 +0000

DVI of course, Jon