iMac as a mini home theater
Due to living space constraints, I am considering buying a new iMac with the 20" screen as a combination computer/stereo system/DVD player/television (with the elgato outboard tuner). My main question is how DVDs look when played back on the iMac screen. The only dealer I have close by is a CompUSA and the guy there got upset when I asked to try watching a movie on one. Most of my listening is through headphones so multi channel sound is not an issue, just the playback quality of DVD video. Thanks for any replies and I apologize if I posted this in the wrong forum by mistake.
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also you will need to dim the lights in your room or just have a lava lamp or some softt ambient lighting when watching to enjoy when watching on an LCD.
i can guarantee you though that you will see much more details when watching a quality DVD vs watching it on a standard definition tv screen
Originally posted by smatanovic
I use a Samsung LCD HDTV as our primary viewing TV and it workd just fine. I contemplating dropping my DVD player and using a Mini as a music server/dvd player. all that is holding me back is the lack of a digital audio out solution that I am really happy with. Nothing I have seen so far enthuses me.
have you seen this? you can use your Mini as a dvd player, hook it up to the m-audio Sonica, and have dts/ac-3 passthrough so that the sonica theater sends the dts/ac-3 via coax digital out to your dts/dolby digital amp/decoder thingy
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ater-main.html
supports up to 7.1 surround...
Originally posted by sunilraman
have you seen this? you can use your Mini as a dvd player, hook it up to the m-audio Sonica, and have dts/ac-3 passthrough so that the sonica theater sends the dts/ac-3 via coax digital out to your dts/dolby digital amp/decoder thingy
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ater-main.html
supports up to 7.1 surround...
I have seen it, but I'm not completely thrilled. I've read some BB postings (here and elsewhere, if I recall) about some latency issues. Mayve v.2 will fix all of that. Here's hoping, anyway...
Originally posted by smatanovic
I have seen it, but I'm not completely thrilled. I've read some BB postings (here and elsewhere, if I recall) about some latency issues. Mayve v.2 will fix all of that. Here's hoping, anyway...
dude, do you know the new iMac g5 has a digital optical out ??
forget da Mini... or the Sonica, for that matter... get da new iMac g5 2.0ghz 20"incher
edit: except i forgot you mentioned that you already have a HDTV screen
Originally posted by sunilraman
dude, do you know the new iMac g5 has a digital optical out ??
forget da Mini... or the Sonica, for that matter... get da new iMac g5 2.0ghz 20"incher
edit: except i forgot you mentioned that you already have a HDTV screen
Plus, I don't want a G5 with it's howling cooling fan sitting in my living room.
The Mini suits my HT needs better. Besides, I'm a powerbook guy. Desktop? Meh...