Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Transforming a Mac Mini G4 to a Media Center: Part 3

Let there be TV
I bought a TV tuner for my Mac a few years ago, and it’s still working. The TV tuner is the GV-1394TV from I-O Data. 
Yeah.... it’s not very stylish. That will have to do for now.



Oh, and let’s get an nice Mini icon for the user picture
Found one here on Flickr.


A summary
So what do I have so far:
Additional Software:

  • Activate Front Row
  • Perian

Additional Hardware:

  • Keyspan’s Front Row Control
  • iPod touch and iPhone with Remote app
  • Elecom USB 4 Port Hub
  • Yamaha NX-U02
  • TV tuner from I-O Data

Other:
  • Enabled Mini for Apple Remote Desktop so I can screen share with Leopard
  • Use an nice Mini icon for the user picture

Ok, so what's left.  I still need a backup solution, and may be I could connect a video camera to it for video calls...  We'll have to see.

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