You could look at the Elgato Eyehome. http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyehome Plug one end into the ethernet and the other end into your TV & amp and using the remote control you can play all the digital content stored on your Mac, including if you RIP to the hard drive, your frequently watched DVD's. I recently set one for a client (easy) and it works dandy. The Eyehome finds your Mac via Rendezvous and displays the contents of your music, pictures & movie folders on your TV. You use the remote to select what you want to play and voila. It has standard RCA outs so you can plug the video into your TV and the audio into an amp. Works with Airport Express if you don't have ethernet near your TV. We sell them at Team Digital and I'm sure there are others on the list who can supply them. Rob
On 5/1/06 5:45 PM, "Antony N. Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have slowly over the years pieced together a tasty home theatre setup. > > I'm a bit fussy when it comes to quality, always going for the > component video / digital audio source wherever I can (I'm only using > 100cm CRT technology at this stage). > > I keep wondering if I should be using my G5 as some sort of media > centre - obviously I spend plenty of time sitting behind it working > in the study but I'm wondering if I should bring some vision in to > the lounge room - music, slide shows, footage. Digital audio is easy > - have coax [or digital audio cable], will travel. What vision > options are there? Convert to S-Video (or better) and run a long > cable or something? I've got ethernet in the lounge room and even a > spare G3 laptop (with S-Video out) so streaming might be an option... > > And then I had another question - we play a lot of the same DVDs over > and over (kids stuff, some screen saver stuff). What the > recommendations for storing DVDs on hard drives? I'm actually > thinking I might just stick with the discs even though the thought of > having my library on demand is tempting... > > All input warmly welcomed! > > Cheers, Antony. > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
