Pintmaster

I decided to return the Mac Mini. It’s a cool device and really nice and small, but unfortunately there are a few things holding it back being the “killer media box” that I envisioned it to be:

In OS X (intel)

1. AC3 only supports stereo - AC3 5.1 crashes front row
2. Azureus is a resource hog and not as easy to configure as uTorrent - no other alternative
3. Bluetooth range is very poor (not sure if it was my Microsoft Keyboard & Mouse, or the mini

In Windows

1. Everything was fantastic except it doesnt do DVI to HDMI. This killed the deal. The screen goes black when I try and boot Win XP on my TV and the OS doesnt find a screen and fails to boot.
2. Internal speaker is always on - this is not a big deal, just a minor annoyance
3. IR receiver doesnt work in Windows - no drivers

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 at 9:43 pm and is filed under Apple, HDTV, Media Center, Microsoft, Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.