[ILUG] of mp3's and living rooms..

[Gary Pigott]

>> Interesting.. should have thought of MacMini. Does it have an IR
>> remote? (IR tends not to suck battery as much as IR, I think)
>
> Sure. Every iMac, MacMini, MacBook or MacBook Pro has IR & remote,
> including an application called "Front Row" to watch/listen DVDs,
> pictures, music and videos. Actually, Front Row is just an interface
> to iPhoto, Quicktime, iTunes.
>
> If you just want  media player features go to AppleTV. It has an
> smaller HD (40GB, if memory serves), but can communicate very well
> with almost everything through ethernet of Wi-Fi.

The AppleTV won't play DivX without serious warranty voiding hackery. That's 
a show stopper for me. See http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Main_Page for 
info.

Gary