Posts by chefklc

Quote:I need an external Blu-Ray burner that will work with my Mac and also Windows. Almost all burners are plug and play with either OS, then it comes down to having the right software depending on what you want to do. Quote:I need to...

usually when people around here talk about using a Mac as a media server they're not also using it as media player--they have Macs or other devices, such as an Apple TV, that act as players connected to displays and then they have a...

well, just so you're prepared, that old an iMac might not do too well with EyeTV playing back live or recorded American 1080i ATSC if your iMac is on the lower CPU end: my 24" 2.4 C2D mid-2007 iMac can just barely handle 1080i at EyeTV's...

Quote:In London, I've used a Mac mini with Elgato solutions and been pretty happy with it. that's great to hear Quote:it looks like people use the Silicon Dust HD HomeRun HDHR3 right, you'll be fine with that for ATSC and much better off...

Quote:any reason not to replace the 500GB Momentus XT I have in the 2011 Mini with the 128 Samsung 840 I had in the MBP? I like the advice of booting the new mini externally to not mess with the warranty but is there any reason not to...

Quote:I would have this drive backed up but all I was really after here was to turn 2 1TB drives into a 1 2TB drive. If not Raid 0 what would you suggest? A simple span is probably the easiest way to have two drives show up as "one;"...

Quote:The idea of booting new mini from an external SSD until the warranty runs out is a great idea. Afterwards I might clean it up and move it inside. Note that I'm only recommending doing this over Thunderbolt. Quote:This is why I'm...

Quote:No. Both are in the same room. Then you aim to needlessly over-complicate things. No need for an external DAC or optical, run everything through your Marantz, it should serve nicely, switch between a 2 channel and a surround...

Are you pursuing this strategy because the home theater will be in a different room from where you plan to listen to music? Quote:3. With the HDMI connected, would the digital out port still work or would it be de activated. In Audio...

Just fyi, what you're proposing to do is not usually discussed here.