Mac Mini vs Apple TV
Which one should you choose? Mr. Rob Wyatt believes in these reasons. However Don Andrachuk believes this. So there are some good reasons for and against it. Mr. Andrachuks reasons are below.
- syncs accurately to your TV on a pure plug-and-play basis
- provides a custom interface dedicated to media selection and display. There is no general purpose computer interface to navigate–just power up the Apple TV and you’re ready to go
- is compact, totally silent, unobtrusive, and self-contained–no fan, no power brick, no keyboard or mouse, and half the size by volume
- provides custom ad-free quick access to podcasts, YouTube, flickr, MobileMe photo galleries
- accepts streaming video from other computers on the local network
- provides an HDMI connection-this allows the simplest possible (i.e. single-cable) connection to your home theater system and at the same time provides the highest possible quality plus compatibility with industry DRM systems, e.g. HDCP for HD sources
- provides automatic sync’ing to a host computer and can therefore…
- act as a convenient media ‘carrier’–once sync’d, it can be easily transported to another site (e.g. a vacation home) and serve as a dedicated high capacity media server with the connection of just two cables: power and HDMI
- supports true, discrete 5.1 digital surround sound
- supports the iPhone/iPod touch as a graphical remote control
- automatic software updating
