what are some essential tools and suggestions for setting up a Mac mini as a media center, connected to a television?
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You can adapt it to your environment (if you want to rip DVD or simply just record material from TV).
Hardware:
- EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner Stick for analogue and digital reception
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mainmenu/products/tuner/hybrid/product1.en.html
Software:
- Perian: plugin that allows playback of .avi, .flv (amongst many others) in Front Row
http://perian.org/
- EyeTV3: provides PVR functionality used with EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner Stick
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mainmenu/products/software/EyeTV-3/product1.en.html
- PyeTV: A ‘Front Row Appliance’, which adds an EyeTV menu item to Front Row
http://forums.elgato.com/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=2113
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http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/mac-mini-media-centre
Here's another good article that you shouldn't miss:
http://www.modmini.com/theatre/howto/dvdjukebox/index.php
Basically, front row will do everything you need.
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