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<blockquote data-quote="milhouse" data-source="post: 212844" data-attributes="member: 26653">I've got a Mac Mini dualcore (1GB memory, can't remember clock speed) in the bedroom, and the media is all in the basement.&nbsp; Standard def DVDs (ripped and stored on server in basement) run great (wireless or wired network - I recommend wired, though).&nbsp; I had the same question you do, so downloaded some 1080p sample content (several formats) for a test.&nbsp; The mac mini seems to handle 1080p just fine running over the network.When I had trouble was trying to use ffdshow to upscale standard DVDs to 1080p - that the Mac Mini can barely do.&nbsp; But honestly - standard DVD on a 1080p TV looks fine in MP as is, and native 1080p content plays fine.&nbsp; (Have never tried HD-DVD or Blu Ray.)If I had it all to do over, I'd put a mac mini in the living room, too, instead of the whole HTPC case.The only thing I don't like about the mac mini is the external TV tuner - I will eventually move to TV Server for a nice clean look.There are several others on here that would swear by a Mac Mini, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="milhouse, post: 212844, member: 26653"] I've got a Mac Mini dualcore (1GB memory, can't remember clock speed) in the bedroom, and the media is all in the basement. Standard def DVDs (ripped and stored on server in basement) run great (wireless or wired network - I recommend wired, though). I had the same question you do, so downloaded some 1080p sample content (several formats) for a test. The mac mini seems to handle 1080p just fine running over the network. When I had trouble was trying to use ffdshow to upscale standard DVDs to 1080p - that the Mac Mini can barely do. But honestly - standard DVD on a 1080p TV looks fine in MP as is, and native 1080p content plays fine. (Have never tried HD-DVD or Blu Ray.) If I had it all to do over, I'd put a mac mini in the living room, too, instead of the whole HTPC case. The only thing I don't like about the mac mini is the external TV tuner - I will eventually move to TV Server for a nice clean look. There are several others on here that would swear by a Mac Mini, too. [/QUOTE]

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