[Southack]

Oh my goodness...who woulda thunk that this could have been done for less than $2,000?!

Ha!

[Southack]

"It could be the ultimate media device to connect to an HDTV home theater - with the addition of a Blu-Ray Superdrive later next year. 1 posted on 11/29/2005 1:36:13 AM CST by HAL9000"

Picture this:

You're a parent. Your kid wants a computer for school, you want TiVo to record your SexndaHood re-runs, and your kid also wants an XBox-360 videogame machine. Oh, and you want a new stereo that can play MP3's/IPOD songs and music CD's.

But instead of buying all those devices when you go into the store, you buy one Mac Mini media device. It's a TiVo DVR. It's a home computer that has a free giant screen (your home TV), and it plays lots of video-games as well as plays your DVD's and your MP3's and music CD's.

Now add an option to it: Voice over IP telephone service with a kicker: two-way TV.

[goldstategop]

My Mac Mini cost me $530 and with all extras thrown in. So I haven't spent 2 grand on it if that's what you're asking. That being said, its small enough to be a TIVO without the monthly expense in a home entertainment setup.

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