Xbox360 v. Media Sender v. Mac Mini

Gatster

Going to buy one of these to put in the front room, in the case of the Mac/Xbox it will replace the DVD player I currently have, whereas the media sender (here)
will supplement the existing set up. My thoughts are below, please correct if wrong!

Mac - will play everything, front row looks good, can hold content, very slick
Xbox - Looks good, gaming functions etc. Don't have/want media center PC so can't access music on other PC(?), won't play divx etc.
Sender - Do they work at all, if so, how well?

It will be used to play downloaded movies/tv, music from the PC upstairs etc. Which is best?

byte

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=317160

Or, if you're adventureus, get an original Xbox, cheap enough, then add a modchip and bigger HDD. Can be run over a LAN too.

GrumPy

byte wrote:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=317160

Or, if you're adventureus, get an original Xbox, cheap enough, then add a modchip and bigger HDD. Can be run over a LAN too.

tbh, the first xbox is the best possible media centre you can buy, and cheap as sh!té to

byte

Irish GrumPy wrote:

tbh, the first xbox is the best possible media centre you can buy, and cheap as sh!té to

Hope so, I got one last week, waiting on a mod atm.

Gatster

tbh, the first xbox is the best possible media centre you can buy, and cheap as sh!té to

from a bit of research on the web this looks like a ball ache to tbh, modding, installing, configuring etc. I don't really have time for or inclanation . That Kiss player looks good, does anyone know if it actually works, or should I push the boat out and get the Mac?

byte

Yes, it's not very straight forward, whether you want to install a modchip or "softmod" it. Not a media centre out of the box, but I'm keen on fiddling with it!

That KiSS machine looks the biz.
There are dearer versions with HDD recorders, though for some reason only have a DVD Player, not a DVD Recorder...
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314774

Gatster

Can't find physical dimensions for the DP-600 on the web (this is important, long story), but I think I'll go for that as I'll save €500 on the Mac Mini which could be put to good use elsewhere - also the DP-558 doesn't have HDMI support.

Popeleo

As a Xbox360 owner, I'd suggest you check out the noise level of the machines - drives and fans aplenty - before deciding to buy one. As a DVD player it's a noisy bugger and as a games console it's worse. Nice machine otherwise.

Popeleo

byte wrote:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=317160

Or, if you're adventureus, get an original Xbox, cheap enough, then add a modchip and bigger HDD. Can be run over a LAN too.

That Kiss player looks nice. I thank you for the link but my wallet won't if I get one *L*
It's a fair bit cheaper with Pixmania if anyone's interested:

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/172897/art/kiss/dp-600-dvd-divx-hd-player.html