April 7, 2009

TMUP175: Steve Stanger Talks Mac Media Centers

Filed under: Podcasts — Victor Cajiao @ 3:30 pm
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Show Notes:

ERRATA: During the last part of this show I mentioned using QMaster as a way of combining the power of multiple Macs. I was incorrect about this as Qmaster is associated with Compressor. I was thinking of XRaid but that requires Mac OS X Server. My apologies for any misinformation.

Here are some very important last minute additions that listeners David J is having me share.

A site for adapters and cables at a discount

Another  a mini-dvi to vga connector monoprice

All Digital Miii-dvi to hdmi adapter i found there for $7.75

optical audio from macbook? no problem! mini-toslink to toslink cable…$2.25

hdmi adapters for the new mini-display port to hdmi —$14

The Mac Attack

5 Easy Steps to Output Dolby Digital from Quicktime Player

Knowtech.tv

Apple Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

DVI+ Audio Adapter found by listener sydov

RCA connector @ Wikipedia

Audioengine A2 Speakers

HDMI @ Wikipedia

Perian

Flip4Mac

MediaCentral

Plex

Boxee

Joost

Miro

Remote Buddy

SofaControl

S/PDIF @ Wikipedia

TOSLINK @ Wikipedia

TubeStick

EyeTV Hybrid

Screen Cast On Line (learn all about QMaster and more)

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  • tma_steve

    About a day or two after recording this show Monoprice announced that they will be selling a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and a few other Mini DisplayPort adapters. This is great news and a great 3rd party solution for those of you who have newer Macs and want to connect them to your TV.

    More info here – http://tinyurl.com/c49enx

  • tsalonia

    Steve, you mentioned on the show that you would post notes on how to enable 5.1 audio on the Mac. You mentioned there was a way to activate it in Quicktime and Front Row. However, I don't see any link here for those directions. Thanks.

  • tma_steve

    Sorry about that. Thought I had that in the notes…

    http://geekwithfamily.com/2007/07/05/home-theat…

  • Joe Colletti

    I was looking at monoprice's description of the mini displayport to hdmi adapter. It says that the VESA spec for the mini displayport can include audio, if the manufacturer of the output device includes it.
    Does anyone know if the Mac's Mini Displayport includes audio?
    This would allow you to use this adapter for a direct audio/video input from the new macs via an HDMI cable, which would be nice.

  • tma_steve

    Sorry to say that the Mini DisplayPort doesn't include audio (would be nice if it did)….

  • Eddie

    If you have a new mac mini without the remote, and an ipod touch or iphone, here's an app that will let you use the basic remote interface as an iphont/touch app for .99

    http://www.yappler.com/App/18325/Rowmote-Remote…

  • daniel_Elite

    Raliable and professional USB to HDMI Adapter online: szprice.com

  • Anonymous

    Raliable and professional USB to HDMI Adapter online: szprice.com

  • Anonymous

    In fact, before the release of HDMI 1.4 standard, HDMI cable itself does not have any version of a say. The so-called HDMI 1.3a/b/c only the signal level for the specification and the hardware structure of the cable itself is not in any way. This means that if want to buy non-cable HDMI 1.4 version, in fact, are the same, do not need to listen to the version of the so-called one said JS. nhttp://www.espow.com/wholesale-entertainment-home-theater-hdmi-display-port-hdmi-switches-splitters.html

 

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