New Mac Mini has 9400M !!!!!

[cusquinho]

Is it only me?

I've been waiting for a long time to have mac minis with 9400m for Boxee. Ok, it does not work *yet*. But isn't GPU acceleration in ffmpeg the next step? I've seen messages in ffmpeg mailing list about working patches for ION platform acceleration with 9400M and ffmpeg. My guess is that we're pretty close to this.

Right now, mini/atv/iMac wont play most HD 720p/1080p videos. Especially if we are talking about Matroska containers or high profile bitrate. IMHO, standard GPUs such as 9400M ION platform will benefit a lot from future versions of ffmpeg/xbmc and, off course, Boxee.

[unisonband]

My Apple TV struggles on most high def content, and even some Sd content, but my Mini plays back everything flawlessly...I don't think the GPU acceleration issue applies to the Mac mini (other posts about the minis confirm this).

I do however look forward to improvements in ffmpeg

[marcel]

will be nice to see boxee running on the machine..

[tnn]

I just got mine ordered. :-D

[burnsds]

I work at a university; I will get academic pricing (nice).

What is the preferred setup for Boxee?

Do I need 3GB to 4GB of memory?
Do I need the 2.26 Ghz Intel Chip ($150 extra)
Is the big Hard Drive the way to go or use an external drive

I have a Pioneer Elite Kuro 60" 1080p (Model #PRO-141FD) television, and plenty of HDMI slots. How do I convert DVI from the Mac-Mini to HDMI? The DVI output usually does not have audio, I have normally had to run separate audio line to the set or HD Receiver.

The Pioneer set has a network LAN terminal connection input for Media Center network, but I have never been able to get to work when connected to a computer or router. Any suggestions?

[sudonim]

Im pretty interested to see hardware acceleration so that 1080p will be smooth as silk. As soon as someone tests 1080p videos on the $599 mini with good results, I'm buying one.

[Carniphage]

Im pretty interested to see hardware acceleration so that 1080p will be smooth as silk. As soon as someone tests 1080p videos on the $599 mini with good results, I'm buying one.

Quicktime uses hardware acceleration.
Boxee does not.

C.

[JasonBelec]

As posted above, Boxee and other apps on AppleTV are not accessing the hardware graphics acceleration. If they did you would not have any issues. The AppleTV is an amazing appliance that is not fully exploited as yet. Most of the cross platform apps are designed to work on a 'set' of systems, not specifics, but that doesn't mean you can't....

[Carniphage]

As posted above, Boxee and other apps on AppleTV are not accessing the hardware graphics acceleration. If they did you would not have any issues. The AppleTV is an amazing appliance that is not fully exploited as yet. Most of the cross platform apps are designed to work on a 'set' of systems, not specifics, but that doesn't mean you can't....

It's not rocket science.

If Boxee allowed the option of Quicktime playback for certain file types then we'd get the hardware acceleration for free.

C.

[ruthlessdog]

Im pretty interested to see hardware acceleration so that 1080p will be smooth as silk. As soon as someone tests 1080p videos on the $599 mini with good results, I'm buying one.

I'm not buying one until it has HDMI and you can actually get HD movies from iTunes w/out the ATV. Otherwise why bother? And with Netflix 'Watch Instantly' in Boxee...

By the way...unless you're ripping 50GB BluRays you're not 'Boxeeing' 1080P anyhow. Save your cash...the current Mini does everything you need. Put the money in decent speakers and a decent receiver and you'll get way more for your money. A decent BluRay player and a good HT setup can't be beat for true Audio/Videophile content.