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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
A few additions to the hint since I just recently completed this journey myself with a Mitsubishi projection TV and a MacBook Pro. I anticipate that all would work as well with a Mac Mini. Also of note: I was able to get DisplayConfigX to output properly on an old iBook G3 900MHz (960x540p)! Key Video Facts
A previous poster included a link to the optical mini to TOSlink adapter at http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=180-968&AID=1457483&PID=1885783 . If you are impatient, and have other Macs, you might consider running to your local BestBuy and get the Turtle Beach Audio Advantage. It is a USB based audio card (USB to optical out) which includes the mini adaptor. It costs about $25. This device supports Mac OS X, so your older Mac may now do optical out, including Dolby Surround 5.1 from your DVDs! (I still have to test this, but that's what the box indicates.) Artifacts I get an odd jitter when playing 24fps (23.xxx) Quicktime on 30fps (29.97) 1080i settings. I am guessing this is due to the lack of pulldown in the video, but gives a clear indication of why pulldown is done! The 540p (non-interlaced) setting avoids this problem. Links Some above info is from: http://www.keohi.com/keohihdtv/experttips/markrejhon/htpc_superguide.html This one is also very helpful: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=206854 ---
irrational exhuberance
Quick audio update:
irrational exhuberance
AFAIK 5.1 digital audio uses a compression scheme. Even most audio cards for the PC can not drive 5.1 over a digital link, unless it is supplied in compressed form, as it is coming from (eg) DVDs. Since macosx doesn't feed audio in compressed form directly, this can not work. Nor would it on most PCs.
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