You don't want a spinning hard disk when blasting through 4k files. Air/iTunes on a Mac Mini gave me this experience on the D-Premier, then I heard some rumors about better options regarding sound quality. Lastly, make sure that thing is running on a SSD.
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I can play music on my MacBook Pro or iPhone, with the file on the Mac mini, and the output is sent to the AirPort Express. The price is eye watering, actually.įor instance in the realm of raw core count(with multi/hyperthreading): Last but not least, does all of this work with the old AirPort Express 1st Generation that is connected to the hifi in the living room Yes. That would work for the mac mini, but it can be done for half the price on any modern pc. The specs don't say whether hyperthreading is enabled or not, so I'm assuming it's not. Then boot Mac mini, I got Open Screen on Monitor, and I set HDMI adapter to 1080i, then I power off and unplug DVI cable and boot again. Tested with Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1.0.1 using the builtin benchmark, at 1920x1080 resolution. My Sharp TV only support 1080i, so I use a DVI-DVI cable to connect a monitor, then use Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter connect Sharp TV. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M1 chip, and production 3.6GHz quadcore Intel Core i3based Mac mini systems with Intel UHD Graphics 630, all configured with 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD.
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The second option is using the raw cpu cores, which will need 6 to be comfortable decoding and running the server. Mac Mini :: How To Reset Display Settings. I don't know what that tv is, but hopefully it's 2160p(3,840 × 2,160). They can not do 4096 × 2160 aka 4K Cinema. My setup is now: 2012 Mini (Core i7 2.3) connected to TV via HDMI and Amp via optical out in to a DAC: Runs EyeTV with Diversity for dual HD. I have just replaced my 2010 C2D Mac Mini with a new 2012 Mini (bought about a month ago). Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example:įor the encoder/transcoder(server), what you need to look at is the GPU chipset(for hardware encoding) or cpu core count(for software encoding).įor the current mac mini devices, they have a Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU, which can do 3,840 × 2,160 pixel encoding aka 4K. I was thinking about getting a new mac mini for use in the tv room-internet, photoshop, media player, etc. Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts
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