Another mini or TV question

[Vongalin]

Ok. I have 2 spare mac minis, 1st gen, no bluetooth. I have a post in another sub-forum asking different questions about connecting it. My question here is, all I want to do is listen to my MP3s through my stereo. I have 1 HDMI connector available on the home theater. My main PC is a Vista box w/approx. 18,000+ MP3s all cleaned, tagged and running nicely in iTunes.

Would I be able to copy those MP3's to the Apple TV and listen to them on the home theater ? If I ever want to sync, I'll just connect it (wired) and recopy the new files over. Is that how the ATV works ?

Money isn't question. It's more about ease of use and connections. I am exploring the option of converting one of existing minis into a MP3 box, but I have to explore the option of remotes, etc. Ugh.

Thanks.

[g5g5]

[ZOMGVTEK]

Its like a ipod, so you cant natively remove the songs stored on the apple tv. The only way to get them is to pull the hdd, or ssh into it and grab them that way.

And i find the internal wireless to be quite slow, like any wireless. Running on a reported full signal on my N network, i couldnt stand how slow the thing would sync, i was forced to run a wire, and even at 10-12 mb/s its slower than my ipod.

The apple tv is a poor device in stock form for $300, but now at $230 or $200 for a refurb, it should be usable with the new software update. But its not going to be lightening fast sync's, and 160gb is poor for storage when you have more than that in just music.

But, alot of people dont expect it to do much, and love it. Unfortunately, i was quite limited by what it could do so to ebay it went. And the mini that replaced it is getting to be useless for me as well, but most people find them to be quite functional. Id rather just shove a G5 in a closet and be done with it.

[ZOMGVTEK]

Oh,

but the ATV is nice due to it being basically silent, unlike the jet hidden inside my mini.. That things LOUD!

[Griffsdad]

If your Mini's loud, it probably has the fan control connector undone. I've done it several times myself, closing it up after upgrading hardware, the last thing you have to do is plug that little black connector back in because if you don't it is full throttle fan all the time.

Just my 2 cents.

[g5g5]

I honestly can't hear either of my Mac minis unless I get up close and focus on them. And this is with the fans running. Either way, your ears will be in heaven. They are both silent and deadly.
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