Mac Mini for Slide Show on 1080p tv

[jaredio]

Hello all,

I've been trying to find an answer to this question and seems like the answer varies depending on tv model etc.

Basically I want to use a Mac Mini on a 1080p Sharp LCD. It will be used just to run a window display of MLS Listings for our real estate office. It's only going to run open office/power point slide show files. I would like to make use of full tv resolution if I can...

Which mac mini's can support 1080p? I don't really want to buy a new mac mini just to run power point. And i don't want to deal with PC. Even with PC's used just for window displays in other offices we have had virus issues just because it's on the network.

There is a 1.5 gig Mac on Craig's list for 90 bucks. I think it's the newest of the Power PC models. Late 2005 with ATI Radeon 9200? Will that work or I need to go newer?

[jaredio]

And he said the model # is A1126 for the Mac Mini.

[Smithcraft]

Sure it can, but as you mentioned, perfomance varies with the display. Some teevees are easier to deal with than others - or some are plug and play, and others require hours of messing around with SwitchResX.

SC
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[Desktop] G4 mini - 1.5Ghz 1GB 80GB HDD - Newer miniStack v2 500GB - 10.5.8

[Media System] Intel i5 mini - 2.33Ghz 8GB 500GB HDD - 4 x Hitachi 2TB HDD in a qBOX-SF - 10.7.5 (Thanks Phil!)

Make sure it has pins!

[Bandit Bill]

You should be just fine. Keep in mind that you will need software for a G4 (non Intel).
In addition you will likely need a DVI to HDMI adapter.

I'd go for it, if it will only ever be used for that one dedicated task.

[eigafan]

Mac mini G4/1.5 Specs:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/stats/mac_mini_g4_1.5.html

Mac mini (early 2006) and later: Connecting to a Television:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2998

[jaredio]

Thanks, I appreciate the info!

Does open office have software that is still supported by the old processor? I didn't think that would be an issue.

[Smithcraft]

Either OpenOffice, or NeoOffice, or LibreOffice.

SC
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Grumpy old man of computing.

[Desktop] G4 mini - 1.5Ghz 1GB 80GB HDD - Newer miniStack v2 500GB - 10.5.8

[Media System] Intel i5 mini - 2.33Ghz 8GB 500GB HDD - 4 x Hitachi 2TB HDD in a qBOX-SF - 10.7.5 (Thanks Phil!)

Make sure it has pins!