Here is another thought. I currently got a 30inch HDTV set for Xmas. I currently have a Humax Series 2 DVD Tivo. This device would give me Here is my question. If I got that new ATI El Gato usb2 video input device to take the video from my Tivo, input to the Mac Mini. Have it display in Full Screen at 1280x768 resolution of my LCD TV. I could also use the new Griffin Firewave for surround sound to my receiver if the connectors are right


You know. I could get a DVI Splitter, on one end of that cable, hook a Apple Svideo adapter and then hook the regular stereo jack with an adaptor to my tv. Then use the other end to hook up to the TV via DVI or VGA and use the Firewave for surround.

My desire is go get a good improvement of video upscaling to the fixed pixel size of my LCD tv using a peppy g4 chip and this hardware versus buying an expensive standalone Upscaler like the DVDO iScan HD.

I would only be paying a few hundred for the ATI El Gato thing... and this Firewave. But I would save a ton on the iScan HD, but again, performance and quality is important to me, but I could record my shows on the Mac Mini. Currently my Syntax Olevia 30, a killer tv after you tweak the color setting to get huge improvements over stock settings, does a good job at times, but upscaling is a known weakness on most Plasma and LCD tv's,... I have burned Tivo shows and played on a Denon 1910 dvi upscaling to 720p and seen an improvement that makes regular definition TV very cool on the big tv.

Sorry for getting off topic, but I figured folks reading this thread may have an idea. Basically, turn the Mac Mini into a iTunes, iPhoto, Web, Chat and Video Upscaling/processing hub. I will have to take some quality 640x480 video I have now and upconvert it on my mac by doing a stretched window and see roughly if it still looks good. We shall see. But honestly, I think this possible setup with quicktime will do me justice.

Nuff Said...

MacMoose