Old Mac Mini, Frontrow/Media Centre Software. Wireless remote/keyboard.

Rwac · 9 Jun 2007 at 13:11

Couple of questions guys.

Just dug out my old 1.25ghz 512mb Mac Mini, one of the first to come into the UK infact

I hooked it up to my 32"HDTV and it looks pretty good quality - so...

1) Is frontrow available for this mac mini, i'd need some sort of remote also and it doesnt have the IR receiver built in does it?

2) If not - is there an alternative? I have seen MediaCentral - but is there a freeware alternative?

3) Is there a wireless all-in-one media keyboard for the mac, so with integrated mouseball type thing.

Cheers

Adam

arty · 9 Jun 2007 at 13:16

As an answer to your first question, this page may be helpful

arty

Rwac · 10 Jun 2007 at 11:48

Excellent thank you i have now got frontrow on my HDTV

I will post a picture up in a moment when the room is clean!

It mentions a keyspan remote control on that website - which other remotes are compatible with mac osx?

Will_3rd · 10 Jun 2007 at 21:16

I use Airclick USB from Belkin with my Mac

arty · 10 Jun 2007 at 21:23

Here's a suggestion: if you have a Sony-Ericsson mobile phone it may be able to control your Mac remotely using Bluetooth. My W810i does a fine job of it and works really quite well with Front Row, though I also have the remote which I normally use

Other phones may work as well, but I don't know enough about them to offer much help there - sorry.

arty