Right out of the box, the Max Mini has almost everything an entertainment center needs to have:
- A decent DVD player;
- High definition output via DVI;
- Music (iTune), Video (Quicktime or MPlayer) and Photo (iPhoto);
- Integrated media control via Frontrow;
On top of that, you have all the glamour and functions of OS X and networking capability to pull content from the web or your other PC/Mac boxes. And with the famous Apple polish and a size smaller than your lunch box, it looks right belongs to your newly decorated living room.
So why pay $2000 for a media center PC or even expensive custom job, when you can get all this for as little as $600. I’m going to try it next week when my new HDTV arrives.