Protected iTunes media (DRM) will be started in iTunes, EyeTV movies in EyeTV or VLC (if EyeTV is not available). Supported media: pictures, videos / movies, PDFs, DVDs, EyeTV movies.īy installing the QuickTime extension 'Perian', all common video formats are playable (AVI, DivX, MKV etc.). The 'Movie Info' also allows it to save all movie informations as HTML page to share these informations with your friends. The local media can be accessed without adding it to a separate library - local media is organized as the Finder's folder structure.įor DVDs a preview will be searched automatically - thru 'Movie Info' a preview and description can be set for DVDs and videos / movies. The media center offers internet content, iPhoto & iTunes media, Miro video podcasts and local media (picture / movie folder and volumes). Background / foreground color and font size (aka how many entries are shown) can be setup in the preferences. The hight contrast (white on black) and large font size allows it to recognize the content better than in other media centers. It is like FrontRow designed to use the Mac system features - that way it is small (8 MB) and needs less system power. If want a remote that will also control your TV and receiver, these would definitely be worth checking out. I actually don't have one of these yet, but I know several people that love Logitech's Harmony remotes. The Apple Remote is certainly easier to just pick up and use than using than any remote app, so it can be handy to have it close by for quickly navigating Plex and Hulu Desktop on a whim. HippoRemote also has much smoother mouse tracking than Mobile Mouse. HippoRemote works with Plex, Hulu Desktop, and just about everything else, and it even works with the Netflix player. Plex Mobile only works with Plex, Mobile Mouse works with most things except Plex. HippoRemote is a remote control app with better integration with various media players than Mobile Mouse (formerly Air Mouse) and Plex Mobile. Best of all, you can launch Hulu Desktop directly from Plex. Hulu Desktop is a remote-control-friendly app for browsing and watching Hulu videos.

You can add your iTunes Media folders to Plex to access your iTunes songs and videos, however neither Plex nor XBMC can play DRM videos purchased from iTunes. Plex Mobile can also be used as a remote control for Plex.

On your iOS devices, you can install Plex Mobile to stream your mini's media to the device. If you want to stream to additional Macs or PCs, you can install just the Media Center on those.

On your mini you install both the Plex Media Server and Plex Media Center apps. I find Plex to be much easier to set up than XBMC, but where I think Plex really shines is in how easy it is to share your mini's media with other devices.

Use Plex as your remote-control-friendly home theatre hub. I would recommend the following setup (which is what I currently use): Plex

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