Mini for Home Theater?

[gkarris]

I would like to eventually hook up a mini in my home theater.

I'm sort of a purest, home theater for me means you have a pull down screen and a projector to project the image onto it (hanging from the ceiling right now).

I have an older, budget projector (Epson) which, coupled with my Pioneer Elite DVD player, is awesome (480p though). The Epson has also 720p, and 1080i (X-Box 360 looks great on it). I also have a Toshiba Tivo DVD Recorder which actually outputs 480p when I feed my Dish Network receiver into it.

Is it worth it to hook up a mini?

The Epson projector only has a VGA connector, and I have a wired it though the ceiling/room to a component video connector (RGB RCA). I didn't think I would be hooking up a computer in the system. The VGA port is set to be a component video port instead.

Is there a Mac DVI to component solution? Will it work? Can I get 720p (or at least 480p) with it?

I've seen component video adapters for ATI Graphics cards only for Wintel boxes...

Thanks.

 

[EricNau]

Apple does have this, not sure about the quailty though.

 

[mfacey]

Apple's product does S-video and Composite. Composite is terrible. You should steer clear. S-video is reasonable, but if you've got a VGA connector that's probably your best bet.

 

[gkarris]

Apple's product does S-video and Composite. Composite is terrible. You should steer clear. S-video is reasonable, but if you've got a VGA connector that's probably your best bet.

What about component (Red, Blue, and Green RCA plugs for video)?

 

[balamw]

What about component (Red, Blue, and Green RCA plugs for video)?

You need a $6 VGA to Component cable for that. e.g. http://www.buy.com/prod/Steren_253_512IV_VGA_to_Component_Video_Cable/q/loc/111/90133330.html

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[mfacey]

Component is the best analog technology I'd say (pretty similar to VGA). One thing you need to watch out for is getting a good signal. Analog signals are very susceptible to interference and signal loss, especially over longer distances. If you need to cover more than 2m (6ft) make sure you get a good quality cable to get the most out of your equipment.