The new Mac Mini - Video Juke Box Question

[marknicholls]

Hey

With the new mac mini, does anyone know if it would be possible to play a music video (with the mini attatched to an LCD) and have the audio streaming through 2 or more express's?

Reason I ask is I currently have a phillips stremium attatched to an LCD in my Pool room, which is great, but I also have 3 Apple Express's throughout the house for audio

It would be amazing if I could stream a video to the LCD and have the audio from the video being streamed around the house (Via the expresses)?

Many Thanks

 

[JW8725]

Hey

With the new mac mini, does anyone know if it would be possible to play a music video (with the mini attatched to an LCD) and have the audio streaming through 2 or more express's?

Reason I ask is I currently have a phillips stremium attatched to an LCD in my Pool room, which is great, but I also have 3 Apple Express's throughout the house for audio

It would be amazing if I could stream a video to the LCD and have the audio from the video being streamed around the house (Via the expresses)?

Many Thanks

what about all this radiation in the air??

 

[marknicholls]

what about all this radiation in the air??

lol what!?

 

[pdpfilms]

what about all this radiation in the air??

...are you kidding?

 

[marknicholls]

this is a genuine question...

I wonder if this software may be the answer? Anyone have any experience with it?

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26038#screenshots

Thanks

 

[marknicholls]

can anyone help please?

 

[JW8725]

Wasn't there a University in the States that decided not to pump out Wifi because of the Cancer risk?

 

[Eidorian]

You'll need at least iTunes 6.0.2 to supports multiple speakers plugged into multiple AirPort Express.

 

[marknicholls]

You'll need at least iTunes 6.0.2 to supports multiple speakers plugged into multiple AirPort Express.

Yeah but i wanna stream audio from a music video....

 

[marknicholls]

Can airfoil stream audio from a video file to multiple expresses?

 

[gallivant]

After all the microwaves, cell phones, walkie-talkies, terrestrial radio, satellite dishes, TV broadcasts, RFID tags, etc, I really doubt a little wifi's going to make a difference.

 

[marknicholls]

Wasn't there a University in the States that decided not to pump out Wifi because of the Cancer risk?

Rather than this radiation issue that over the last week i have noticed a few people have real issues with does anyone have anything prodoctive to say?

 

[JW8725]

Rather than this radiation issue that over the last week i have noticed a few people have real issues with does anyone have anything prodoctive to say?

parle vous Anglais?

 

[Eidorian]

Yeah but i wanna stream audio from a music video....

All audio from iTunes should be directed from a sound stream. iTunes keeps playing video after you close the video window. It's just audio then.

 

[marknicholls]

has anyone her sucessfully played a divx/mpeg using VLC and streamed the audio to 1 or more express's without the audio lagging behind?

 

[ChrisFromCanada]

this is a genuine question...

I wonder if this software may be the answer? Anyone have any experience with it?

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26038#screenshots

Thanks

Using this program the audio lags a second of two behind the video. But why not just try it yourself?

 

[marknicholls]

Using this program the audio lags a second of two behind the video.

I have heard using VLC sorts this out?

 

[marknicholls]

Hey Guys

Before i buy a mac mini, i wanna make sure i can use VLC to play music videos, and stream to 3 or more express's with the audio and video staying in sync, can anyone confirm if airfoil and VLC will work well in this situation?

Many Thanks

 

[jeremy.king]

But why not just try it yourself?

Chris is right on. Just try from your iBook.

 

[marknicholls]

Chris is right on. Just try from your iBook.

I would if i had it, i left it round my Girlfriends in London 2 weeks ago...im not going down there for another 2 weeks! (Im using a windows laptop right now!)

 

[FocusAndEarnIt]

I would if i had it, i left it round my Girlfriends in London 2 weeks ago...im not going down there for another 2 weeks! (Im using a windows laptop right now!)

How the heck can you loose/forget your Mac?

 

[m-dogg]

Wasn't there a University in the States that decided not to pump out Wifi because of the Cancer risk?

I read about that too - It was a Canadian school. I forget the name; I think it was in Quebec though.

 

[Eidorian]

Hey Guys

Before i buy a mac mini, i wanna make sure i can use VLC to play music videos, and stream to 3 or more express's with the audio and video staying in sync, can anyone confirm if airfoil and VLC will work well in this situation?

Many Thanks

VLC is free and if you already have the Airport equipment it's just a wizard and a little network knowledge away from being done.

 

[marknicholls]

VLC is free and if you already have the Airport equipment it's just a wizard and a little network knowledge away from being done.

Yeah but i dont have a mac to test it on for 2 weeks!

 

[Eidorian]

Yeah but i dont have a mac to test it on for 2 weeks!

Ok, I'll do some bandwidth tests at home tomorrow. I should be able to get 3 Macs on my network. All VLC capable and two on wireless.