Will the 2.4 Mini suffice for HD streaming?

[texellis]

I am considering buying the 2.4 Mini to stream to my 52" Sony LCD. I use Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, Pandora, and Amazon. I don't need it for bluray or DVD playback. I use a standalone player for that. Strictly for streaming. My connection is 20Mbps. Will this mini give me smooth streaming in 1080P? I have little tolerance for choppy streaming so i'm very interested to hear from people who utilize this function. Do I need to upgrade the RAM to 8Gigs?

 

[ripkord]

I would hold off buying, a new mini is 'due' to be released if you consider the typical refresh rate.

Also is your connection wired? if so then 1080p should be fine. I have never had great results over WiFi but I guess that depends on the structure of your home / position of your wireless router etc.

 

[texellis]

My connection is wired (20 Mbps). What are the rumors regarding the upgrades of the new Mini? How does the current Mini handle streaming HD content from Hulu and Netflix?

 

[alust2013]

It will play the video just fine, it's just a matter of if your connection can stream it fast enough. Definitely no need for 8GB RAM for that.

 

[texellis]

I've seen our internet speed as low as 10Mbps and as high as 20Mbps. Is that sufficient? I'm really just looking for a simple HD streaming machine that won't freeze up with all that data.

 

[slipper]

Yes the 10Mb/s connection and the 2.4Ghz Mac Mini will be sufficient.

 

[philipma1957]

IF all you want is to surf net and watch neflix even a 2.26 can work



http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC238LL/A?mco=MTU5MTc1Mzg


in stock as of 340 pm east coast time




http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC239LL/A?mco=MTU5MTc1NDg
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC270LL/A?mco=MTg4MjQ1MDY



also in stock


any of them will work for neflix net surfing play a standard dvd or cd not blu ray

 

[archer75]

It will be way more than enough. It doesn't take hardly any power for those online services.