MAC mini vs mediaBOX

[criley]

That topic seems to have been removed. Any update to this as 4.0 is soon to be released? MediaBox vs Mac Mini. Who wins here or are we now on a level playing field when it comes to the SignagePlayer? Also on a side note, what about other players out there?

[warwickwater]

Our experience is that Windows 'just works' mostly, and when it does break, the knowledge is there to fix it. The PC spec is also a little misleading in that is depends on what you are doing onscreen. We run 720p HD video almost full screen, with a largely static text bar at the bottom, on little HP Microserver boxes ($150 after rebate, plus a copy of Windows) and they are fine - all on a dual core 1.5G CPU.

[admin]

I can't reveal too much info yet, but can say we will soon have a player that's 1/2 the price and x2 the power of any competitor with full feature set
It will not replace the mediaBOX as it will be a low end player.

[KRob]

I realize this is an old post.. but had to stick up for Mac.  I'm definitely not a "Mac fanatic" by any means... they have their advantages over PCs, but also some disadvantages.  However - for those of us in any sort of digital media field - Mac is FAR superior, and you'll find that the vast majority of digital artists use a Mac. Most (if not all) higher learning institutions teaching digital media also use Mac.  So I understand some hate it for whatever reason... but it's importance and value should still be considered.

[admin]

The topic is about computers running the signage player application, not for content creation which Macs excels in.

[KRob]

I realize that.  I was replying to a previous statement that was made.