Goodbye, DVD player
Posted on Monday, November 27th, 2006 at 11:12pm. #
My Sony DVD player, bought when we went digital in 1998, has been retired. Aw, bless you, Sony DVD player. We’ve had fun, even though you’re twice the size of any DVD player you can buy nowadays (and significantly more expensive).
The Mac Mini, which has been living next to the telly for the past year or so, is now occupying the space that the DVD player did. Realistically, it produces the same quality picture as the old DVD player; and it means less electrickery under the telly, which is probably good for the environment.
I wonder how many people have wired up computers, or Playstations, or XBoxs, to their television and done away with their DVD player? The only small issue with my Mac Mini, since it’s an original PowerPC version, is that it hasn’t got a remote - but realistically, what do you need a remote for once you’ve pressed play? I’ve used an old wireless mouse that I’ve had lying around for a while, and that works okay (though not quite far enough to reach the sofa).
Also, I’ve managed to get an external hard drive to put all my music on, since my hard drive was getting a little concerningly full.
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