Going Mac Mini in Entertainment System. Primary catalyst? Netflix streaming. The library of movies and TV shows (more important to me) on demand is improving. I Secondary catalyst? New Mac Mini is quite the green machine. Apple's claim is only 13 watts per hour on idle and that the "Mac mini the most energy-efficient desktop computer in the world." For a solar home owning, Prius driving guy like me, that really matters. Had been waiting for blu-ray drive but that's not looking like it's coming any time soon and I got tired of waiting. Recos for external blu-ray for a Mac? Would have gone PS3 given it's Blu-Ray drive but it can't easily stream Netflix without an awkward Windows server attached. Using a USB audio dongle to get digital audio out.
