Another question... how do you deal with boxed sets? I'm trying to figure out a way to deal with Band of Brothers and Planet Earth where I can link the files without actually having to create an entry for every disc.

Bump. Surely someone has an opinion. Also, does one or the other require that it be attached to a computer all the time?

Guess it's off to the store for more drive space...

Heya, Do you guys use just the TS-VIDEO files and rip the complete disk or compress the movies? I've been doing nothing but ripping and the quality is great (better than my actual DVD player) but man... the rips are huge. Usually about 7gb each. I've got a 500gb HD and it's almost full. And there isn't really that much on it. Also, how

Hiya, Can anyone recommend one over the other? I want to be able to control: B&O stereo Mac Mini Toshiba TV Humax piece of junk cable box I think that's about it. Is there any reason to choose one over the other? I don't have a PC, just 5 Macs, if that makes a difference.

I have 1tb connected to my Mini with usb2. LaCie makes fanless, low profile hard drives. Mine actually sits on the shelf with my Beoport and is the same shade of black. It's cool, actually. I'll get a time capsule at some point but for now I've got the terabyte on my mini and another 1tb on my Powermac (G5). It's all overkill but it's

Flappo The Grate: wish i'd bought an imac instead of my mac pro , imo its the best machine in the apple range they recently did a test and the imac wiped the floor with the NEW low end mac pro 8 core ! nuff said Where'd you see that? I'm trying to justify buying a Mac for work.

You're saved: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/01/19/nvidia-8800gt-option-for-older-mac-pros-soon/

Anyone try this yet?

soundproof: Hey, I've already stated it's ideal for traveling, but I do miss the optical drive. Read my sentence again - I like to pick up CDs and DVDs when traveling - I have oodles of interesting films and music from other nations that are unavailable where I live, picked up in this fashion. But it's a minor quibble, and they sacrificed