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Over at CNet, there is an interesting article that compares the Mac Mini to Windows XP Media Center for use as a DVR / PVR in the home. According to the article, this is just round one, but the winner is suprising — The Mac Mini wins Round One! It’s not that I don’t think the Mac Mini makes a better DVR or PVR than a computer running Windows XP Media Center, but I didn’t think a mainstream media outlet like CNet would ever even take a look at the Mac Mini, no less say it’s better than Media Center.

Of course, this is just round one, and what they looked at in round one — initial setup — is definitely going to be a strength of the Mac Mini. We’ll have to wait and see until the next round — which will focus on the PVR / DVR functionality of each device — how well the Mac holds up. I think it’s going to have a hard time since it doesn’t include a TV Tuner and really wasn’t designed to be a DVR.

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