System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard tab >"Modifier Keys." button.Īlthough the Cordless MediaBoard Pro lists for US$79 you can find it on Amazon for US$67 (new) or US$54 (used). Granted, you don't often need Option, but does keep it from being the perfect keyboard. Afterall, what good is a Mac Media Center without a remote that the family can fight about.There is the infamous Apple remote which comes with most Mac minis and iMacs.It's a small remote, but works well. My only complaint is that while the ALT key can be remapped to Command there is no valid key to use for Option. Remotes for your Mac Media CenterThe first device you will need to begin hunting for is a remote. Peay uses his with a Mac mini running El Gato's EyeTV hooked up to a Sony HDTV. It's a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad that was designed for use with the Playstation 3 but works just fine with a Mac. As anyone in a home with pets and/or kids can confirm, they frequently go missing and/or have their batteries drained at the most inopportune time.Īfter lamenting the fact that Apple doesn't make a decent media center keyboard on my Podcast, listener Michael Peay tipped me off about the Logitech Cordless MediaBoard Pro which was released last fall. The Mac mini is a drag to navigate in the living room however because I'm always hunting for the BT keyboard and mouse. The problem is that I have an Apple TV and a Mac mini, but I greatly prefer the mini as my media center – thank you very much. The problem is that Apple won't listen because they'd prefer that we buy an Apple TV and use their teensy stick-of-gum Front Row remote.
MAC MEDIA CENTER REMOTE FULL
It will play anything you throw at it with full support for 4K, HEVC, 10-bit content and HD audio.
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I've been bugging Apple forever to release a Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad for use with a Mac media center. OSMC can play all major media formats out there from a variety of different devices and streaming protocols.