Using MBP as media player on TV

haalneerdiebeer wrote:
Hi all


I am thinking of buying my first MBP, the 13 inch aluminum one. I am impressed with the mac os and looking forward to use this laptop, but I there is one thing I'm uncertain about.

Is the MBP a good device to play HD movies with on my TV via HDMI, or use as musicplayer in the living room?

I understand I would need an adaptor cable (miniport to hdmi) for that, but besides that, will the MBP be a good choice as a media player?

Will it not get too hot, or be too slow, or will there be too much hassle using a remote control?

At the moment I am using a XBOX1 with XBMC to stream my movies over the network, and listen to music with. In short: will I be happy when I use the MBP for that?

Many thanks!

Disposed Trolley wrote:
I would get an Apple TV along with the MacBook. If you just want the latter though, you can use an app called Plex - http://plexapp.com/ to give you that "Apple TV" experience.