If Apple are serious about the Mac Mini being used as a Home Theatre PC they should consider adding or improving the following features:
- improving the DVD Player software so it doesn't crash if the DVD has a slight scratch.
- having a global control to increase the font & icon sizes so that applications can be comfortably viewed and controlled on a HD screen from typical TV viewing distances. A doubling of font & icon sizes would be about right as a starter.
- upgrading the inbuilt IR received to increase the range of IR commands possible. This would allow use of more sophisticated remotes and get around the 6-button limitation of the Apple Remote.
- increase HDD size to 2TB minimum.
- fix the problem with excessive noise from the optical drive when at high speed, or provide inbuilt utility to limit speed,
- make a Bluetooth Apple keyboard with inbuilt touchpad and scroll wheel emulation for zooming. The Logitech MediaBoard Pro comes close but doesn't have the Apple Command key.
