Comment Alas, the mini doesn't do the right rez. for TVs (Score 1) 283
I've got a mini connected to my HD LCD TV via DVi->HDMI cable, and I love it - it offers far more flexibility than an AppleTV, although you sacrifice usability. I tend to VNC into it from my laptop, whereas the AppleTV UI is designed to be operated via the simple remote. Unfortunately iTunes won't let you download HD content to a desktop machine, only AppleTV units are allowed that privilege.
There also appears to be an issue with the integrated graphics card/processor which means it doesn't output the correct resolution, so you get black borders (the output doesn't fill the entire screen)
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-gb&q=mac+mini+tv+borders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
If anyone knows how to solve this I'd be glad to hear about it.