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so I could theoretically just get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse and be done with it. Right?


Yep. And heres the cool part. Out of the box, you can plug the Mac Mini into your VGA cable and power, and thats it. On bootup, if it doesn't see a USB keyboard and mouse, it will bring up some instructions to pair a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. It will basicially be one of the first of many "hey, that makes sense" moments if it's your first major experience with OS X.

Another control solution that you might want to look into is the ATI Remote Wonder. This last I saw at least worked with the DVD player and iTunes, and I think will work with MPlayer and VLC, but I'm not certain of that. I'll have to dig mine out later to see, as I may be getting a Mini soon for similar use in the living room.