Mac mini as media player for HD content ?

hi
i am looking for the best affordable solution for HD projection.
i will be shooting and editing a 18min video, probably on sony xdcam ex1 editing on my g5 fcp 6 system. i don't want to down-convert for projection and am considering to buy a mac mini and project a .mov file compressed with h264. any experience ? can quicktime project full resolution, full screen and in loop ? since i am not burning to dvd, can i use higher than the allowed bit-rate in order to get the best possible quality ? if i connect the mini to the projector using dvi to hdmi, will i be losing quality ?
any suggestions and comments will be much appreciated...
nir

A DVI to HDMI connector requires a dual link DVI end for some or a single link for others. I don't know what the mini uses.
One is 24 pins and the other is 18 pins.
If that is what you are using, then make certain you get the right one.
and if this is a DVI, remember you need separate audio outputs for sound.
A DVI cable won't carry sound

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