Media Center - older Mac Mini

I have an older Mac Mini - Late 2005 (NON-Intel, running Tiger) sitting in the closet and I'm looking at alternatives that will allow me to finally sever the cord to paying for high cable when I don't watch most of the channels to begin with.
With the 512 MB, I'm wondering if it will allow me to get by enough to be able to use Hulu, boxee, my Airport and other sources to stream content to my HDTV that I'll connect with a DVI to HMDI cable? I've looked at lots of articles, but they all seem to be using an Intel model
I really don't want to buy an Intel mini, just to do this - although, all the money I save from not paying the cable company... hmmm.
Thoughts, tips, suggestions?

BSteely wrote:
Since you already have the mini, why not try it and answer your own question about whether you are satisfied with the outcome or not?
Generally speaking, I think you will find the G4 mini to be a bit under powered for what you have in mind. Adding more memory won't help much.
Thanks for the response. I had every intention to give it a shot, but wanted to see if anyone else had tried with such a low-powered model just to read about their experiences.
I bought the cable and the wireless keyboard and played around with it yesterday.
I came to the conclusion that I need to look for a bargain and invest in an Intel mini. The streaming was great. I only noticed that there was a buffering issue when I tried to watch a TV series from the 70s; it kept stalling every few seconds. (But) two movies and A Charlie Brown Xmas played fine.
I see great potential, once I obtain the mini, so time to check a few prices in a few places.
In the meantime, I can at least upgrade the current model to Leopard, just for kicks

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