What does Front Row need?

I've been wondering about this a bit. I've got a 1.2 ghz G4 iBook running OS 10.4.11.
I've seen Front Row on other Macs, but for some reason it doesn't install on mine.
Is the Apple Remote capability a hardware requirement? Or is there just something on the 10.4 install disk I missed?
Thanks

I've seen Front Row on other Macs, but for some reason it doesn't install on mine.
Front Row wasn't part of the retail OS prior to Mac OS X 10.5, but was bundled with some Macs. You need to install Mac OS X 10.5 to get it.
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You can have sub-folders in the Movies folder and arrange your movies alphabetically that way.
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It no longer is!
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Front Row was a media center software application for Apple's Macintosh computers and Apple TVfor navigating and viewing video, photos, podcasts, and music from a computer, optical disc, or the Internet through a 10-foot user interface (similar to Windows Media Center and Boxee). The software relied on iTunes and iPhoto and wascontrolled by an Apple Remote or the keyboard function keys. The first version was released October 2005, with two major revisions since. Front Row was removed and discontinued in Mac OS X 10.7.

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Having a TV and an iMac sitting side by side seems a bit pointless.

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But DVD player leaves the mouse pointer on screen
Not if you drag it to the bottom of the screen.
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Debatable for the reasons you mention!
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