What is the oldest (Cheapest) Mac Mini you would use as iTunes server?

I want a Mac Mini to serve my iTunes media(music and 1080p videos) that's the extent of it. The Mini would connect to my flat screen and my audio reciever. I'd like to use an older Mini for cost savings. I've tried this Mac Mini...it was fine for 480p and 720p, but the 1080p was slow in loading:
Model: A1103
Hard Drive Capacity: 80 GB
Processor Type: PowerPC G4
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard
Processor Speed: 1.5GHZ
Bundled Items: Apple Keyboard and Apple Mouse
Memory: 1024 upgraded from 512

Yeah, though a nice little Mac, a G4 isn't up to 1080p, rough estimating that you need 4 times the power & from rough GeekBench scores...
Yours...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac_mini_g4_1.5.html
My summarization...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-1.83-sp ecs.html
But all Minis...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/index-macmini.html
Make sure the Video of it can connect to your Monitor, or has adapters available.

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