Which Mac Mini will do the job?

Hello
I currently connect my 2.5 Ghz Core 2 Duo 17" MacBook Pro to my Panasonic 37" Plasma ( 1080i ) via HDMI and everything works perfectly.
I use mounted server volumes over a wireless network to allow access to my movies through Front Row.No problems at all...
My question is; I want to use a Mac Mini instead of having to connect my MBP every time I want to watch a movie...anyone got an opinion on which Mini would do the job?
Thanks for any advice.
Ian.

There's really very little to choose between the two models in terms of their overall performance and capabilities. The 2.0 model has a marginally faster CPU and double the L2 cache, but is still bottlenecked by a relatively slow hard drive, 11g wifi and identical on-board GPU.
Thus if you are streaming HD content via Front Row using an 11n network via your MBP, you may find both minis deficient, or at the very least, performing with broadly similar results.
Given the developing nature of media streaming usage in general, where it is never possible to be sure what you'll need into the future, I would be inclined to look at whether the mini will be capable of the tasks you have in mind (ie, wether it's wifi is sufficient to your needs and the mini's video will support the TV at the resolution you want, and if so then opt for the 2.0 model for it's slightly better overall performance and max-out the RAM to 4Gb (of which 3Gb will be usable by the system) to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible.

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