In the end I dropped a little over $900 on the media box I recently built to serve as a ‘tivo on steroids’ in my home theater setup. I had started the process thinking I would be able to do it for $5-600 so by the end of it I was bumming about it. But after spending the last several weeks using it I’ve concluded it’s totally been worth it, just for the fact that I get to watch the Daily Show every night while I’m eating supper. I know that sounds foolish, but man, there is definitely something to be said for laughter. I finish supper in a great mood every night now. If you’ve never bothered with the Daily Show it’s definitely worth checking out. Meanwhile the media box has nothing but upside potential since I haven’t even gotten around to installing things like the emulators (M.A.M.E. – Robotron and Raidan on the big screen!), and my htpc. Great stuff, if you’ve been considering building a home media pc, all I can say is go for it, I’m really digging mine.