Internet Appliance Experiences?

farnsaw asks: "As Christmas approaches, I find that I have several relatives who are Internet challenged... Ok, technologically challenged. I have decided to make it my business to help them overcome their limitation this Christmas by providing them with a connection to the Internet. The problem is, I don't want to spend the next 5 years holding their hands so I thought I would Ask Slashdot for suggestions. I am looking for experiences, both good and bad, about the uninitiated using any and all means to connect to the Internet, from the full blown 2Ghz Overclocked Celeron PC down to WebTV. My plan is to purchase one or several "Internet Appliances" to get these people online. I need the help of /. to determine which is the best method of solving this problem. Please take into consideration that I am not looking for a device to hack (ok, I am ;-) but really need to provide an all inclusive solution to the posed problem. I am aware that getting the unitiated to actually use the Internet is a big problem in an of itself, so I made that greatest of sacrifices (just kidding Suzannah) and just got married, thus providing much dialog and pictures on the Internet that family and friends would be interested in." I figure quite a few of you out there might be looking to do the same thing this year, so this one seemed appropriate, and it's best to discuss these things now, rather than spend hours in the After-Christmas return lines, later.