I have to agree this device looks good.
Personally I chose to run an XBox with a Xenium mod-chip and bigger HDD (you can put up to 250GB in them, with few hassles). It runs GentooX Linux, but most of the functionality is available without even bothering to boot it up. Without booting Gentoo I can watch DVDs, listen to MP3s, emulate a massive number of older systems, and last (and probably least), play the odd XBox game. All of this in widescreen HDTV with DTS/DD via optical.
Booting up GentooX and plugging in an IR keyboard/mouse combo allows me to surf the 'net on my TV. But I can't say that I've actually used the feature all that much.
Inbuilt TV tuner(s??) and DVD writer seems to put this product ahead for sure. However 3Ghz seems absolute overkill...
In quick summary: As a plug-and-play (but probably very expensive - $2000+) solution, this looks great. I'm unaware of any Linux-based plug-and-play devices of this calibur. However you can find many people to professionally mod an XBox, which is quite sufficient for my own multimedia purposes.
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I have to agree this device looks good. Personally I chose to run an XBox with a Xenium mod-chip and bigger HDD (you can put up to 250GB in them, with few hassles). It runs GentooX Linux, but most of the functionality is available without even bothering to boot it up. Without booting Gentoo I can watch DVDs, listen to MP3s, emulate a massive number of older systems, and last (and probably least), play the odd XBox game. All of this in widescreen HDTV with DTS/DD via optical. Booting up GentooX and plugging in an IR keyboard/mouse combo allows me to surf the 'net on my TV. But I can't say that I've actually used the feature all that much. Inbuilt TV tuner(s??) and DVD writer seems to put this product ahead for sure. However 3Ghz seems absolute overkill... In quick summary: As a plug-and-play (but probably very expensive - $2000+) solution, this looks great. I'm unaware of any Linux-based plug-and-play devices of this calibur. However you can find many people to professionally mod an XBox, which is quite sufficient for my own multimedia purposes. http://hoboe.net/in.php?in=gg2