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RE: Media Center HTPC
Just curious - why Vista Media Center?
I first rigged up my computer as the complete multimedia package (selling off the Bose speakers, Kenwood AV equipment, etc) in 2002. It was a complete deal with 5.1 THX sound and video output using a projector. At the time, it was easily the best of all world's with TV tuning, DVD and digital file playback. But I never decided to cripple myself with a "non-real" operating system. I just used XP ... though the system doubled as my computer as well. I found doing that turned the anti-social stigma of computer use as guests would happily surf away while still part of the conversation in the main room. Furthermore, it became a way to collectively look stuff up on a whim without crowding in some back room around a little screen like most setups were.
That all vanished due to Iraq when I went on a "sell-my-stuff-on-eBay" spree for some reason. But when I came back and started a new job, my setup instead turned to a Mac Mini powering a 37" LCD HD TV (huge at the time). Again, the computer doubled as the main system and allowed for social use when not watching movies or listening to music.
I guess I've never followed why anyone would opt for the the crippled-OS approach to building a media PC.
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