Makes me wonder how people can justify building HTPCs. I understand that DVD playback should be better, and you can have massive storage (at a cost too, though) for movies and music, but from what I hear, it is best to keep the install "clean" by not installing games or other unneeded applications...
For $1500++++ minimum, it seems like I could buy a couple DVRs with DVD recorders on them, a HDTV tuner for my home theater, and save the extra cash. Granted, the DVRs would be segregated from each other. I don't have a collection of MP3s or anything, so that isn't a factor...
Man, I was really looking (even though my bank account tells me otherwise) for a reason to push to get a HTPC.
