Rather than a HTPC for day to day watching... why not just pick up a cheap $50 DVD player? Even the one we got mom-in-law for Christmas two years ago has s-video out. Not sure what this fascination with movies coming off a computer is... it's a lot more expensive to put together a system to be able to play back video with any sort of quality than it is to just get the cheapest Koss/Daytek DVD-P on the market.

Unless it's the "just 'cause I can" factor.

Bren R.