Not trying to be a "Debbie Downer" but I built a HTPC and never got it working properly. I ended up getting a PS3 which does nearly everything I wanted my HTPC to do, does it better, and cost a quarter as much. Now I use the PS3 for Blu-Ray, DVD, CD, SACD, and MP3 playback. I can even browse my digital photos on it. I just use my cable company DVR. Couldn't be happier. (Well we all know that's a lie, but that's the illness that is hometheateritis.)