Chris, I'm not sure whether to start a new thread or just crap on Mike's, but I'm intrigued by the Zotac boxes.
All I really do with the PC I have in the living room is web browsing and music streaming. I like separate devices for BD and DVR functions, but I do like the option of being able to stream internet content to the TV at 1080.
I know nothing about Ubuntu or other Linux systems, but buying another copy of Windows makes this kind of setup a different proposition.
Could I get some kind of decent music streaming and web browsing to work under Ubuntu on one of these machines?
That would allow me to repurpose the existing server/HTPC machine to another room.