If you dont have a HTPC you're missing out on the BOMB SHIT!
 

I recently coverted an old AMD XP 2000 box i had kicking around in to a Home Theatre PC and i cant say how fucking happy i am with the shit.

One of the best fucking things is being able to record 2 TV shows at the same time! but it gets much better because i can watch TV on just about any PC in my house!!

I have it wired to m7 37" sharp aquos and it looks fucking MINT! I swear it looks better playing a DVD through the computer to the TV than it did playing the DVD through an HDMI DVD Player!

I can record two shows on my dvr.