[brownrog]

There seems very little discussion of this topic on these forums. I would have expected more. Reasons I can think of for lack of interest are:

1. Too expensive at present (£900+)
2. Too unreliable
3. Hatred of Microsoft (well, dislike/cynicism anyway)
4. Too early to buy (in terms of likely future development)
5. No card slot/CAM for PayTV options (eg TUTV)
6. Difficult to ensure EPG upgrade interface
7. DVD & CD play quality lower than standalone players

Yet even current PC-based product offers lots of functional integration and connectivity (eg - Evesham twin DTT tuner eBox for £999).

Countering the above 7 reasons:

1. Prices will fall
2. Should be reliable if well-built.
3. Religion!
4. Always too early to buy
5. Can use separate (breakout) box + firewire
6. No! Easy over Internet
7. OK. Use separate players - admittedly at extra cost

I suspect price and culture (what! a PC in my living room) are the main barriers. Are there other reasons? Anyone have one, or seriously considering one? Anyone built their own?

Roger