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Originally Posted by scottmandue View Post
I am a tech... however unlike most of you tech's when I get home I like to unplug and the last thing I want to do is fool around with a computer... or play tech support if/when the thing has problems.

That is why I am leaning toward the K.I.S of a game box.

That and my wife is very low tech and I want her to be able to interact with the thing (without giving me a call).
Seriously then look at a Boxee.

Much cheaper than a gaming console and all you lose is the gaming aspect.

I picked up a Sony Blu Ray for $80 at Costco last month, has Hulu, Netflix, Pandora etc... built in. Have to check if it has a built in browser, not sure on that.

If you go gaming rig then do the Xbox. The PS3 will drive you up a wall, every time my kid turns it on there is a new system update and it's minimum 30 minutes before he can even begin to play.

Sure you can set it to autoupdate in the middle of the night but I like to be able to decline an update if I choose. Like when they killed the ability to have Linux installed as an alternate OS.
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