So I’ve been messing with a Mac Mini hooked up to the TV. Front Row is great for hooking into iTunes content, but its well documented episode sorting issues are annoying. Boxee is quite fun, although its lack of hooking into iTunes for the moment I find annoying (and I’m not overly interested in all the social/web content, except BBC iPlayer which has a cool interface in Boxee). Then there is Plex. It looks very nice, doesn’t have some of the Boxee features that I don’t want, but also lacks iTunes integration. Apple TV doesn’t do DivX, and I think the interface is a bit uninspiring. Also saw Windows Media Center on a big TV with freeview last week, very nice looking product, but...

Im still waiting for the Media Center holy grail as I don’t believe its here yet

** footnote: With plugins and add-ons etc I’m sure some of the issues I mention are either fixable, or I’m just plain wrong, but its my blog and these are my findings from a slightly half hearted Media Center dig around so far.