I love media center but I think you guys are way off on Media Center going main stream. For media center to go main stream at least two things have to happen.

Media Center has to get a killer app. Something that is so awesome, such a great value add that even grandma would want it. That feature also must be exclusive. It does media center no good if it has some awesome feature you can also get on a $5 box from your cable provider.

Using Media Center to view media(Pics/Vids) just isn't that special anymore. Their are way to many $100 boxes that do that.

If I sit 10 people down and show them Media Center's DVR versus any other DVR in the market I would bet 9/10 would pick Media Center. If I then ask asked how many would pay 500+ over your cable provider how many would say they would still want it?

Media Center is still the best DVR on the market but none of its features are game changers to the average joe. Even if it does get some awesome new exclusive feature the price would have to be cheap. Customers have proven that they are content with crappy cable boxes. Also in a world where Rent-A-Center can charge $10 a month for 4 years for a $100 TV most people don't care about long term value..

We care about all of that stuff but we are all HTPC nerds!

I love media center but I think you guys are way off on Media Center going main stream. For media center to go main stream at least two things have to happen.

Media Center has to get a killer app. Something that is so awesome, such a great value add that even grandma would want it. That feature also must be exclusive. It does media center no good if it has some awesome feature you can also get on a $5 box from your cable provider.

Using Media Center to view media(Pics/Vids) just isn't that special anymore. Their are way to many $100 boxes that do that.

If I sit 10 people down and show them Media Center's DVR versus any other DVR in the market I would bet 9/10 would pick Media Center. If I then ask asked how many would pay 500+ over your cable provider how many would say they would still want it?

Media Center is still the best DVR on the market but none of its features are game changers to the average joe. Even if it does get some awesome new exclusive feature the price would have to be cheap. Customers have proven that they are content with crappy cable boxes. Also in a world where Rent-A-Center can charge $10 a month for 4 years for a $100 TV most people don't care about long term value..

We care about all of that stuff but we are all HTPC nerds!

So many things to chew on these last couple of days but I am still eagerly waiting on more news on the one box solution. This podcast was informative and entertaining.