Purchase an HTPC, costs more but it guarantees you controll it not some faceless corporation trying to make money for tampons or douche.
I was holding off on purchasing "home theater" stuff until a bit closer to the deadline to the forced "high-definition changeover" and for the "flat-screen TV" technology to settle down (and "reliable up") a bit.
Got any system recommendations??? Preferably not "build-it-yourself"---I already do too much of THAT.