Over the summer I've decided to set up either a Media Server or Media Extender! My sis's boyfriend will be moving in, and then they will be buying a 50" HDTV for the living room. I'm buying a PS3 sometime before September, which will give me Netflix access to the TV, along with Blu-ray capabilities :) And my PC has close to 2TB of movies on shows... So, I'm going to set up a system to access all my movies and shows from the living room TV. I could buy a Media Extender that would let me stream files from my PC to the TV. Or I could set up a dedicated Media Server that would give me the ability to access my files from everywhere! Which would come in handy a lot of times when I want to watch something I know I have when I'm at a friend's and we can't because we can't find a streaming copy of it or download it in a reasonable amount of time. This however, would require a monthly fee of running a server. But if I set up a server, I could also host my own portfolio website, once I get it up and running, instead of hosting it on a friend's server. The third option is hardwiring my PC to the TV (DVI to HDMI) and using the TV as an extended monitor. This is only annoying because it forces me to use the mouse and keyboard to control everything. Also, the fact that it'll be in two different rooms may cause an issue with ease of use. But this is the cheapest option, that doesn't require anything to stream, meaning bandwidth or connectivity would never be an issue. It's the most reliable, considering Time Warner at my sister's apt seriously sucks. Which reminds me, I'm thinking of forcing her to cancel Time Warner and switch to Verizon FiOS. Neither of us are fans of Verizon's customer support, but their products and services are reliable for the most part. I mean, when it comes down to it, once I have a PS3, I could easily copy files I want to watch onto a flash drive and plug it into the PS3 to watch, no need to connect anything more.