those are both very good points. i was thinking in terms of space, simplicity and power . I have 12 or so cords going into various power strips behind my tv. not pretty. also i'm always on the edge when my 1yr nephew comes over. i'd love less cabling unless he rips something out. i don't' want to spending the rest of the afternoon figuring out my set up again.

another good thing about the tivo that will be hard to give up is the hackablitiy of it. being able to add hard drive space, wireless networking etc are all great options that will not be possible with a product from a big CE vendor.