it's ok.
it's not the size that matters.

i much prefer to HAVE a remote to control my HTPC and not need the keyboard or mouse to do so.
for the 2% of the time i need a keyboard, i can grab the wireless low profile one with integrated trackball i keep stashed under the end table next to my recliner.

and i much prefer my Dell ZinoHD form factor over this thing to have sitting in my a/v component shelves.

Windows plays DVD's just perfectly fine. right out of the box, and has since the release of Vista.
Oh, it doesn't work on your old ass install of XP from 10 years ago out of the box? too fucking bad. update your shit or use the alternatives.

And if your webcam keeps disappearing, and again, i'm betting this is the same old ass install of XP, its most likely either a) a shitty webcam or b) user error.

for the most part, and i do mean the vast majority of the time, the modern windows os's "just work" with almost anything, and if they do require drivers, and you haven't purchased some flea market made in china kirf'd pos peripheral, the drivers install easily and after at most requiring a reboot, your item works.

this.

and since the information database MyMovies pulls from is community maintained and vetted, it is far superior to the metadata that you will get from even good metadata sources like IMDB.

You can use MYMovies for frontend interface on Windows Media Center or you can utilize one of a number of other front ends and only use the MyMovies Collection Management DB backend.

The nice thing about this product is that it does store actor/director/crew information, so you can easily pull up any director and see all of the movies in your collection and with a simple click then pull up any of those movies for immediate playback.
I have 20TB+ of movies/tv shows in my collection (yes i own them, i buy dvd's instead of paying for cable/satellite service) and utilize the MM front end and backend and everything is fast to utilize.
Another nice thing about MM is that it is completely free to use for home use and allows for all of the "nifty" special features people like, including screen customization, movie art, etc.

their newest version (still in beta till the end of the month) also now includes specific features for handling tv shows ripped to individual episodes if you are one the "acquires" these.

ask the greeks, the irish and other EU countries how that's working out.......

holy fuck dude, give it a rest.
you've posted the same dribble three times in less than 20 comments.

several including built in options and free to use options including most anything from linux (via cygwin) or via additional program like SyncBack.

throw in things like Dropbox which are cross platform, or *gasp* paid solutions like carbonite or mozy, and those without backup are either uncaring or completely clueless.

hell even my 60 year old mother wanted to know how to make sure her "pictures" sere backed up in case something happened.

you must be new around here.......

and to auctions in general......

It's called BBCAmerica.
Dr Who
Torchwood
Being Human
Etc.

more original and better programming than "Sci-FI" ever had.

(BTW, Stargate SG1 started on Showtime, not Sci-Fi)

Considering DirecTV already dropped Versus from their standard packages, I concur. Less wrestling on my TV is better.

you must not watc ha lot of the Food Network.

it used to be people showing and teaching how to cook.

now it's reality cooking (ace of cakes/dinner impossible/restaurant impossible/throwdown/etc) mixed with "showcase random restaurants" programming (Diners Drive-ins and dives/the best thing i ever/etc) with a few shows still teaching real cooking(Good Eats), and not how to pour stuff out of a box/can/jar into a pan and call it cooking.

That's also why there is now a new channel called "The Cooking Channel".

its a free bonus to the service i was already paying for which is to get my items from amazon shipped to me 2 day UPS for free.

I see I'm not the only one to think this.

Damn, that means there is someone else in this world as fucked up as I am.

I feel sorry for you. :D

It's already been proven the previous incarnation wasn't financially viable.

thus the reason it was sold to NBC/Universal.

my state doesnt even check ID's, and it's one of the most important states for early "leanings" of major elections.

god love walking in, saying your name ONCE, taking a ballot, marking it, and sliding it into an electronic reader.

yeah, a paper trail means it's a better process........