LinuxMCE is the Sexiest Thing I've Ever Seen!

Highlights of the video

• Simple installation with video assistance during installation
• Full-screen media at all times
• DVDs play when inserted
• Windows IR remotes are plug and play
• The remote operation uses only three buttons
• The gyro in the remote helps in navigation
• Either relative or absolute movement in a video
• Extremely simple operation emphasizing the most common activities, with less common activities still accessible
• Simple DVR setup
• Customizable guides with icons
• Bookmarked TV shows appear at the top of the guide
• Filter and search
• Commercial skip
• Network storage devices with media automatically recognized and imported
• Powers A/V equipment on and off automatically
• Cable PVR boxes need to be set up manually, but all functions work
• Cable can be streamed to any room with A/V equipment
• Able to receive HD content with seamless changing between the MCE and the cable box
• Any remote set up in MCE will control the cable box
• DVD jukebox is plug and play
• Web browsing
• Control lighting and other household functions
• Can auto-dim lights in any room where the TV is playing
• One-click "go to bed" will turn all lights off, set the security, and forward calls
• Additional media locations only need a tiny thin client
• Remote will automatically bind to the closest thin client
• Cable, including pay-per-view, can be forwaded to any room
• Media will even follow you from room to room with one click
• walk out of the bedroom and the movie moves to the kitchen with you
• A/V equipment powers on and off automatically
• Network audio stations can supply music to any room
• Bluetooth phones can controll everything, too
• View status from your phone
• Even talk to the intruder
  
• Security system with webcams, motion detectors, and audio
• IP phones
• Integrated voice mail
• Floor plans of your house control everything intuitively
• Many more advanced features

Unbelievable. I've been talking about my future A/V system in my permanent house in Thailand for a couple of years now. I've found my dream system!