This is only "nearly free" if you consider that you already have the computer. If you add the cost of the computer, it costs considerably more than the AppleTV.

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I was thinking the same thing, but you also need a Mac (or a PC) to use Apple TV, so this can save a couple hundred bucks (or pounds?) by removing the need to Apple TV.

How does the screen resolution look? If your Mac is running something high-res like 1600x1200, what does that look like on a TV? I'd expect it to be unreadable. Running a Front-Row-like app drops the res to "normal" TV levels?

Not having an HD TV, I can't use Apple TV anyway. But, I'm more than happy w/ my Eyehome unit! Can't play iTunes protected stuff, plus most other files very nicely. Anyone else have a nice media receiver they use?

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I looked into the EyeHome also. It sounded very good for playing content recorded in EyeTV, but was pretty limited otherwise. I don't think that it is even available anymore. I ended up getting a cheap old Xbox with XBMC installed. It's a fantastic SD media player, but it can't play true 720p video. I think it is limited to about 540p. Almost all my content is 480p or less (mostly less), so I didn't even bother getting the component video cables.

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