The Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System ($2,300 direct) is by far one of the coolest Media Centers out there, and also out of the ordinary. The XL1 can replace your TiVo, CD changer, DVD player/changer, DVD recorder, and any older Media Center PC you have. Designed to look like stereo equipment, you can load and rip 200 CDs or DVDs into the changer, so you can have your music or movie collection in one place. A wireless keyboard with a built-in touchpad is a light and easy-to-use complement to the included MCE remote. Its 2.8-GHz dual-core Pentium D 820 processor is great for performance, but one major issue is the relatively small 200GB hard drive. Source: PCMag.com [Jennifer L.]
The Media Center That Can Do It All
