It's really a personal preference thing myself. Some of us live on our PCs, so why not incorporate it into to our other media outlets? There are some benefits though, read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC
+ For DVD playback, HTPCs with mid to high end video card technology (Nvidia purevideo or Ati avivo) have defeated standalone DVD players up to the $2000 range in benchmarking tests.[1]
+ Computer-based digital video recorder software that enables the PC to record video from the television signal generally has no monthly subscription fees.
+ HTPCs often include online storage of music and movies, usually copied from the original media or downloaded from the Internet onto the HTPC or media server. This allows more convenient access to the content, as well as searching by artist, genre, director, etc.
These are a few benes, but like I said, IMO it's just preference. I know I like just watching the movies by the bedside, and being able to just check my mail and business there at the same time.
ANyways, hope it adds to some understanding,
Penewah!
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