[jpdoctor]

The first company that makes a device which only takes a stream from any website, buffers it, and then plays it to a TV is going to own the market.

Right now, every hardware company is trying to insert itself into the content chain. So you like Amazon Prime Streaming? Too bad, you don't get it on Apple TV. Still have a slingbox for some of your cable content? Your WD TV isn't going to play it. Want your Vizio CoStar to play out a major network? You're SOL. How about The Daily Show? Hahahahaha, I don't even know which box will/won't work from comedycentral.com.

The matrix of which box plays what content is fracturing this market before it ever gets off the ground. I look forward to the commodity box that identifies it's browser with the ID of a desktop.

[Raphael]

Use a general-purpose OS, like Android. Use whatever apps you prefer to watch videos: VLC, YouTube, Chrome, Hulu, etc.

[akgoel]

Agreed. An Acer desktop like a AXC600-UR13 for $400 is full fledged Windows box with an HDMI out.