As a devout believer in the HTPC, I was really quite surprised and taken with the PBO Core. It's the simplicity of it that I liked. You get nicely displayed media in an easy to use interface, playback of even HD Media formats (not Blu-Ray obviously) and you don't have to mess about with extra codecs or plugins for software. So if you can't be bothered with an HTPC, don't want to pay out for an HTPC but actually wouldn't mind an HTPC, then the PBO Core is for you. If you want a better media player than the one your TV has built in, the PBO Core is for you. If you're a devout HTPC user looking for simplicity in your media playback, the PBO Core might surprise you.