Over the past year, we have really seen a boom in home media appliances.  These devices make it easier for you to share the multimedia that is on your computer with the rest of your house or office. In the past, the best devices have been those that can access the internet, a local drive, or a network attached storage device easily so that you can play or view your content in any room of your home.  Most enthusiasts choose to build their own do-it-yourself devices or Home Theater Personal Computers (HTPC).  Depending on your choice of Motherboard, RAM, video card and case, HTPCs can cost anywhere from $300 to more than $1000. Multimedia and storage companies have seen a niche that they can fill by providing the public with devices that can perform the basic functions of a Home Theater PC for less than $150.