I think that aside from versatility and community, the other big thing these have been great at is long term availability. Just look at how many other Pi "kille

I think that aside from versatility and community, the other big thing these have been great at is long term availability. Just look at how many other Pi "killers" have come and gone pretty rapidly, or never ended up getting good OS support. I will say, I suspect that for a media box, USB3 storage may be good enough.