It depends on what you are using as a UI, but probably. If it boots into a full screen, remote-controllable app that never crashes, then it might be ok. I toy

It depends on what you are using as a UI, but probably. If it boots into a full screen, remote-controllable app that never crashes, then it might be ok. I toyed around with Boxee for Mac on a dedicated old laptop and it was really close -- crashed too much, but if it didn't, it would be fine for a lot of consumers -- though not nearly as good as AppleTV. The advantage over AppleTV is the enormous amount of content.