Building a Home Theater box

1. HTBox Home Theater in a box

3. Leverage open source Boxee for its multimedia interface

4. Leverage open source Ubuntu Linux OS for its power and stability

6. Powerful, compact ASUS motherboard

7. Minimal ram (2gb)

8. Small SSD hard drive to lower energy and heat

9. HTPC case to look good

10. Windows media remote

12. Lower costs come with volume pricing

14. Leverage our extensive expertise in these software packages. We contribute to long running Linux blogs as well as being a moderator on the Boxee forums

15. Software would be streamlined, customized and branded

17. Supports a myriad number of streaming sites and local formats, including Hulu, Shoutcast, Comedy Central

18. Support for Netflix streaming video as well as ABC.com anticipated for Linux version

19. Easy to customize, brand and update

21. The world's most popular Linux distribution

22. The only fully supported Linux distro for Boxee

23. Solid, mature, Linux platform with a great track record

24. V8.04 LTS has a promised 10 year support cycle

26. A simple, easy to install and use multimedia box that looks good (with a very high “Wife Acceptance Factor”)

27. Must be easy to update and support

28. By playing local and Internet A/V, user can cut or eliminate cable TV costs

30. Plug and play hardware would contain flexible output connections (HDMI, component, S/Video)

31. Wireless or wired Internet access means easy home network integration

32. Boxee provides, out of the box, access to all the big Internet streaming video providers

34. HTBox is ready to play, yet still expandable

35. Boxee is ready to play, yet still growing in capabilities, with Netflix streaming and additional site support coming soon

36. Low power, quiet unit plays nice with current home theater setup

38. Also supports any local media, including pictures, music, and video

39. Plays DVDs and video up to 1080p via HDMI connection

41. Street price would be about $450, possibly as low as $399 with volume pricing

42. Finish work on customized install of Ubuntu and Boxee for easy HTBox installation

44. Maybe we match (1x? 2x? 3x?) amount invested and he gets that % of equity?