XBMC is by far one of the best media center software available. While not as social-centric and internet savvy, as it’s kindred Boxee it still packs a powerful, stable punch.

Adam Pash at Lifehacker posted some pretty good step-by-step instructions on how for $200 you can get XBMC on your TV using the Acer Aspire Revo ARH1600-U910H nettop computer.

It’s small, light-weight, and does a better job at playing 1080p content than computers that cost 2-3x as much.