I recently considered ditching my cheapo freeview hard disk recorder (UK - Brand Digihome) and replacing it with a media box. I tried out a few distros and open source solutions, but they all had their faults in one way or another. I tried XBMC, Boxee, Myth etc on various distros on moderate hardware, and in the end - I decided it just wasn't worth the headache.
So I see a need for something that's easy as pie to use with abundant features. But why not improve and contribute to existing projects?
You mention that the Unity interface is poorly suited for 10ft interaction - you couldn't be more right. Am I the only one left in the world without a cinema display? Just watch the interface demo over at Ubuntu to see how much it sucks. It helps to be able to read type on the screen for tux sake. It's so amateurish.
That's not to say that your list isn't surmountable, and that there isn't a better interface out there yet to be untapped.
So I see a need for something that's easy as pie to use with abundant features. But why not improve and contribute to existing projects?
You mention that the Unity interface is poorly suited for 10ft interaction - you couldn't be more right. Am I the only one left in the world without a cinema display? Just watch the interface demo over at Ubuntu to see how much it sucks. It helps to be able to read type on the screen for tux sake. It's so amateurish.
That's not to say that your list isn't surmountable, and that there isn't a better interface out there yet to be untapped.