I built HTPC using ShuttlePC with MythTV back then. I also integrated home automation to control the lights and audio distribution around the house using X-10. Back then, the phone were still analog and one of the X-10 light module would turns on when I get a call. I had a Sony projector with a 105 in screen and 5.1 surround sound. When the movie starts the lights would dim and the curtains would close. Getting a cable card was expensive back then. I had DirecTV so set up an IR relay with X-10 to control the channels. Torn out the walls to run all the wires and consolidated everything in a closet. It was a sweet set up. Good times.