Hmm, groups? Pages? Events? I can see most of your points, but Facebook still has organizational value that goes beyond just exchanging messages.

A lot has changed in this space since I wrote this entry. Take the new TVs from Vizio, the built-in services on Samsung devices, and heck, just the improvements in Boxee. They've all got one or another, or maybe a few of these services, and they work well. But they're all missing something. There's always a reason for another device.

In your case specifically, I don't see Hulu listed as an available service for Tivo. I've heard that they might include it, but I searched the Tivo site and cam up empty. Hulu is an important requirement for moving away from cable or satellite TV. There are lots of other services too, like http://crackle.com http://vevo.com http://fancast.com (even more useful if you have Comcast Internet) and Yahoo! HD Trailers.

Bottom line is that Tivo, and other devices with built-in internet services, are great for the novice (or even a pro-sumer looking for a low barrier to entry). I like the flexibility that having a genuine PC connected directly to my HDTV.

There is nothing in the 3Gs that's exclusive as far as Bluetooth is concerned. It uses A2DP, though it doesn't implement the entire spec. Here's to 4.0! :) Do you have a direct link to these?

A T3 is 45Mbps, up and down... that's a nice connection! What do you use your connection for, mostly?

Best Buy has a great return policy. No money wasted.... by good to know!

You bet. Drop me an email with your addy and such!

Sorry Greg, just realized I didn't answer the question. If you can't get wired access to your entertainment center (which is better, yes), wireless should be OK. The larger issue is the bandwidth available on the connection itself. Wireless G (802.11G) has a theoretical maximum throughput of 54Mbps (mega-bits per second). Most Comcast internet connections are either 4Mbps or 8Mbps, so 802.11G can handle that easily. Streaming lower quality HD (720p, which is 1280 X 720) should be perfectly fine at 4Mbps. For high quality HD (1080p, 1920 X 1080) I recommend a higher bandwidth internet connection. Does that help?

Great question Greg.

The PC, Blu-ray player, XBOX, and AppleTV are all hard wired into a gigabit switch. The switch, in turn, is plugged in to one of four ethernet ports on a Wireless G router (the wireless router will be upgraded to N soon enough). The G router is connected to a Comcast cable modem for Internet. It's very fast and reliable out here since it's a brand new neighborhood.

I've also routed all of the phone jacks in the house to an ethernet switch and our network. So every jack that looks like a phone jack is actually ethernet. No telco here.

Short of Jailbreaking, no. There are several options if you're OK with doing that however.

Hopefully this will get fixed with iPhone/Touch 4.0. I'd love to have it too.