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How is Netflix working now with the VPN ban, or has that not taken effect yet?

Yep, I'm pretty sure you're bang on with this. I don't think it's a wig but she still looks damn good!

Are the Michael Smith shows US based? I'd never heard of them before. Will add them to the list :)

I hope the Bravemans are with us for many years to come.

So does anybody actually recommend seeing this?

I will check out Good Eats as well, thanks for all the suggestions so far, keep 'em coming :)

I set this up on my parents' house. I chose Plex Media Server for Debian Linux (Ubuntu instructions will be same or similar). Then grab a raspberry pi and an hdmi cable and instal Plex Home Theater on it (Rasplex). team the rasplex up with a cheap remote from ebay and you're golden. All through...

I am from the US partially. I lived there for 10 years during my adolescence. Now I live in Denmark and the cooking shows here are also far friendlier (even the competition based ones) and still keep some of the drama. I think the vibe you get from a country's cooking shows actually speaks a lot...

I use my HTPC as a NAS, especially if you are considering installing Plex then you will want the server to have a good amount of power in case it needs to transcode. NAS machines are great for low power setups and just sending information to different machines but HTPCs are definitely more flexible.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have a feeling a lot of the reasons some of the US cooking shows don't appeal to me is because of US culture and its emphasis on cutthroat competition. I will give some of these other suggestions a try. I can definitely recommend Food Unwrapped which involves...

My girlfriend and I are looking for new food shows to watch together. We currently watch Masterchef Australia and the UK show Food Unwrapped. Would love some more suggestions, we do like Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Hell (but don't consider them food shows as such). Thanks :)

Thanks, you both verified my cocnerns. The Aussie version is about the journey of amateur chefs, growing, developing, innovating. They all support one another and are happy for their successes. What about the UK version? I have requests for other food shows but will make a new thread for that :)

Do any of you follow the Australian Masterchef and have any opinions about how it compares to the US version? My girflriend and I currently follow the Aussie one only but are looking to try some other regions if the content is similar. The thing we love about the Aussie version is how nice all...

You could always upload encrypted rar files and stream through those.

I find that unless you are gaming you don't need a powerful htpc at all. You could use an old laptop instead or grab one for around the same price as that motheboard replacement.

What kind of gaming do you want the kids to do on it? If it's old emulator stuff the Intel x4500 will handle it. Unless you were thinking of running steam on it?