Tivo vs Xbox 360 & Vista

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My roommate has a Series2 Tivo but I'm moving out soon so I have to decide whether to buy a Tivo myself or use my 360 as a media extender. I'm buying an HDTV, but that is more for gaming and less because I want to watch HD shows. I also have a pretty powerful PC that only lacks a tuner card and Vista OS at this point. So I see my options as:

Buy Tivo HD
+ Best UI
+ Easy setup
+ Always on
- $300 upfront cost
- $15 per month fee

Media PC with Xbox 360 extender
+ No monthly fee
+ Flexible
- $200 or so upfront cost
- More complicated
- Have to keep 360 on while watching

I guess using the 360 is tempting because I won't be paying any monthly fee for it, but the Tivo is tempting because its just so damn easy to use.

Can any CAGs shed some light on how the 360 (as a media extender) stacks up against a Tivo? Or even if you don't have a Tivo, how the 360 works for watching live tv, recording shows, etc?

**Note, I forgot my 3rd option, renting a DVR from the cable co... but I've used them before and they've sucked hard, so I'd rather go for the Tivo in that case.
 
id say just upgrade your pcto vista and try that, and if you don't like it just get the tivo then, because you will probably be upgrading to vista at some point
 
i have a DVR with my satellite tv subscription..it is $5 extra a month and does pretty much everything tivo does that i want it to do....i also have a 360 and a XP media center pc that i stream movies with
 
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