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Thanks for all the help, guys (and sorry for not replying for a while, Turkey Day planning and all ^^; ).
To explain my situation a bit, I'm replacing a computer from my anime club, which has limited budget; it was a $700 DIY job that was supposed for a LOOOONG time (considering our previous computer lasted EIGHT years, that's how tight our budget is), but it died in 2, probably because the case itself wasn't sturdy enough for the constant moving that the machine had to experience. As such, I'm a little scared to go the homebuilt route and am looking for something that's relatively cheap ($250ish) but is intended to last around 2 years.
After reading all your input, my impression is that Linux PS3 could work but just probably isn't the best solution and would be difficult to pull off for a noob like me anyway. I'll look into HTPCs like Sides suggested (will probably start a new thread with questions after doing more research =w=;; ).
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