Ah - well, with 3 kids we tend to watch a lot of films and TV series....ive not got a Netflix account but do have a server with a ton of mkv's, avi's etc etc so if I could find something that would stream nicely then I wouldn't need the mac under the tv which would be a bonus (one less box for the kids to leave on!!)

I'm still non the wiser....either take it on the chin with the expense and the heartache of setting something totally new up or go with the established hardware but slightly older tech...decisions decisions....!