The European Image and Sound Association have awarded the PlayStation 3 the Best European Media Centre 2007/2008.
The award page copiously details the reasons for this, citing the machine’s large hard drive capacity, web browsing, multiple video codecs, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a Blu-ray drive that can play all types of disc medias, the ability to upscale, and other features that make it good for the job.
EISA is made up of 47 different magazines spanning 18 European countries, so these guys know what they’re talking about. They even said the PS3 was an awesome gaming system. But you can read that for yourself here.
So anybody who needs a media centre, and is a bit daunted by building a PC, the answer to your troubles is the PS3.
Stay tuned.