Sounds like he works in sales, and as such, probably only knows what marketing materials he's given from folks at Intel. I mean, c'mon... specialized training for a CPU and all he can say is it is faster?
If he worked for their R&D or engineering department, I'd be more concerned.
I've used a friend's Slingbox, and it was pretty nice for live TV.
I got similarly good results using orb.com though, and it is free. You just have to use a compatible TV card, but if you have media center installed, it even lets you watch the shows you recorded and such. The plus is you...
I'm thinking of setting up a mini-itx config to run off a 4GB microdrive using an IDE-to-compact flash adapter. Has anyone done this here? I'm curious if it will be too slow to be usable when compared to a laptop hard drive.
As a Westy 37" owner, the 1920x1080 is superb. It is clear and the colors are vibrant. A buddy of mine bought one at Best Buy after seeing mine. (Seems Best Buy gets a lot of open box returns, because people buy it not knowing it doesn't have a HDTuner, so you may be able to get a few hundred...