Apple TV Histeria

I have been watching over the last few days as the Apple TV has finally shipped and is beginning to get some reviews. Most seem to be positive and I think Apple may have another hit on their hands. I think the interesting thing to note is some of the posts that talk about how people have been using Windows Media Center computers to do the same thing that Apple TV does. These users say they have been doing it for a long time. While I do not disagree with the fact that these people may have been doing it I would say that the one thing Apple TV does is make it easy for Joe consumer. While I only speak through anecdotal evidence, it would seem to me that Apple has gone to great lengths to engineer a product that works right out of the box. I really do think Apple missed the boat in not having any DVR function, but time will tell. Now if I can just get my hands on one...