[voip-ninja]

All platforms have their inherent problems, and if you want something SFF, then you're even more pressed to find something without sacrificing something else. ATV2 is slow, Android can't do refresh rate switching, Chromebox isn't rooted (and more expensive than equivalents) and the NUC platform has bios issues. Alternative NUC platforms like the Brix are also plagued with trickle-down issues from Intel.

Seriously, if there's a box out there than can do 1080p, refresh rate switching, HD audio, enough grunt to run heavy skins, gigabit lan, comes with a BT remote all for $150, I'd be sold. Probably a few more bits and pieces on my wishlist that I'm missing.

ChromeBox isn't rooted? It's been running OpenELEC since a week after its release. It meets all your requirements except for the BT remote, and you can pick up a used PS3 BT remote for cheap. The issues it has currently are the same Intel linux video bugs which affect the NUCs, and for the most part can be worked around.

For me personally I didn't want to deal with Chromebox because it had a slower CPU and it didn't have integrated IR that could power the device off and on. Price-wise it's not a bad deal for someone who is okay with dealing with the whole root/dual-boot thing.