[hdmkv]

Fire TV makes a great secondary box. Not for dedicated home theater use.

Wow that's quite the statement. I think you will find a few people here that would argue that point. I for one have replaced my htpc with the firetv already, it may not be perfect but it does everything i need it to do (HD audio would seal the deal). Also at over a 60 watt saving while doing it!

Like you noted, no HD audio. Also, a few full BD rips ('The Dark Knight Rises' is one) stutter and have green pixellation/break-up. I have 3 Fire TV's, so not arguing its value. But, I'm sticking with NUC for my HT, and also because XBMC doesn't do full 3D (unless you have something like Windows and PowerDVD or TMT), a Mede8er X3D media player. .