Cheap PC with possibility to expand to Media Center?

coolVariable

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I am currently trying to decide if I should get a second PC besides my laptop kind of as a media PC / home entertainment system.
At the moment I would only want it to play all kinds of media but in the future I might want to upgrade it to a DVR (I don't have cable/satellite at the moment, so recording shows is out of the question currently).
What's the cheapest I can get this capability for?
Saw some postings about $200 PCs in Hot Deals .... any suggestions?
Although I have to admit that I rather build my own ......... unless it's not worth it.