Hi, I'm glad to hear that you are back on track with LinkPlayer. I have only tested it so far, but the main reason that I have not jumped inis the lack of integration with the Indigo home automation system http://PerceptiveAutomation.com They are Mac based and very responsive so they should be a good bet!

I've been running my BeoVision AV9000 on a transformer for 7 years without problems. You need a fair size transformer though, since it pulls quite a bit of power when the tube switches on. You will also need to run it from an external tuner of some kind, like a video, since Europe uses (the much better) PAL system, and the US uses NTSC. In any case