All that sounds awesome.

I can't do any of that here in San Diego. There's no room for BUDs at most places (especially my condo). I can't even use DirecTV because I'm facing the wrong direction. It's not worth the hassle to deal with the housing board about getting a satellite installed on the roof (I'm not on the top floor).

Of course, my parents live in Canada. So, I plan on building a hacked DirecTV and sending it up their way.