If I were you Chronic, I would probably wait for the release of the Asus Transformer Prime with the x86 Intel CPU (not the current ARM CPU versions). That way you can run Win7 (soon Win8 which will be super for pads I think) and run a full fledged JRiver Media Center on it. You can use the Tremote functionality to get the Theater View "from" your server, directly to the pad. And you can control everything with touch.
I have not tested this yet my self, but this is definitively my biggest hope for a super remote control so far.