Following a less than successful experience of using an Android based TV box, the Pi got re-deployed to act as an XBMC device.
Rough notes, proper post later, various flavours of player for the Pi. I chose to use
http://www.raspbmc.com/download/
For BBC iPlayer you need to install a Plugin .. See How to add iPlayer
http://www.stus.net/blog/2012/08/16/add-bbc-iplayer-to-raspbmc-or-any-xbmc-illustrated-instructions/
Sorting DHCP
http://choorucode.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/how-to-assign-a-static-ip-address-to-raspbmc/
Extra notes for using it on old eeePCs
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=141369
Fixing WiFi
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=81858
Some stuff on forcing the WiFi to Play nice
http://forum.stmlabs.com/showthread.php?tid=3830
Random handy commands that fixed things
amixer set ‘Front’ on