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I think the better comparison is to the Xbox 360, not the PS3. The Xbox 360 also acts as a Windows Media Center extender, and I can attest that it provides a wonderful Media Center TV interface. The interface rivals that of TiVo due to its very user friendly and clean style. TV recording works perfectly and streaming HD and SD TV across the network to your box happens without a hiccup. In fact, you can't even tell that you're running the TV off the Xbox 360 extender compared to the PC itself.
The base Xbox 360 Arcade works with Media Center, so for $279, you have a very powerful Media Center extender.
In terms of noise, both the PS3 and Xbox 360 get loud after about 20-30 minutes of use. This never bothers me since you only hear the noise in very quiet scenes.