MS will be pushing Live! all the way, since a LAN party would involve evacuating a small country. On the other hand, MS is thoughtful enough to make a 5.1" LCD screen for when you travel with it though, which is pretty thoughtful on their part. You'll still need to buy a remote kit to enable the DVD playback function. Mods will probably be more difficult with the need for an arc welder, but connecting D0 should be a lot easier now.
By the way, do you have a picture of that without the XTender on it? Thanks.
-chef