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I built an HTPC that looks like a giant #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& sheriff. It's a bit too large to fit in the audio cabinet but maybe a wall mount would work. :-)
Don't go tiny unless you really need to. A lot of the cases that are small are also extremely cramped so you need short DVD drives or have to be meticulous about wrapping up your loose wires, etc. A lot of them are also extremely sharp inside, so sanding any sharp edges and vacuuming isn't a bad thing to do when you get your case.
If you want to play back HD video on a built-in graphics chip, you need to run Windows drivers. If not, you'll have to get a separate graphics card.
If you're going to leave it running all the time, get a hard drive rated for 24hr operation (most aren't).
I'm on my 2nd. 1st one used an x-qpack case w/ an Asus microatx board w/ AMD 2GHz processor and nvidia 6150. 2nd one also uses an Asus board but w/ AMD 780G graphics. The nvidia worked better under Linux.
Linux is easy to install if you use Mythdora or knoppmyth. Get an HDHomerun tuner if you're doing over the air.
Holler if you have more specific questions...
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