IMac - Need help deciding.

Hello Forumers.
Bit of a dilema here, I was so chuffed to see the new iMacs untill I realised they dont support "Target input" from PS3 or TV etc ..
Well correction they do but only through Thunderbolt, which there is no adapter that allows this connectivity to happen. (Yet??).
The reason I wanted an iMac was simply to get rid of my windows pc and monitor and my HDTV and have an iMac that would allow me to do everything as I dont have mass's of space in my room.
Should I wait and see what adapters appear? Do I grab the old iMac now its surely down in price?...
Also I hear the 2010 version iMac 21.5 inchers lagg alot more when using an input device with them from a PS3 than the 27 sized 2010 iMacs.
Your thoughts please.
Thanks.

1) It is probably a lot better than the x1600 even though it shares the system RAM.
2) No it mostly uses the CPU for crunching.
3) This is normal and does not necessarily have to do with it being integrated graphics. It has to do with the it being in such a small space with little air movement. The older white iMacs run cooler than the newer Aluminum iMacs in general. It has nothing to do with the graphics processor and everything to do with the overall design. Most of the ALU iMacs I have used stay very quiet even when they are running hot.
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