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Old 06-17-2010, 08:14 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
Wow. $200 for an Asus board, a netbook processor and an infrared receiver.

Can't wait to put that baby in my living room...
I agree 100%.

Add in the case and software and you are spending at least 2 times as much for what you can buy as a stand alone unit in a WD HD TV, O!Play or Apple TV.

Sure it has added functionality, but do you really want that functionality on your TV when you have it on your desktop computer and/or laptop? The only difference might be is the ability to add a video capture card to make it a full fledged DVR replacement, but in that small form factor you would be very limited on that front.

I want a box I can plug into my TV that works for watching my digitized DVD collection and playing my music.
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