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New Dell PCs look like an old concept, but still cool

Over three years ago, I blogged about some really cool looking home theater PCs. I thought they looked terrific (still do) and they were a refreshing approach to something that might sit in your living room.

Looks like Dell is producing a very similar design with bamboo wrapped cases. They pack HTPC features like blu-ray drives and TV tuners and have pretty good prices. If these were cablecard compatible, I'd actually consider getting one.

BoingBoing Gadgets has all the details on them.

by Matt Haughey July 29, 2008 in News

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Same here - no cablecard, I won't consider buying. even further - no tuner, no buy.

I'm not sure what Dell is playing at here - It seems to be just offering player functions, but backward-thinking: no blu-ray, no tuner, no cablecard. and i wonder how well it even does streaming media.

it's a very incomplete device, although yes, it looks cool.

Posted by: Harry D at Jul 31, 2008 6:24:51 AM

Well, it does have blu-ray and a basic tuner as optional extras, but I can't see any cablecard option at all, so I'm suspecting it was never certified.

Posted by: Matt Haughey at Jul 31, 2008 8:00:22 AM

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