James Fee
06-04-2005, 04:23 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.designtechnica.com/article7581.html' target='_blank'>http://news.designtechnica.com/article7581.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"“The ePCs are based on digital entertainment platforms which can fit ideally in different users environments,” said Bernie Tsai, president of AOpen. “AOpen Media Center Server 400/410 is an ideal choice for the main living room, while AOpen XC REC6 is a model for the sitting room,” Tsai elaborated. The various models of ePCs form AOpen’s digital home entertainment solutions and are used in different scenarios. For example, the AOpen Media Center Server 400/410 is designed to look like your more traditional amplifier. You can store up to seven hard drives in this case as well as multiple TV tuners."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/AOpen_HTPC.jpg" /> <br /><br />For these HTPCs to really take off, they are going to have to take on the look of traditional home audio equipment. AOpen's Media Center server is one of the closest MCE PCs that I've seen so far. The look is great, but then again to think about up to seven hard drives in this thing, you just have to want to put it in your home theater rack. :D