> > > PCs are a lot of hassle to set up and maintain. This would be *less*
> > > hassle. A *lot* less. If you want to decode HD in software you need a
> > > LOT of CPU and CPU is expensive. And uses a lot of power. If the source
> > > is HD you have to decode HD even if the display is just SD.
> >
> > Personally, my proposal is just an externalization of the graphical
> > ressource (in a pizza box or in the monitor, anyway)
> > Moreover, I don´t think that an all-in-one product would get the favor
> > of the consumers : the PC will stay the PC, the TV will stay the TV and
> > a Media center will be anything else.
>
> Well... Someone is doing it... (All in one that is).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7551486368.html
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