Tiny PC for back of flatscreen?

meglome

Would anyone recommend a motherboard/case etc for a PC that will be affixed to the back of a flatscreen monitor. I believe there is a Mini?? atx size board that's very small indeed.

leninbenjamin

you could always get something like the eee Box?

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24&l2=165&l3=0&l4=0&model=2289&modelmenu=1

meglome

leninbenjamin wrote: »

you could always get something like the eee Box?

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24&l2=165&l3=0&l4=0&model=2289&modelmenu=1

Very nice indeed.

Anyone used one? catches?

What about the better graphics from a 'standard' PC?

todlambe

What are you looking to do with the PC? If you're gonna use Media Center the Eee Box is probably not the way to go. If you are looking to build one, I've used 2u rackmount cases in the past for mounting on the back of Pioneer Kuro's.

meglome

todlambe wrote: »

What are you looking to do with the PC? If you're gonna use Media Center the Eee Box is probably not the way to go. If you are looking to build one, I've used 2u rackmount cases in the past for mounting on the back of Pioneer Kuro's.

It's to display graphics on the screen, just left to run away. Could be web graphics or video etc.

todlambe

Yeah then I would go with either the Eee box or even getting a cheap laptop and running a VGA cable from the laptop to the TV would work.

TheHairyFairy

Look at the Nvidia Ion platform. Should hit stores this year?

requiem1

why not try a pico itx motherboard/cpu/gpu combo. They're grand for internet browsing, media, downloading and file storage.

Here to get parts. Also they're good for the environment;)

meglome

Thanks everyone

Has anyone tried the Iomega ScreenPlay?

http://go.iomega.com/section?SID=36ce75794029ba91010085e3ab3da6d19bd:4760&secid=40099