Manufacturer: nMedia
Price: $225 USD

The scene: a desolate home theater wasteland, where entertainment solutions grow more antiquated every day, while the power of the PC remains untapped. Enter: character nMedia.



Not one to sit by and watch, nMedia promptly makes a proposition: "Why not consolidate the power and flexibility of the PC with the behemothic screens and thundering loudspeakers of home theater systems?" "But how?" the cynics question. "With a Home Theater PC of course. Like my new model here, the HTPC 280BAV" replies nMedia. "It's the ultimate digital entertainment solution for the entire family."

What is it that makes nMedia feel the HTPC 280BAV is an ideal entertainment solution? Let's go find out.