Sigma Bluebox HD II turns your monitor into a HDTV
It's not the same kind of bluebox to make CapnCrunch get his panties in a wad, and if your HDTV receiver has a DVI output this probably isn't such a big deal to you either. But for those looking for something with higher end features on a budget (hey, this thing is for tuning to your monitor) Sigma's Bluebox HD II has that and even some extras that other HDTV receivers just don't have. For example, PVR modes and USB 2.0 and FireWire connections in addition to NTSC support (and, we hope, downsampling) and the standard hi-def ATSC modes (1080i, 720p, 480p). We might be put over the edge by 1080p support, but with something this small and cute (and cheap), we're still pretty impressed.
[Via Akihabara News]
