http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/ Engadget Comments for Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 media PC slides behind your flat panel, doesn't get the attention it deserves http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
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WHHAAAATTTTTTTT]]>Dec 13th 2009 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/I feel like you deserve an upvote just because you're between these two awesome posts.
Yeah. ]]>Dec 12th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Maybe they want to... Come out of the closet.]]>Dec 12th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
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Or just zip-tie an open mobo and power supply to the back of your TV and save about $3000]]>Dec 12th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Nevermind.]]>Dec 12th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Something they should probably share with the laptop manufacturers.]]>Dec 12th 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
I like that the optical drive slides out on rails (I assume) to be accessible near the edge of the monitor. I'd love a Blu-Ray equipped Dell Zino in this form factor for about 20-25% of the price of this.]]>Dec 12th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/It's not much thinner than a 1U server, and those can have over a kilowatt of CPU heat in them.]]>Dec 12th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
That's the thing, I was thinking 1U server cases as well, but that looks slightly thinner than 1U server case. And, those 1U cases are loud as hell. So, either they have a similar cooling scheme as a 1U server case or they figured out how to make very efficient heatpipe cooling without burning the whole thing down, and keeping it quiet while you watch that BluRay movie pumping through several speakers.]]>Dec 12th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Than I saw the price.

Never mind.]]>Dec 12th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Actually, that was completely off topic. ]]>Dec 12th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
It all depends on what you want to do with it.

Problem is HTPC means different things to different people. ]]>Dec 12th 2009 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Simple. Build your own.

Aim for cool and quiet rather than super powerful. Passive cooled video card, under clocked processor, quiet fans, acoustically isolated hard drives.. Your choice how far you go. Bung in a few tuner cards or dongles, and a good sized hard drive, and you are ready to go.

Anything that is sold as an HTPC will be sold at a huge premium, but not offer much if anything beyond the standard desktop PC capabilities in a fancy case. ]]>Dec 13th 2009 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/This comes with its own Monster cables]]>Dec 13th 2009 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/at $4000, I doubt anyone has the balls to take this thing apart....]]>Dec 12th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
Asus already has something similar you can hang off the back of your HDTV or monitor w/ a 330ION and ION IIRC for way cheap.]]>Dec 12th 2009 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 12th 2009 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 13th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 13th 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/
You read the article right?

Thought that would have helped.]]>Dec 13th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 13th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/12/piixl-edgecenter-3770-media-pc-slides-behind-your-flat-panel-do/Dec 14th 2009 6:59PM