This looks like a dang nice HTPC for the living room and is powerful enough to be a combined FE/BE machine while outputting HD. Here are the specs:<br><br><p>
<b>Acer</b><sup id="bwanpa61"><span id="bwanpa25"><b>®</b></span></sup><b>
Aspire X1200-U1510A:</b> <b>Available now for a MSRP of $459.99</b>
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AMD Athlon<span id="bwanpa26">™</span> X2 Dual Core 5000+ Processor
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NVIDIA<sup id="bwanpa62"><span id="bwanpa27">®</span></sup> GeForce<span id="bwanpa28">®</span>
8200 On-Board Graphics
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4GB DDR2 Memory
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320GB SATA II Hard Drive <sup id="bwanpa63">(2)</sup>
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16x DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM SuperMulti, Double-Layer Drive
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14-in-One Media Card Reader
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Windows Vista<span id="bwanpa29">®</span> Premium 64 with SP1
</li></ul>I don't see S-Video but it does have HDMI and claims to have support for H.264 as well as full 1080P although I'd assume that's some kind of software support? Video is an "onboard" Geforce 8200 with unknown RAM so I don't know if that would be an issue or not, I know my PCIe GeForce 5200 outputs HD with no issue on my combo box. They squeeze the whole shebang in a not-so-ugly 10.6 x 4.0 x 14.4-inch enclosure, so if it's not that noise it's a great option for the living room IMHO.<br>
<br>What does everyone think? Engadget article is at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/acer-rolls-out-the-aspire-x1200-home-theater-friendly-mini-pc-fo/">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/acer-rolls-out-the-aspire-x1200-home-theater-friendly-mini-pc-fo/</a> <br>
<br>And the press release is at <br><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080708005434&newsLang=en">http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080708005434&newsLang=en</a> <br>
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