Let's open up the chassis and see what's inside. What I would have liked to see here was an optical TOSLINK output for audio. You could use that riser card for a TV tuner card or high-end soundcard. This requires a riser card which is not supplied with the kit.
For your reference, the HDMI connector supports HDCP.Īll the way to you right the open slot is actually an extension slot. The back panel sports all the usual motherboard inputs and outputs as well as necessities such as HDMI, VGA and audio outputs along with more USB connectivity and an Ethernet (10/100 Fast Ethernet Realtek) port. Once you open the right side bezel door we see additional connectivity, yet more importantly the memory card readers for SD Card, MultiMediaCard, CompactFlash, MicroDrive, Memory Stick, Smart Media. This is very good to see implemented in such a manner. If you look on the upper side and right side of the chassis panel, you'll notice a lot of meshes, cooling is an important issue for small HTPC that need to crunch a lot of work. In the middle, de-activated right now, we spot the VFD display with below it 6 external function buttons. To the left you can spot the location for a slide-in slimline DVD-ROM should you want to install one. I think the design would have been a notch nicer if it where to be completely black. One subtle item I dislike, the chrome vertical line.
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