As Small as a DVD Player

I love Home Theater PC cases.  Several years ago there weren't many to choose from, and many of them looked more like PC equipment rather than OEM home theater equipment.  Now there are several great designs that look like they belong in your rack of audio equipment, and have functionality that makes them work like a true home theater appliance. 

GMC (not to be confused with General Motors) is a relatively new company to the U.S. market, but have been producing quality computer products in South Korea for some time now.  They have several innovative HTPC cases, and one of their latest is the Noblesse AVC-S7 Home Theater PC Case.  This slimline case incorporates alot of pre-installed hardware into its chasis, so it can alsmost be considered a barebone PC kit... all that's needed is your motherboard (with CPU and memory) and a hard drive.

Specifications

	Model AVC-S7 Dimension ( W x D x H ) Chassis : 430 X 340 X 67mm Carton Box : 478 x 428 x 114mm Color Silver / Black Multi Port IEEE1394 x 1port, USB2.0 x 2port, Audio + MIC port Slot type Slim ODD DVD Combo Form Factor Micro ATX(Low Profile) & MoDT Support Drive Bay 3.5" x 1 ( Int) Expansion Slots 1 Slot(Riser Card - PCI or PCI Express) Cooling Air Hole for CPU, Air Hole for PCI express VFD Module 16 x 2 Character VFD Jog Button Driver installation Driver CD x 1 Manual English edition Power Supply Micro ATX Power Support Optional Remote Control : IrDA Remocon, 16 x 2 VDF Display

* Ultra-Slim HTPC Case
   Support Micro ATX
   Support Micro ATX Power Supply(PS3)
   Provide multi operation software through the iMEDIAN
   The best solution for multimedia such as TV, Music, Movie and photo
   User-friendly IrDA remote controller
   Optional PCI riser card kit
   Support slim DVD Combo(DVD-Rom 8x, CDRW 24x, Multi DVD reading support)

* Front panel function
   Support system information and EQ visualization in 16 X 2 VFD display
   Menu navigation jog button, Enter button
   Modern style Half mirror look

* Thermal Solutions
   Support Air hole in the Top cover

* Safe Assembly
   Folded edge for each part

* USB 2.0 FPIO Support
   Support USB 2.0 X 2, audio and microphone port FPIO
   Support IEEE1394 x 1 

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A Closer Look