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Living-room-friendly design; better-than-Nettop performance thanks to AMD CPU; 802.11n networking rare at this price; easy to hook up to your TV via HDMI port

Integrated graphics chip chokes on HD and some standard-def video sources; Blu-ray option currently unavailable

In the right configuration, Dell's Inspiron Zino HD will fit seamlessly into your living room as a PC-based video source. Due to its uneven handling of even standard-def video, this $468 build isn't quite up to the task. Fortunately, Dell offers the ...

Cheap, small, and if you just want a PC to pl... 

The small form factor is great for the living room. Competitive pricing gets you what you need and nothing extra

You must upgrade to the 512MB graphics card as well as the dual core 1.8GHZ processor to successfully view HULU desktop, as these are the minimum system reqs

My plan is to use a multi-directional OTA ant... 

After searching various places including customizing a Zino from Dell, I chose to buy from Walmart of all places. They had a high-end version with the AMD 6850e, 4gb RAM, 1 TB HD, Blu-Ray and Win 7. Price - $650. This is cheaper than Dell

Will advise

I bought this to watch HD iTunes content in t... 

Compact size. Fits in a media cabinet. Low heat generation. Built in wireless N

Even the fastest CPU option and video card for the Zino is not fast enough to play back HD content on iTunes without noticable stuttering