News - Spire brings AOpen socket 775 HTPC to the channel

**HEXUS** · 20-04-2010, 02:47 PM

The Dorset distributor continues its focus on ION mini-desktops, and adds a bit more processing grunt.

**TheAnimus** · 21-04-2010, 09:16 AM

£400, I'd expect blu-ray or a very low end SSD....

**s_kinton** · 21-04-2010, 11:01 AM

Needs to be in the region of £300 to be in with a chance I would think. £400 is far too steep...

**amdavies** · 21-04-2010, 12:11 PM

So we start with a pretty average laptop, remove the screen and keep the price the same ?

**finlay666** · 21-04-2010, 06:54 PM

No Optical/coax in a HTPC machine? That's pretty poor!

**MadduckUK** · 21-04-2010, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by finlay666

No Optical/coax in a HTPC machine? That's pretty poor!

who needs a S/PDIF when you have a 9 pin serial tbh

**finlay666** · 21-04-2010, 11:27 PM

When you actually want to feed sound into an av receiver

**TheAnimus** · 22-04-2010, 09:01 AM

just use HDMI! My reciver actually has a rs232 interface for controlling it thou.

But yes, I think we all think its a bit of a miss.

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