Epson Excites HTPC Fans with Endeavor ST120 (But There's a Catch...)

Posted 12/20/2008 at 2:27pm | by Mark Edward Soper

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If you're tired of tiny form-factor HTPCs run by underwhelming processors, the newest version of the Epson Endeavor ST HTPC is a shot of adrenaline. As Nexus404 reports, the new ST120, which measures only 75x185x195 mm (or approximately 2.95x7.28x7.68 inches), features powerful processing and movie playback power:

• Core 2 Duo processor running at speeds from 2.26-2.8GHz
• GM45 Express chipset
• HDTV Tuner
• 1GB DDR2 RAM with upgrade options to 4GB
• 80GB to 250GB SATA hard disk
• Blu-Ray or DVD drive

If you're looking for an ultra-compact HTPC with most of the guts of a desktop, what's the catch? There are two, really:

• Catch #1: It costs approximately $1,573
• Catch #2: The price is converted from Japanese yen, because Japan's the only place that will see the ST120 rolled out for sale.

Want to see Epson roll out an Americanized version? Think Epson should stick to printers, scanners, and all-in-one units? Have a suggestion for a similarly small and powerful HTPC that's available outside of Japan? You know what to do: hit Comment and tell us all about it.

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