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<blockquote data-quote="bluphoto" data-source="post: 208541" data-attributes="member: 61060">Are there any &quot;front end only&quot; cases out there?I realise that there are many great looking HTPC cases, but I don't need the size of one of those things sitting under my TV.Instead, I'm looking at using my old PC - still in its original case - in a cupboard behind my TV, with my DVD-R drive connected externally under my TV, via USB or similar.The PC will be always on and will double as a fileserver for my other networked computers.So what I'm looking for is a case which will take an external drive but will also include other &quot;external&quot; features of an HTPC, such as an integrated IR receiver, card reader etc. Something about the size of a commercial consumer DVD player (or smaller).This would be much lower profile (2-2.5&quot; high), far neater, quieter and hopefully cheaper than decking myself out with a completetly new enclosure for the whole PC.rgds,&nbsp;Guy</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluphoto, post: 208541, member: 61060"] Are there any "front end only" cases out there? I realise that there are many great looking HTPC cases, but I don't need the size of one of those things sitting under my TV. Instead, I'm looking at using my old PC - still in its original case - in a cupboard behind my TV, with my DVD-R drive connected externally under my TV, via USB or similar. The PC will be always on and will double as a fileserver for my other networked computers. So what I'm looking for is a case which will take an external drive but will also include other "external" features of an HTPC, such as an integrated IR receiver, card reader etc. Something about the size of a commercial consumer DVD player (or smaller). This would be much lower profile (2-2.5" high), far neater, quieter and hopefully cheaper than decking myself out with a completetly new enclosure for the whole PC. rgds, Guy [/QUOTE]

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