If you've got a library of HD content and are looking for an easy way to get it onto your HDTV then the latest Icy Box could be just what you're after. Boasting playback of even the beefiest 1080p files and with a list of supported codecs as long as an MP's expenses claim is this a genuine alternative to a full HTPC?

Raidsonic blends a basic home theatre PC into an external drive enclosure to create a low power Mac Mini look alike. All you need to do is drop in a SATA hard drive and off you go! Is it really all that, or does it try to do too much?