Some of the thin mini-itx offerings look interesting. http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/intels-thin-mini-itx-platform-gets-stuffed-inside-a-monitor/ http://ww

Some of the thin mini-itx offerings look interesting. http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/intels-thin-mini-itx-platform-gets-stuffed-inside-a-monitor/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/intels-thin-mini-itx-plat... https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/hardware-developers/thin-mini-itx.html https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/hardware-develop... http://www.missingremote.com/review/lian-li-pc-q05-thin-mini-itx-chassis http://www.missingremote.com/review/lian-li-pc-q05-thin-mini... True, you don't need an OEM to build them (and maybe that's the point here). But I don't quite get the Acer argument. Thin mini-itx devices easily bolt on to the back of their monitors. Last time I looked, the inside of my Vizio 47" had nothing but room too. Dell, Gateway, Acer and many others got their start with the DIY system builder -- and a Computer Shopper.