The Gigabyte BRIX has an Iris Pro-equipped model if that's something you want. In my case I wanted in-box optical and tv tuner, which eliminates the NUC stuff.

The Gigabyte BRIX has an Iris Pro-equipped model if that's something you want. In my case I wanted in-box optical and tv tuner, which eliminates the NUC stuff. There are a handful of right-sized 'htpc' mini-itx cases that enable this and a whole bunch of nice mini-itx boards now.