VIA technology make a lot of computing equipment, but what they are really known for is their x86 compatible low power all-in-one CPUs and chipsets. Not only are these little motherboards small enough that they can be incorporated into home cinema equipment and not look out of place, but they are also low-power and therefore often silent, so they don't sound out of place either.

They are quite powerful for their small size though. I used a Mini-ITX box first as a desktop, then as a Windows Server 2003 box and finally as a Windows XP unit for digital video recording in the lounge. With the right power supply and hard disk it was quiet as a mouse, and produced so little heat that I could put it in the cupboard without worrying about it overheating.