No wonder ...

"Almost every company with a foot in the world of personal computing aspires to break out of the den and into users' living rooms"

Is there any surprise around that statement? No, why, because that is what convergence is all about. The writer tests using some also good looking devices ! See the mDMS P60 (Dimensions: 230x197x42mm, available with Internal analogue TV Tuner or optional digital TV tuner) and the HI-GRADE DMS Xtc2_01, looking more like DVD or games consoles, they have lots of capacity built - and lots of potential for expansion - good for the average consumer to work and entertain themselves with one device. The assessment continues: "Since getting my hands on the Viiv, I haven't used my DVD player once, because the PC does everything my player does. The Viiv also made it a snap to use a remote control to set up slide shows using digital photos that sat idle for years on a separate PC. Loading and playing music playlists, again using the remote, was no problem."

Obviously, it is not all a bed of roses, read the article to discover what is the opinion of the author - far from perfection (although some of his statements add to the drama for the story's sake).