Opinions wanted for case mod

[cheesemunger]

Hello,

I am a GCSE student who is doing research before I start to design my case. I am making a computer case that is for the living room. Because of the materials and techniques available to me I will most likely me making the case out of wood with a small amount of aluminium and acrylic.

Please can you answer my questionnaire and post it or PM it to me.

Cheesemunger

Living Room Computer

Name:

Age:

Do you have a computer?:

Do you have a computer in your living room?:

If no, would you ever get a computer in your living room? If no, why not?:

If yes, what problem have you found with your computer?:
What would a living room PC have to have?:

What are the appeals of a living room PC for you?:

Which is more important to you? Design or Function?:

Any other comments?:

[mofo]

Name:mofo
Age:20
Do you have a computer?:yes
Do you have a computer in your living room?:yes
If yes, what problem have you found with your computer?:trouble scaling video to sceptre x37 via onkyo tx-sr605 reciever. takes time but can be adjusted.
What would a living room PC have to have?:tuner, mass storage, hdcp capable video card, audio card
What are the appeals of a living room PC for you?: media functionality, family gaming sessions
Which is more important to you? Design or Function?: can't you have both? (mod)
Any other comments?: whatever your planning do IT

[Crazy Buddhist]

Living Room Computer

Name: Matthew aka Crazy Buddhist

Age: 42 going on 18

Do you have a computer?: Several

Do you have a computer in your living room?: Yes

If yes, what problem have you found with your computer?:
What would a living room PC have to have?:

Haven't got problems as I designed and built it myself.

Needs: Good looks. Performance. Quiet running. Freeview TV tuner. Quality sound. Video outputs for TV's and such.

What are the appeals of a living room PC for you?:

It's my main PC. It's also my TV. It's also my HIFI. It's also my telephone. The appeals are thus that I can watch TV, listen to music, make phone calls, surf the net and generally produce, consume and communicate in multi-media with this device. I can also write really annoying letters to people with it which is a bonus.

Which is more important to you? Design or Function?: Both have an equal importance and are influenced by each other. My PC rocks and looks good too.

Any other comments?:

Best wishes with your GCSE project. If you actually make it post a worklog, otherwise post the designs so we can have a look.

CrazyB