Lalitha is my home theater PC (HTPC) assembled in September 2005. It is the first new computer I've bought since Shakti in 1999, and I wasn't surprised to learn that all aspects of PC technology had advanced since then. I did a lot of research online, mainly in the HTPCnews.com forums, and I purchased everything from pcalchemy and Newegg.com.
The case, with built-in VFD and IR receiver, blends nicely with the rest of my home theater equipment, but it's hard to photograph. The system is working well, MCE is a great out-of-the-box solution for recording TV and so forth, and the machine is also powerful enough for moderate gaming. I finally upgraded all of the stock coolers in the case, and although the fans are still audible, the system quiet enough and also runs quite cool. I still have to tweak the HDTV/component output to work with my TV, but the S-video output is more than adequate for now.
Lalitha means "playful, charming" in Sanskrit. Like my other PCs, it is a name for one aspect of Shiva's consort, the Divine Mother in Hinduism.
