PC in a VCR housing

[Sleeper PC 2016]

I got this great idea of getting a decent sized vcr from goodwill and transplanting the motherboard from an old desktop into it. It would be really cool to do since one can get vcrs for next to nothing. What do you guys think? Also what else can i put a pc motherboard into besides media players? 

[ARikozuM]

Not a bad idea, though I prefer using these fancy, little containers known as computer cases.

[Sleeper PC 2016]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Not a bad idea, though I prefer using these fancy, little containers known as computer cases.

true true, but if you live in a high crime area or you want to slim down a pc for easier storage, a turn of the century vcr is one way. Think of it as a slim desktop pc.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Sleeper PC 2016 said:

true true, but if you live in a high crime area or you want to slim down a pc for easier storage, a turn of the century vcr is one way. Think of it as a slim desktop pc.

If you want to try this, you'll need to find schematics for the ATX standoffs. You'll also need to find a way to get a PSU, drives, and any coolers. 

 

You can also just buy a HTPC case. They're inexpensive and are inconspicuous most of the time

[Sleeper PC 2016]

The motherboard uses a copper heatsink thats passively cooled and i might need to Hackjob it. If i find a vcr ill try

[Sleeper PC 2016]

its a pentium 4 so its just for looks

[CatXice]

you can put a pc in anything realistically you just got to work out whats going to fit were and how

[comicsansms]

This sounds like a project for @iamdarkyoshi

[RumSwift]

7 hours ago, Sleeper PC 2016 said:

true true, but if you live in a high crime area or you want to slim down a pc for easier storage, a turn of the century vcr is one way. Think of it as a slim desktop pc.

Makes sense. But when they see your VCR plugged into a keyboard, mouse and monitor, they're going to start wondering what it actually is .

 

In terms of case size, you might want to get one of the old VCR recorders. The ones with two Tape decks. This will give you a little more room and maybe more space for cooling/a PSU.