According to PCWorld, Sharp is dipping into the DVR market. As a matter of fact it looks as if they might be taking it one step further. To me, it seems a lot like the Windows Media Center in many respects.

Sharp will make its first play for the living room PC space later this year with a machine that looks less like a computer and more like a consumer electronics product. The combination of its size, shape, and an “HDD & DVD Recording” label along the center of the machine means it could be mistaken for a digital video recorder. It’s only when you start to use it–or look a little more closely and notice the discrete “personal computer” label on the front panel–that its real identity is given away.

The PC-TX26GS is a Windows XP-based personal computer with all of the standard software and a series of applications aimed at consumer electronics-type applications.