SE2 Labs Integrated Theater Console (ITC) lets buyers put all the components they want into a single box, from a list of options that includes gaming consoles, cable and satellite set-top devices, DVRs, audio and video processors, and more.

The basic principle behind the ITC One might be best described at "you want it, you got it." That explains why the list of options available for inclusion in the ITC One of your choice is absolutely staggering. It includes the Microsoft X-Box 360 (and its HD-DVD player), Nintendo Wii, DirecTV, High-Def TiVo, Dish Networks DVR, national cable provider DVR (Cox, Comcast, Time Warner, and others), AMX Netlinx Control System, a high-end digital surround processor, a Bryston pre-amp preprocessor with full-digital inputs, IcePower D-Class audio amplifiers, a front touchpanel screen, Apple Video iPod with Dock, remote controls, power conditioning, and even an anti-noise and vibration system. Apparently, you can cram some or all of this stuff into one relatively small console with dimensions of 18" x 21" x 20" / 457 x 534 x 508mm.

The real beauty of this investment in entertainment technology is that all its components are modular, designed to be swapped out at the owner’s discretion. Parts come from quality makers, include Vidikron and Triad, and come in "good, better, best" grades so that buyers can decide how much functionality and quality they want to buy. At present, this is the only entertainment console offering available that we know of that lets you mix and match such a broad range of components with so many options, and so much abandon.

That probably explains why the ITC One earned the CES 2008 Design Innovation Award. But you’ll have to pay for the privilege of owning one of these awesome enclosures. Of course, you can’t get near this kind of equipment without dropping a sizable chunk of change, either: prices for the ITC one start at a staggering $19,900 and can go way up from there, for those whose inclination for the best of everything includes the best components in all the many categories that the ITC One can accommodate. For more information about the ITC one and its library of options, visit the SE2 Labs Website.