Patent ID: 8898726

Claim:
Apparatus ( 14 ) for the reception and processing of digital data to represent audio, video and/or auxiliary information to a user of the apparatus ( 14 ) wherein said apparatus ( 14 ) is adaptable between: a first mode in which to receive and process the said data and in which the apparatus ( 14 ) includes a housing including electrical, data and mechanical connection means to allow connection of an assembly ( 20 ) containing cooling means in the form of a fan ( 24 ), and a data storage device ( 22 ) to allow the apparatus ( 14 ) to have a data storage facility for the storage of the received data in addition to the processing of the same; and characterized in that in a second mode in which said assembly ( 14 ) is located with the housing, the assembly ( 14 ) is located within a recess ( 30 ) formed in the base ( 26 ) and side wall ( 28 ) of the housing, such that the fan ( 24 ) is located in the portion of the recess ( 30 ) formed in the side wall ( 28 ) and the data storage device ( 22 ) is located in the portion of the recess ( 30 ) formed in the base ( 26 ).