http://www.guru3d.com/articles_categories/htpc_bareboneschassis_and_components.xml Media players, HTPCs, Barebones anything related to play back content on that HDTV of yours can be found in here. en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:58 +0200 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:00:00 +0200 Esselbach Contentteller CMS Guru3D.com noreply@guru3d.com noreply@guru3d.com http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/silverstone_gd07_htpc_chassis_review.html we review the Silverstone GD07 HTPC chassis. The Grandia GD07, an updated version which offers everything you ever wanted in for a HTPC, it's so spacious that you could even use it as a very cool desktop PC. I mean Extended ATX (EATX) sized motherboards fit (!), heck you can even throw in very long graphics cards in there as we'll show you. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/asus_oplay_mini_plus_review.html ASUS recently released its new compact HD media player, it's called the O!Play Mini and this is the Plus edition. The O!Play Mini Plus TV Media Player allows you to play digital films, music and photos directly on your TV with High Definition quality (1080p) and does a thing or two more. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/ac_ryan_veolo_review.html The market is continuously changing, the biggest trend last year where tablets, Android entered the market and that certainly changed the balance of smart phones. The concept proofs that you can do a lot of stuff with very little hardware, yet it remains intuitive. With that concept in mind AC Ryan started developing a new media hub slash player, in fact I shouldn't call it a media-player really as it is much more then that. The end product is called the Veolo. The Veolo is AC Ryan's version of a media 'HUB' powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo). Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/sitecom_media_player_2tb_md_272_review.html So the new Sitecom Media Player comes standard with a new improved GUI, but also hardware wise harbor the latest Realtek 1185 chipset, and that changes a thing or two as pretty much any of the performance issues we had noticed in 1080P content playback (with very high bit-rate) on the previous chipset now are a thing of the past. That Realtek 1185 chipset has an increased clock frequency, 500 MHz coming from 400 MHz on the original version. And as little as it sounds, it makes a serious difference. The HDD TV Media Player 2TB allows you to play digital films, music and photos directly on your TV with High Definition quality (1080p). Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/silverstone_gd06_htpc_chassis_review.html We review the SilverStone GD06 HTPC chassis, aimed at the home theater DIY audience that has a need for stylish looks, good functionality versus a competitive price. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/ac_ryan_playonhd_2_1tb_review.html The interesting thing about the PlayOnHD series 2 media-players is that they come standard with the new and very much improved GUI but also hardware wise harbor the latest Realtek 1185 chipset, and that changes a thing or two as the performance issues we had noticed in 1080P content playback (with very high bit-rate) are now a thing of the past. That Realtek 1185 chipset has an increased clock frequency, 500 MHz coming from 400 MHz on the original version. And it makes all the difference. Meanwhile AC Ryan started to further improve on the PlayOn!HD 2 as you'll spot a USB 3.0 slave port which you can use to quickly play back from or transfer files. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/ac_ryan_playonhd_1tb_and_mini_review.html Today we test the Playon!HD 1TB and Playon!HD Mini with new updated firmware, both products are media streamers, they can sniff your network for photo's, music, but most of all these little kits are specialized high-definition content playback up-to 1080P, and that's where stuff gets interesting. Sun, 01 May 2011 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/jetway_minitop_review_jbc600c99_52w.html Jetway has jumped on the Mini HTPC market with their new and quite funky looking Mini-TOP. In its bare essence this pretty much a tiny PC that is armed with an Atom D525 Processor clocked at 1.80GHz and then combined with a NVIDIA's ION2 GPU / chipset implementation to make the most out of a typically very limited environment. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/vidabox_vcase3_premium_matx_htpc_chassis_review.html VidaBox vCase3 Premium tested - This chassis is a low profile mATX HTPC chassis with a great design at a reasonable price. Simple, basic, handy -- these are all keywords that apply to the overall design and looks of the vCase3 Premium. Especially in an era where we see form factors change a lot, a chassis like this in the living room can help out a lot. It blends in with the rest of your components really well, it can house the latest mATX motherboards. You can pop in a regular ATX power supply and well... you are good to go. Whether it is entry-level, mid-range or even if you pop in say a high-end ASUS Maximus II Gene with Core i7 870 processor -- it's all possible with this HTPC chassis. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/zalman_ms1000_hs2_professional_chassis_review.html Zalman recently released a new chassis onto the market called MS1000-HS2, a chassis targeted at the somewhat high-end professional end-user with a grasp for style, design and functionality. The chassis offers way more than standard features though, we see sound dampening, removable drive bays, optimized cooling at low noise levels and sure just offering very versatile chassis. Next to the stylish smooth lines and lack of weird curvatures in the design you'll also spot hot-swappable drives; no less than six removable HDDs can be installed in this HS2 model. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/enermax_aurora_micro_wireless_htpc_keyboard_review.html We test the Aurora MicroWireless Keyboard with Trackball from Enermax. A handy aluminum HTPC media keyboard with a lot of functionality, range and great design. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/vidabox_premium_wireless_keyboard_review.html Today we review a product called the VidaBox Premium Wireless Keyboard with Laser Trackball. This is an all-round HTPC keyboard with a very wide RF range and embedded trackball. Very handy stuff to use in your home theater environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/cooler_master_lab_test_bench_v1_review.html Cooler Master designed the Cooler Master LAB Test Bench v1.0. It's what has been missing here at the lab alright, a nice looking, easy to use chassis where we can pop on and off hardware components, it makes motherboard, cooler and RAM testing really easy. And as simple as this product is, we really like it. And rest assured we'll be using it with pretty much any future motherboard review. It's not a suitable product for everybody, but if it applies to you we can wholeheartedly recommend it. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/nzxt_whisper_chassis_review_|_test.html Here we test the NZXT Whisper chassis. A nice design chassis that is big in size (full-tower) yet with a focus on decent airflow in that chassis, and the room for everything you can think of. Are the looks fooling us or is this a really worthy chassis concept ? Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_summary/nvidia_ion_platform_review_|_preview.html A preview on NVIDIA ION. What NVIDIA has done with the ION is to create a platform that combines a GeForce 9400M chipset with an Intel Atom processor, all placed on a Pico-ITX PCB. The advantage here is by using such a chipset the environment (PC) will instantly gain modern features and the sheer influence of a GeForce graphics processor meaning you can playback 1080P movies on for example a Netbook or mini-PC. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0100