HTPC - barebones, Chassis and components Articles:   ASUS O!Play Mini Plus review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1/23/2012 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.   Cooler Master Cosmos II review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1/3/2012 We review the new Cooler Master Cosmos II. It is an Ultra tower, this chassis is 70cm in height -- almost 28". It has space for even the big XL-ATX motherboards, it comes with brushed aluminum side panels; unlock and swing them open like doors instead of panels. Yep, that Ultra vibe is already kicking in isn't it?   Anidées AI-6 chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 12/30/2011 There is a new player in the PC casing / chassis arena, they are named Anidées and recently they have introduced their first product into the market. Their first chassis released is the AI-6, it comes in three models, standard black, one with a side panel window and a sound dampened version. We'll check out the 'regular' model, but as you'll notice very little is actually regular about this chassis.   AC Ryan Veolo Review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/22/2011 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).   Cooler Master Silencio 550 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/11/2011 Cooler Master went back to the drawing table and improved the Silencio 550 as shown today with better cable routing, all black interior and an extra retaining hole. Obviously there are many ways to get the noise levels down with good cooling solutions and silent fans. But an overlooked part of the PC is the chassis itself.   Sitecom Media Player 2TB MD-272 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/9/2011 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).   CM Storm Trooper review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/19/2011 Cooler Master has unleashed its “CM Storm Trooper” Case. The chassis, as you noted is branded under the CM Storm series. The case features an all black and bulky design with a cool front panel. The Trooper comes with a nice nine expansion slots providing support for multi-GPUs in SLI or Crossfire. in total there's space for 14 hard drives and the motherboard tray even supports XL-ATX form factors. Its one of CMs best chassis to date we dare to state.   Silverstone GD06 HTPC chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/3/2011 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.   BitFenix Shinobi Window review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 8/15/2011 BitFenix recently released an extension to the original model, the Shinobi "Window" edition chassis. An affordable yet elegant chassis solution. Tagged with a 69 USD price tag this chassis is locked and loaded as mid-tower case with its crosshair aimed at gamers. While the regular Shinobi has a solid steel side panel and one 120mm fan, the Shinobi Window is a little more advanced and offers a tinted side window as well as an extra 120mm fan and tool-free drive locking mechanisms.   Cubitek Magic Cube 3HDD review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 8/11/2011 Cubitek figured, heck .. it's all in our own brand name, let's design a modular chassis series under the name Magic Cube Corsair Carbide 400R review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 8/3/2011 Fractal Design Core 3000 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6/20/2011 AC Ryan PlayOn!HD 2 1TB review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6/13/2011 Corsair Graphite Series 600T White edition review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5/20/2011 AC Ryan PlayOn!HD 1TB and Mini review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5/2/2011 Corsair Obsidian 650D review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 4/25/2011 Cooler Master Enforcer review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 4/13/2011 MSI E350IA-E45 - AMD APU Fusion review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3/21/2011 NZXT Phantom review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/24/2010 Sitecom MD-500 Digital Media Set review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/21/2010 Jetway MiniTOP review JBC600C99-52W by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/13/2010 Cooler Master HAF-X review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6/28/2010 Zalman Z7 Plus review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 6/18/2010 VidaBox vCase3 Premium mATX HTPC chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3/5/2010 Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2/23/2010 Zalman MS1000-HS2 Professional Chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1/27/2010 InWin Dragon Rider chassis review by Panagiotis Georgiadis 1/13/2010 Enermax Aurora Micro Wireless HTPC keyboard review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 12/18/2009 Cooler Master HAF 922 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/13/2009 VidaBox Premium Wireless Keyboard review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/7/2009 Corsair Obsidian 800D review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 11/6/2009 Cooler Master LAB test bench v1.0 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/26/2009 NZXT Whisper chassis review | test by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3/20/2009 HIS Radeon HD 4650 512MB iSilence4 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3/5/2009 Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3/2/2009 Accelerate x.264 1080p movies over the GPU Guide by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2/11/2009 NVIDIA ION platform review | preview by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2/3/2009 Smooth Creations Customized Volkswagen Bus PC review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/10/2008 Hiper Media Center HTPC HMC-2K53A-A3 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 4/21/2008 Zalman HD160XT Plus HTPC Chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2/19/2008 NZXT Rogue SSF chassis review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 1/27/2008 Zalman Reserator 2 review by Hilbert Hagedoorn 9/22/2006 ThermalTake Mozart With Media Lab by Hilbert Hagedoorn 2/27/2006 Zalman Reserator 1 Plus by Hilbert Hagedoorn 10/26/2005 MX610 USB PC PLED Bay insert by Hilbert Hagedoorn 4/29/2005 Archived Content: There are no archived articles Related Forums: The HTPC, HDTV & High Definition section

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