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When building a Home Theater PC, the case is quite possibly the most long lasting component and one that if chosen smartly can be used for build after build. While you may swap tuner cards, motherboards, video cards, and more, a good case will provide a foundation for your HTPC builds year after year while looking smart in your family room or home theater. Let's take a look at the updated vCase3 from Vidabox and see if this case has the potential to last through those many builds.
Für einen Großteil der Menschen dürfte das Gehäuse eines der weniger interessanten Bestandteile eines Computers darstellen. Trotzdem sollte es aber in der Lage sein, die eingebaute Hardware adäquat zu kühlen und dabei nicht wie ein startendes Flugzeug zu klingen. Unweigerlich stellt sich die Frage, ob es sich also lohnt, für die Hardwareherberge etwas mehr Geld auszugeben, als unbedingt nötig.
ViewSonic is a company you would likely associate with monitors, but the Taiwanese company has had its nose in new various different businesses for a little while now and one of those is computers. ViewSonic produce a range of regular laptops, but also got in on the netbook thing when Intel released its first Atom processor.
Welland wurde bereits im Jahre 1988 gegründet, der Sitz der Fabrik ist im chinesischen Dong Gua. In Deutschland vertrieben werden die Produkte von der Multicase Computer GmbH, welche uns auch das Samples des Welland SunBright ME-740J zur Verfügung stellte. Das Gehäuse, welches für SATA-Festplatten im 3,5-Zoll-Format gedacht ist, unterstützt nicht nur den Anschluss per USB sondern auch per eSATA. Auch die integrierte Backup-Funktion, welche durch den einfachen Druck auf einen Knopf ausgelöst wird, hört sich vielversprechend an. Ob das Gehäuse die Erwartungen auch erfüllen kann, erfahrt ihr auf den folgenden Seiten.
When selecting the perfect chassis for your home theater PC (HTPC) it can be difficult to strike the right balance between looks and capability. With multiple tuners increasingly becoming available in smaller and varied packages at more competitive prices, the form factor revolution in the client HTPC space made possible by no-compromise integrated processor graphics (IPG) systems is now a tangible reality for the primary HTPC as well. Wesena has aggressively pushed into this space with chassis like the Micro-ATX/Mini-ITX compatible all-aluminum E5, which with its CE visage offers a near perfect look for the A/V stack. There is some compromise because of the ultra-low-profile form factor but with two hard drive mounts, space for a slim optical drive and enough expansion to provide a viable enclosure for your main HTPC, it warrants a detailed look.
The quest for the perfect and smallest home theater PC (HTPC) is one that has gained momentum over the last few years. We have seen the proliferation of these small form factor (SFF) Mini-ITX cases first hand in our reviews of the Habey EMC-600B and another offering from Wesena, the ITX7 chassis. The Wesena ITX2 is essentially the little brother of the ITX7, sharing many similarities to it but in an even smaller enclosure. As with any device there are compromises made when making something small even smaller, but do the benefits along with the lower cost make the ITX2 the best option?
Boasting clean lines, the right look, and solid construction for Mini-ITX based systems the Wesena ITX5 all-aluminum enclosure offers capabilities very similar to the ITX7; by removing optical drive support in a slightly lower cost ($80) package. Building a name for quality takes time and attention to feedback, so it was fantastic to examine the generational differences between the two small form-factor (SFF) home theater PC (HTPC) chassis from Wesena. As a refinement on the previous iteration we hope to see the niggles around fit-and-finish addressed.
Historically one of the hardest parts about going DYI (do it yourself) with a small form factor (SFF) home theater PC (HTPC) has been finding a nice mini-ITX case that actually looks like it belongs in the A/V stack. Until recently enthusiasts have had to choose between “the cube” and killing the pig for a benchmark chassis like the OrigenAE M10; fortunately Wesena is set to alter this dichotomy with their all aluminum ITX7 enclosure. Offering a sleek look, space for a slot loading optical drive and a built in infrared receiver we have the opportunity to take a look at the first revision of an interesting new entrant in this space.
Hot on the tracks here, we have ANOTHER competition from our friends at BitFenix. This time we are giving you the chance to win a BitFenix Shinobi Window + full Alchemy cable kit.
We've got one more NFL related contest for the 2010-2011 season, and of course it has to be with the company who has been the biggest supporter of our Pro Football Pick 'Ems over the years... Up for grabs is a brand new NZXT Phantom full tower crafted series case!
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