Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller
by Thermaltake USA Direct
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: Thermaltake USA DirectModel: VJ80011N2Z
Product features:
- Stylish and unique aluminum front panel design, best choice for your home digital entertainment
- High efficiency ventilation:12cm silent fan in front & dual 6cm fan in rear
- Built-in 23 in 1 card reader
- Built-in Media LAB LCD with hot keys module: LCD capable of display multi-language, 10 buttons hot keys function, Volume
- Control Knob and remote controller
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Customer Review: Great HTPC Case.
Summary: 5 Stars
First off i would like to comment on Daniel E Lee's review of this case.
I do agree that its not as great as the Zalman HTPC case, but obviously the reason it was purchased was because of the price point. The DH-202 is a sweet spot without the case getting too cheap like NMedia cases or any other generic case.
and second why would you complain about fitting two GTX 260's? this is a HTPC case with limited space, those cards are 10.5 inches each, get a tower if you want more space. it doesn't make sense to talk about the zalman case and how difficult to fit 2 10.5 inch cards that was just dumb on your part.
Now for my review the case is big enough to fit a full ATX board and a decent video card.
the front of the case was a nice brushed metal black.
after installing all of my parts the case has enough space for an after market CPU heat sink ( scythe big shuriken). the Remote was actually pretty interesting as you can turn on your pc also use it as a mouse, which i found to be pretty awesome. You can also program your Harmony to be used as a mouse, I have a harmony one. you can also program the VFD screen to show the temp outside or a stock ticker or even RSS feeds!. Thermaltake's IMON program is a bit clunky but with some programing it can actually be pretty helpful.
the only issue i have with the case is where the put the hard drive bracket its right next to the 120mm fan so if you put a 3.5 hard drive its going to be in the way of the intake fan. the hard drive braket also hits the PCI-E connectors of my video card which wasn't too bad just to take out the bracket then install the card then put back the bracket. its a bit tight but it works without destroying your case.
My Specs are
CPU - Intel I7 860 (Scythe Big Shuriken CPU heatsink)
Motherboard - Asus P7P55D
PSU - Antec TruePower 750 (hybrid modular)
Video CARD - ATI Diamond 5850
RAM - 8gb G.SKILL 1333
Drive - LG BLUE RAY DRIVE 8X
HD - SAMSUNG 1.5TB GREEN HD
LINKSYS WMP300N - Wireless N adapter (internal)
ATI Digital Cable Tuner with cable card support (internal)
Rocket dog bluetooth keyboard and mouse (BT dongle is internal)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Description of Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller
Case Type Home Theater Media PC, Material SECC, Front Bezel Material Aluminum, Color Black, Side Panel Solid, Vented, Motherboard Support. ATX, Micro ATX form factor, Motherboard Tray No, 5.25" Drive Bay 1, Ext. 3.5" Drive Bay No, Int. 3.5" Drive Bay 3, Expansion Slots 7, Front I/O Ports. USB 2.0 x 2, IEEE 1934 Firewire, HD Audio, Built-in 23-in-1 card reader, Cooling System - Front : 120 mm fan x 1, 1400 rpm, - Rear 60 mm fan x 2, 2500 rpm, Liquid Cooling Capable No, Liquid Cooling Embedded No, Power Supply Supported Standard ATX PSII, Power Supply Included No, Dimension (H*W*D) 6.57 x 16.85 x 17.3 in, 167x 428 x 440 mm, Net Weight 16.5 lbs, 7.5 kg, Security Lock No, Application, Warranty 3 Years,Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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