When the installation of the iMON SmartBay is completed, we can now turn on the PC without the need to use the case Power On button anymore, it’s like turning on a TV.

After opening the dock, we can simply insert our iPhone/iPad and it will start charging right away (even with the PC turned off). During this time, we can launch the Remote+ Lite/Pro application for using the current PC (or another one on our network that has the Server application installed) as a Media Center, or can run other different applications:

Of course, if we want to enter “Data sync mode”, for accessing the multimedia content from inside our iOS device, we can simply switch to that mode by using the Remote+ application:

Thanks to the iMON Manager application and the included remote, we can also launch and use the HD Frame Media Center application, without the need of using an iPad or iPhone. The remote can be also used while the PC is off, to control the multimedia content from inside our iPhone/iPad, while docked.

Another interesting feature of the product is the ability to listen to music from the Apple product while the PC is on, when the Sound Out Board is connected to the Line-in of our sound card; if we connect some active speakers to the Speaker Line-out RCAs, we can also listen to our favorite music while the PC is turned off.

When inserting an iPhone/iPod into the dock, no matter the case type, most people shouldn’t encounter any problems regarding clearance, because of its small size; if using an iPad, we must make sure that there are no other devices (like fan controller knobs or case components on the top of the case which can make the installation of the tablet impossible). This is why it is more recommended to use this device on smaller Media Center cases with a single 5.25’’ bay, which have a lot remaining space in the upper side.

The iMON SmartBay can be found in online stores for about 69.9 Euros.

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I would like to thank again to SoundGraph for making this review possible!