Zalman HD160 HTPC Enclosure Review

jmke · 16th March 2006, 22:10

With the HD160 Zalman is expanding their product range, this HTPC enclosure is of high quality and aims to deliver a good balance between cooling and noise generation; it has support for full size ATX motherboards, and comes with a VFD display and Windows Media Center remote control.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=412

20th March 2006, 19:13

I really enjoyed this review, very thorough and well laid out. Great Job!!!

jmke · 20th March 2006, 19:36

other alternatives for Windows MCE are plentiful, but one which really stands out is [g]MythTV[/g]

23rd April 2006, 19:58

I recently bought thus case but i'm having a problem setting up the remote control. In the manual it says you can power on the PC using the remote control. Have you been able to do this? With my setup the remote works ok in Windows but the power button on the remote has no effect at all.

jmke · 23rd April 2006, 19:59

no it didn't work here either

piotke · 23rd April 2006, 20:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Chainwhip
I recently bought thus case but i'm having a problem setting up the remote control. In the manual it says you can power on the PC using the remote control. Have you been able to do this? With my setup the remote works ok in Windows but the power button on the remote has no effect at all.

Do you have win XP media center edition ?

23rd April 2006, 21:03

yes i do. the remote works ok in MCE, apart from the power button. In the Zalman case manual though it says the remote can power on the PC, so this would mean it should be able to do this regardless of the OS

jmke · 23rd April 2006, 21:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Chainwhip
would mean it should be able to do this regardless of the OS

that's what I understood from their manual too;

24th April 2006, 21:27

Found out how to get the remote working to boot the PC up. You need to programme the power button on the remote first in the IRTrans Client software. See this article for instructions...

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/...x=185&code=029

jmke · 24th April 2006, 21:34

thanks for that information, it wasn't available yet when Zalman send us the case for review back in February

16th March 2006, 22:10	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Zalman HD160 HTPC Enclosure Review With the HD160 Zalman is expanding their product range, this HTPC enclosure is of high quality and aims to deliver a good balance between cooling and noise generation; it has support for full size ATX motherboards, and comes with a VFD display and Windows Media Center remote control. http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=412 __________________

20th March 2006, 19:36	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	other alternatives for Windows MCE are plentiful, but one which really stands out is [g]MythTV[/g] __________________

23rd April 2006, 19:59	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	no it didn't work here either __________________

24th April 2006, 21:34	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	thanks for that information, it wasn't available yet when Zalman send us the case for review back in February __________________

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20th March 2006, 19:13	#2
Liquid3D Posts: n/a	I really enjoyed this review, very thorough and well laid out. Great Job!!!

23rd April 2006, 19:58	#4
Chainwhip Posts: n/a	I recently bought thus case but i'm having a problem setting up the remote control. In the manual it says you can power on the PC using the remote control. Have you been able to do this? With my setup the remote works ok in Windows but the power button on the remote has no effect at all.

23rd April 2006, 21:03	#7
Chainwhip Posts: n/a	yes i do. the remote works ok in MCE, apart from the power button. In the Zalman case manual though it says the remote can power on the PC, so this would mean it should be able to do this regardless of the OS

24th April 2006, 21:27	#9
Chainwhip Posts: n/a	Found out how to get the remote working to boot the PC up. You need to programme the power button on the remote first in the IRTrans Client software. See this article for instructions... http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/...x=185&code=029