Andy Dixon
10-21-2010, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.anandtech.com/show/3977/zotac-zbox-hdid34-review/1' target='_blank'>http://www.anandtech.com/show/3977/...hdid34-review/1</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Zotac has made quite a name for itself with its mini-PC products. The ZBOX offering aims at bringing an affordable Blu-Ray equipped HTPC option to the masses for some time now. Look no further than our review of the Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11 to see what the fuss has been about."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1287692121.usr11334.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>This is an interesting box from Zotac which would quite easily fit in with your existing A/V equipment connected to the TV. It's quite a unique device which out of the box will play blu-ray discs, or even rip them to an external disk drive to allow you to store them on a server or NAS box, or it can also play these movies remotely acting as a streaming media center. There is also one other trick up it's sleeve that Anandtech mention and that is: <em>'Since the unit ships devoid of an OS you can even install Windows Home Server if you so choose'. </em>I'm not sure what to make of that one! However, there does seem to be some limits to what it can do with the Intel Atom/ION GPU powering it which seems to let it down. That said, I like the form factor, I like the idea's behind it and it could make a good device for the bedroom, or the kids room.</p>