Thermaltake DH-101 VF7001BNS Case Review :: DH-101 As a Home Theater PC

One thing I should note is that the majority of TVs on the market today use a HDMI Port to connect to a PC. The Samsung LN46A650A1F 46" HDTV used in the living room has a HDMI connection. To connect the Thermaltake VF7001BNS HTPC to the HDTV required a HDMI to DVI converter as the HD2900XT video card doesn't have a HDMI port.

System information

Media Center PC

Once everything including the keyboard and mouse was hooked up, the next step was installing Windows Vista 32-bit. As Windows Vista automatically detects SATA drives, the install went without incident. Once Windows and the drivers for the system components was installed, the system was ready for installation of the software for the software suite included with the case.

The DH-101 case sits in an entertainment center under the Samsung HDTV. The TV Wonder Combo PCI Express card allows the viewing of Over The Air and Clear QAM unencrypted Cable. The IMEDIAN software includes a HD Media player and is easy to set up and control. The IMEDIAN remote has all of the buttons necessary to run the software and control the LCD on the DH-101 case. Easy to use, easy to set up and if you want to use Windows Media Center and playback software like Cyberlink's PowerDVD you can.