| Moneual MonCaso 972S Home Theater PC Case
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Moneaul may not be a household name, but they have been in the business of producing high quality components intended to better equip your PC to serve as a home entertainment media center since 2005. While the product to be reviewed was manufactured by Moneaul, it comes to us from a company that may be more familiar to readers of Bigbruin.com. Quiet PC USA stocks quiet computer parts designed to "let you hear yourself think", and they have been sponsoring reviews of such products at Bigbruin.com for over five years now.
The promotional image above shows an overview of the case to be covered in this review. The appearance is high-end and sophisticated, and even though I have seen my fair share of HTPC cases, the first impression this one makes is definitely convincing as an authentic home theater component. Before taking a closer look at the sample provided for review, let's take a look at some published data on the Moneual MonCaso 972 series of home theater PC cases, as taken from the Quiet PC USA website.
Features:
» Full size ATX Home Theater chassis
» Supplied with 7" touch screen LCD monitor
» Great for high-end media systems
» Accommodates full size ATX motherboards and PSUs
» Elegant looks with thick aluminium fascia
Specifications:
» Dimensions: 17.0"(W) X 18.5"(D) X 6.75"(H)
» Case Type: Home Theater PC
» Motherboard Type: Standard ATX
» Power Supply Type: Standard ATX
» LCD Touch Screen:
» 7 inch Screen Size
» Screen Ratio: 15:9
» Maximum Resolution: 800 x 600 (recommended resolution)
» External D-sub Video Input
» Internal USB touch screen input
» Remote Control Unit: MonCaso Remote Control
» Drive Bays: 4 X 3.5" Internal Drive Bays, 0 x External 3.5" Bay, 1 X 5.25" External Drive Bay
» Cooling components: Rear Panel - 2 X 80mm Exhaust Fans (pre-installed)
» Expansion slots: Six
» Front Panel I/O:
» 1 X USB 2.0
» 1 X IEEE1394(Firewire)
» 1 X MIC
» 1 X Headphone Jack
» Media Card Reader
» Volume Knob
» Media Control Button
» Material: Aluminum
» O/S: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP MCE / VISTA
» Accessory: Screw Driver, Assembly Screws, AAA Battery
» Weight: 16.6lbs.
Of the many interesting items listed above, most people might agree that the coolest are the integrated seven inch touchscreen and the multimedia remote control. The case is available in two colors, listed as black and silver on the Quiet PC USA website, and as black and platinum on the Moneual website. That said, the sample provided for review is the Moneual MonCaso 972S case, and the "S" suffix indicates that it is silver.
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