VPN: FUSION REMOTE BLACK
Product ReviewsAntec Black Fusion Remote Black Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
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 Rating: Review Date: 05/21/11  |
Cons:
Manual not totally clear
Pros: Easy to work with, well designed, good looking |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/17/11 |
Cons:
Major Weakness - The Blue LED ring around the power button burns your retinas!!! By far the most annoying thing in my A/V setup!!!Minor weakness - no card reader or spot for one.
Pros: Looks like and A/V component. Remote works well. Front display is customizable. Classy optical drive bezel. Comment:
I'm really glad I opted for this case. While it's a little more involved to get the remote and front display set up than a standard case, the results are worth it! The case is roomy with adequate air flow and the two side fans are more than enough to keep HTPC components cool. As noted in the weaknesses, the blue lcd ring around the power button is very annoying - think the "Kenny Roger's Chicken" episode of Seinfeld! At present, I just have a black piece of paper folded at a 90 in front of power button and it works fine - I do intend to paint over the led with black paint and an artists brush in the near future (someone suggested permanent black marker but I'm not sure it will block the light out well enough). |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/18/11 |
Cons:
Remote control quite useless except for power-on/power-off, still need a keyboard to move around.
Pros: Great case, nice 3 bay design, very quiet, fits in perfectly. Has a remote control Comment:
Bought this case for an HTPC build and was really amazed at how nicely everything was placed; it's easy to build and cable management is a breeze, there's 2 HDD (3.5") slots and a 2.5" along with a 5 1/2" slot for the DVD/Blu-ray drive; which is quite amazing! Also it accepts full height cards (PCI/PCIE) which could potentially transform it into a little gaming computer :) |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/21/10 |
Cons:
No dust filter like antec fusion remote max.iMon LCD software supplied with product is outdated and is unable to control volume - need to download latest iMon from soundgraph website.
Pros: Looks amazing, like a stereo receiver. Nicely polished and well designed. Great LCD panel, and power button glows beautifully.Enough space to fit most needs. Fit my Geforce gtx 460 no problem.Mounted my 2.5" SSD above the DVD drive (in the LCD area), giving me 2 free 3.5" bays for my hard disks. Comment:
Good case. Tad large, but that's exactly what I wanted - full height PCI/PCIe cards. I can write another review after a few weeks, but I thought I should put this review out there so people know that this is an excellent option for a HTPC. If you don't want the LCD and vol knob, you can get a similar case (Antec NSK2480) and you get a power supply included for about the same money. Drawback is that you have to get silver with that caseAlso, I price matched down to $128.41, so I was happy. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/04/10 |
Cons:
MicroATX only (though mose HTPC cases are like that)Not very expandible (only 2 HDD slots)Depending on your power suppy, it might need to be mounted upside-downIncluded fans' controller is a switch (H,M,L) can is pretty much set and forget
Pros: Nice designFrontview LCDRemote include Comment:
This is a very nice HTPC case. The front display is very customizeable so you can pretty much have ti display just about anything you want. The included controller has a very wide infrared transmitter so it can pretty much be pointed in the geneal direction of the case and it can be detected. The case has a very well built in wire management system, and the included fans runs very quiet on the medium to low setting. However, the down side is that the fans' controller is via a built in switch, so its speed cant be varied based on case temp. Also, depending on how long the power rails are on the power supply, an extension for the 4/8 pin CPU power rain might need an extension, or the PSU needs to be mounted upside-down. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/02/09 |
Cons: lcd is uselessa tad expensive
Pros: good build qualitygood airflowquieteasy to work on Comment:
i owned an nsk2480 before this(now serving my parent's htpc) and the two cases are basically the same, with the fusion having the black colour choice, a volume knob, and lcd with ir and a hidden drive bay. in all honesty, i never use the volume knob(it does work though) and the lcd while it does give off a pretty blue glow is practically useless beyond 4ft or so. if the nsk2480 came in black and had an ir reciever, i wouldnt have changed. having said that, the case itself is built very well, its easy to build with, its quiet with good airflow and sits right at home in an a/v stand. overall im happy with it.*i purchased this when it did not come with a remote, so i cant comment on that.....but the ir reciever works great with my harmony 550 remote. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/29/09 |
Cons: Remote is a little cheap fealing but works ok.
Pros: Very well designed, good airflow and acoustics. Comment:
I decided to build a windows 7 media center pc out of mostly spare parts and after narrowing down the choice of cases I finally picked this one. It's a very sturdy and well designed case. The seperate air chambers and included tri-cool fans do a very good job of keeping the components cool and quiet. The LCD while clear and bright is a little tricky to get working properly and the remote is a little finicky and cheap fealing. Overall this is a very good Media Center case and fits in perfectly next to my Yamaha receiver. One warning though the case measures approx. 5.75" high with the feet contrary to what the specs list. |
I just wanted to respond to a couple of points from the other commenters. First, regarding the blue LED light:Questions and AnswersQuestions:My Fusion has a 4-pin Molex power connector with blue and white wiring. What's that?Answers:That is the front Power LED connector. Please connect it if you wish the blue LED indicator to light when the power is on. And please note that instruction 3 of "Connecting the Power and LED" on page 2 of the Fusion manual has been superseded.Just unplug it if you don't like it. And regarding the fan controls, if you want automatic fan control based on temperature, just set the included fan controls to H and then plug the fan power into a temperature-based controller.