Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller

by Thermaltake

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 10 x 20 inches ; 21 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028MBFI4
• Item model number: VJ80011N2Z
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Case Type Home Theater Media PC, Material SECC, Front Bezel Material Aluminum, Color Black, Side Panel Solid, Vented, Motherboard Support. ATX, Micro ATX form factor, Motherboard Tray No, 5.25" Drive Bay 1, Ext. 3.5" Drive Bay No, Int. 3.5" Drive Bay 3, Expansion Slots 7, Front I/O Ports. USB 2.0 x 2, IEEE 1934 Firewire, HD Audio, Built-in 23-in-1 card reader, Cooling System - Front : 120 mm fan x 1, 1400 rpm, - Rear 60 mm fan x 2, 2500 rpm, Liquid Cooling Capable No, Liquid Cooling Embedded No, Power Supply Supported Standard ATX PSII, Power Supply Included No, Dimension (H*W*D) 6.57 x 16.85 x 17.3 in, 167x 428 x 440 mm, Net Weight 16.5 lbs, 7.5 kg, Security Lock No, Application, Warranty 3 Years,

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great case, thermaltake quality, November 27, 2009

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D. Williams "D" (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller (Personal Computers)

I purchased this for a full ITX MB and it fit great. The case is big, but no bigger than a typical AVR. Cooling is ample and the front display "IMON" is a really cool feature. It displays whatever you want it too and comes with software to easily customize. I will scrool your movie title, PC specs etc..The built in IR worked out of the box with my Logitech Harmony One remote. My only gripe is that the retention brackets for PCi and PCI E cards are cheapo! I dont use them anymore due to previous issues with cards not seating right, but when I did attempt to use one it snapped right off with out much pressure!

Why did I give it a 5 even with the bracket breaking?

This case's front power LED connector is a 2 pin style connector while my MB has 3 pin. Thermaltake is very good about supplying all you would need but did no provide an adapter. I emailed thermaltake to point this out got a very quick response and considered my suggestion. They also mailed me an adapter at no cost to me. The customer support was fast, helpful, and refreshing. I would reccomend this case to anyone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get the low tier version. "extras" are not worth the $$$, February 1, 2011

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M. J. Civello (Gurnee, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller (Personal Computers)

First off... The case itself is great. Big space, simple to assemble, good routing and airflow.

But this version of the DH202 has a few extras beyond the faceless box low tier version, which led me to spend the extra cash to get this model. Nearly all of them failed and will be replaced or avoided in my system.
- Front panel - awful software, lousy viewing angles. For general info for example, you can let it show "CPU info". You'd think you'd get the utilization, the important piece of data, but you also get a full listing of the processor name, brand, speed and thus the important info is rarely there to look at. In MCE the display shows "PLAY" rather than the media info. Lame.
- IR receiver integrated with case: Well the IR is fine, but you're stuck with the lame software again. The Volume doesn't change the system volume. It thinks it is, but nothing changes. Still working on that one but I'm a geek so it should be solved by now when I see this complaint back to 2007 on iMon software.
- Remote. It's NOT an MCE remote. It's great if you want to do everything with your HTPC, but it's lousy to use with MCE. I like the task switching and app close, but other than that.. blech. I'm using my MCE 2005 remote from the last system. Another item to stuff in a drawer.
- Front panel buttons and volume. Again, the iMon software prevents the Volume from working. Having found the remote control sized tiny wireless kbd, I doubt I'll ever use those buttons anyway.
- card reader: Works Great. The instructions were a bit off and the connector wasn't labeled for that one. So it took a while to trace and figure out that it had to go to half of a USB connection on the motherboard.

So get the one with an ON/OFF button and and HDD light. Save your cash and avoid the headaches.

The only non-iMon/iMedia thing that bugged me was the case fans end with the old HDD power connectors. Connecting them this way means you can't monitor the RPM. I'd like the option to connect them to the MB as god and Intel intended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great HTPC case!, March 31, 2011

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Razor_FX_II - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Thermaltake DH 202 VJ80011N2Z Digital Home Series HTPC Case with Built-in Media LAB LCD and Remote Controller (Personal Computers)

The Thermaltake DH 202 is an extremely nice case. Very sturdy construction and meets my dimension requirements.
I used the Thermaltake ISGC-400 CPU cooler and it fit perfectly and keeps my overclocked Q8400 at full prime load down to 54C.
Silent operation and sufficient cooling to keep most high end video cards cool during gaming.
Be sure to check the video card length and CPU cooler height limitations on Thermaletake's website before purchasing.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/