Antec 30124 VERIS Basic Multimedia Station

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 3.5 x 1 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B8ZS02
• Item model number: Basic
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 18, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

The Basic Multimedia Station model is a compact, internal solution designed to work with an external 3.5 drive bay. It fits in seamlessly with your computer s front panel and gives you sleek, stylish multimedia functionality at a great deal. The first of the internally-installed Multimedia Stations, the Basic model is designed to blend in with your computer s front panel for a seamless and unobtrusive aesthetic. Like the rest of the mounted units, the Basic Multimedia Station connects to an internal USB connector, keeping your cables neat and out of sight. The Basic also features a petite remote control to manage and browse your multimedia using the included iMON iMEDIAN software. Turning your PC into a home theater is a piece of cake with the Multimedia Station Basic!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, June 1, 2009

By	K. Clark (Westbrook, Me) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product is awesome. I have been using it more then my TV. It was a little tough at first to get it to find the media I wanted it to play. Since I did it has been great updating itself and everything. The controls are a little touchy and I havent gotten my Logitech Remote to completely control it yet but it does most and I think it is doable. Totally worth the money!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent attempt, but failed in the details maybe 3 1/2 stars, July 4, 2009

By	D. Crain "nanohead" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This device is actually made by Soundgraph and is also sold as an iMon product. The Soundgraph guys make these gizmos for most HTPC supppliers like Zalman, Antec, Silverstone, etc. It is probably worth the 20 bucks I paid for it, but not much more. I was mostly interested in the integrated IR receiver, to use with Windows Media Center and the Windows remote for MCE. I only really bought it for that, as I have no plans to use the silly remote provided in the Varis box.

Pros
To the credit of the product, it does actually work.
Looks integrated if you have a 3 1/2 inch wide floppy slot in your case
You do NOT need the iMon software if you want to control Windows Media Center
It works with the Windows Media Center remote

Cons
The construction is total junk. The 3 1/2 inch chassis its mounted in has the holes in many wrong places. I had to do surgery to get it to mount properly in my HTPC case (case was weird too), but the chassis is not long enough to really fit into most cases.

The front plastic bezel is warped, and looks cheapo

As has been mentioned, the iMon software has many many many issues. But to be fair, it works better than it used to (I've had several remotes that used the iMon software over the years). It loads WAY too much stuff when you install it. And the quality control on it is bad (to say the least).

Conclusion
This device is usable for those who want an integrated IR receiver in their case to use with Windows Media Center (MCE). Vista sees the device and the remote runs Media Center without any iMon software. But the construction is devoid of thought, and the iMon software has little value.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Software. Don't Buy!, May 14, 2009

By	Jennifer Sardam (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this remote and receiver, and I'm likely to return it. Like another review said, I bought it because it was the only one I found that I could build into my HTPC (Home Theatre PC), and that would power on and off the system. I never planned to really use the remote, as I have a nice Harmony 880 for that, but I can't even get the Veris to perform it's basic functions, like turning on and off the computer. After I bought it, I read on some forums that the software is just almost completely useless, and from my experiences, I can totally agree with that. If Antec would come out with decent software to integrate better into a Media Center PC, then it might be okay. It might even be okay if they would document it better, but they don't.