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GlacialTech launches HTPC Altair A381
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Thursday, 25 September 2008

GlacialTech, the diversified provider of cooling, power supply, PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications, today announced the launch of Altair A381 HTPC chassis in India.

A Home Theatre (HTPC) is a home theatre system that is integrated with a personal computer. Typically, Home Theatre PC (HTPC) is used for storing music, recording video as a PVR and to play DVD movies and games. Most HTPC users seek an classy HTPC chassis that can house select HTPC components easily, not clash with the existing home theatre design, and offer a perfect blend of style, size and capacity. The size and capacity of the HTPC chassis is important because it needs to fit alongside existing home theater components and also have enough space for adequate expansion and air circulation.

The brand new Glacialtech Altair A381 HTPC is a stylish, aluminum base HTPC chassis that is designed to maximize internal system airflow to significantly reduce onboard component temperatures. An all function IR remote control, available in black and white colors and supporting Microsoft Vista media centre applications, is provided along with the Altair 381 to easily manage all existing home theatre components including DVD player, TV, MP3 player etc.

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Key Product Features include:

  • Home theater appearance
  • Aluminum chassis design
  • Low down inside temperature with best airflow design
  • Remote controller support Microsoft Vista or iMON software
  • IR receiver support remote controller, wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse
  • Front I/O port for easy access
  • System information display with VFD (option)
  • EMI clip of top cover for grounding
  • iMON modules (option)
  • 4.3" LCD (option)
  • Bluetooth and wireless inside (option)

Case type

Altair A381 Standard

(support Vista MCE)

Altair A381 VFD

(support Vista MCE)

Altair A381 iMON

(support iMON software)

Altair A381 LCD

(4.3" touch LCD support iMON software)

Color

Glacier Silver, Rock Black

Net weight

7.6 Kg

Expansion slots

4 (low profile)

2 (standard PCI with riser card)

Dimension

(W×H×D)

430 × 100 × 405 mm

Drive Bays

1 × 5.25"

2 × 3.5"

Power Supply

Flex-ATX, 270 W

Form factor

ATX, Micro ATX, E-ATX

I/O port

USB2.0 × 2

Audio & Speaker port

card reader

IR receiver

Cooling system

Dual 60 × 60 × 20mm fan

1500 rpm. 19 dBA

Material

6063 Aluminum, SECC, Plastic

Option

Bluetooth & Wireless board, Bluetooth & Wireless Antenna


 

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