Blu-ray 3D capable mini-PC from ZOTAC

HONG KONG – Jan. 6, 2011 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today announces the Blu-ray 3D playback ready ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 and ID36 Plus mini-PCs. The ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series bridges the gap between cinema and the living room with stunning Blu-ray 3D playback capabilities in a slim form factor with superior energy-efficiency.

Powered by a Next-Generation NVIDIA ION graphics processor with 512MB of video memory, the ZBOX Blu-ray ID36 series enable connectivity with HDMI 1.4-compliant 3DTV displays for unmatched immersion with phenomenal stereoscopic 3D effects. Cyberlink PowerDVD with Blu-ray 3D support is included to enable instant compatibility with Blu-ray 3D titles when pairing the ZBOX Blu-ray ID36 series with select Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.

As Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International, said:

3D is the future of in-home entertainment. Our latest ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 brings the cinematic 3D movie experience straight to your living room. The slim form factor and stylish design makes the ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 the perfect fit in any home theater as well.

The ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series are easily customizable mini-PCs with plenty of internal expansion for one 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or SSD, two DDR3 SO-DIMM slots and a mini-PCI Express slot – the ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 Plus includes a 250GB hard drive and a 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM module preinstalled. USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and eSATA external expansion ensures the ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series is able to connect to the latest external peripherals with ease.

General details:

• Intel® Atom™ D525 processor (1.8 GHz, dual-core)
• Intel® NM10 Express chipset
• Next-Generation NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor w/512MB DDR3
• NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PureVideo™ HD technologies
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology
• 1 Mini-PCI Express expansion slot
• Slot-load Blu-ray drive
• 4x Blu-ray read
• 8x DVD / 24x CD read/write
• Cyberlink PowerDVD w/ Blu-ray 3D playback
• Onboard 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s)

Main differences:

• ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36
• 2 x DDR3-800 SO-DIMM slots
• Support 1 x 2.5-inch SATA 3.0 Gb/s HDD/SSD
• ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 Plus
• 2GB DDR3
• 250GB 5400RPM HDD

It’s time to play Blu-ray 3D with the ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series.