[PR] ZOTAC® Announces Blu-ray 3D Capable Mini-PC

New ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series bridges the gap between cinema and living room

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.

“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,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.  “The slim form factor and stylish design makes the ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 the perfect fit in any home theatre 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.

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

General details

• 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
• 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)

ZBOX Specifications:

Product Name	ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36	ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 Plus
SKU	ZBOX-ID36BR3D	ZBOX-ID36BR3D-PLUS
Memory	2 x 204-pin DDR3-800 SODIMM slots	2GB DDR3-800
Hard Disk	1 x 2.5-inch	250GB 5400RPM
CPU	Intel® Atom® D525
GPU	Next-Generation NVIDIA® ION™
Video Memory	512MB DDR3
Display Options	HDMI (w/audio), DVI-I, VGA (with included adapter)
Memory Card Reader	6-in-1 (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD)
SATA	Combo eSATA / USB 2.0 port
Ethernet	10/100/1000Mbps
WiFi	Onboard 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s)
USB Ports	2 USB 2.0 (one Combo eSATA / USB 2.0 port, one on front panel) 2 USB 3.0 ports (one on front panel, one on rear panel)
Audio	Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio 7.1-Channel LPCM digital audio (HDMI) Optical Digital S/PDIF audio output
DirectX® Support	DirectX® 10.1 with Shader Model 4.1
Other Features	OpenCL compliant, OpenGL® 3.2 compatible, NVIDIA® PhysX® ready, NVIDIA® CUDA™ ready, NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology
HDCP:	Yes
Software Features	nView® Multi-Display
Windows® 7 Capability	Windows® 7 with Aero® user interface and DirectCompute compatible