Arctic MC001-BD Entertainment Center
Jan 8th, 2012 | By SimonLike a kid waking up on Christmas morning I could not wait for the MC001-BD to arrive from Arctic. Unlike most products I have reviewed, this complete system screams two words to me: Silent HTPC. Usually this means making some serious sacrifice to either speed, size or noise. Until the unit arrived I was poured over the specifications and features shown on .
Features
Specifications
Why do I think the system screams Silent HTPC? For starters it is completely passively cooled, not a single fan in the entire PC. The second is because it is compact like a home theatre PC should be (1.5″ thick, 6.125″ deep and 11″ tall) and supports Full HD with 1080p HD video quality and 7.1 channel surround sound.
The exact model I received did not come with the optional TV tuner. The DVB-T tuner is available for an extra $30, the ATSC tuner will be available in February. If you want to create a PVR then you will want this optional feature.
Let’s move on to the package.