Zotac ZBox Blu-ray HD-ID34

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

5
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Small, Stylish, and Cool Design.
Fantastic Performance.
Plays Blu-Ray disks.

Cons:

Sluggish delay in mouse movement, and typing.
No built-in remote.

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Last revision on July 11, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Small, Stylish, and Cool Design
Fantastic Performance
Plays Blu-Ray disks
Netflix, and Youtube videos at 1080p flawlessly
Has gaming potential at minimum-to-average settings on older games
CPU and GPU Overclocking potential
Up to date USB 3.0

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sluggish delay in mouse movement, and typing
No built-in remote
Have to install your own OS

Expert reviews and ratings

100

The lack of OS and codecs limits the use of this machine to consumers who can at the very least load up the right drivers. If this installation isn't a problem, the ZBOX Blu-ray HD-ID34 constitutes a nice alternative to a media centre. It'll...

By DigitalVersus on February 04, 2011

The ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR-U is a fantastic and quite powerful system for it's size. By upgrading the ZBOXHD-ID34BR-U even further by installing more memory into the system, or perhaps installing a mini-PCI-E SSD card, the ZBOXHD-ID34BR-U could provide...

By Bjorn3D on January 27, 2011

100

Perfectly hits the sweet spot of features, aesthetics, price and performance...

By Stuff on December 29, 2010

Superb design, decent media performance and an attractive price make this a focused living room option...

By PC Pro on December 01, 2010

The Zotac Zbox Blu-Ray is an almost perfect HTPC for your living room. Most of the new devices vying for space next to your TV are based on a somewhat closed architecture such as Apple TV, Roku and even the Boxee box. I still prefer having a full...

By Tbreak.com on November 15, 2010

Zotac has made a beautifully neat little machine that isn't limited to only showing it's face, like so many other HTPC chassis. A stand to sit side on would be nice, but that's a wish not a complaint. What missing is aremote control and...

By Bit-tech.net on October 27, 2010

£399.99 with 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD/ £349.00 barebones. No, the Zbox is not a sequel to the . Instead, it's Zotac's miniscule home theatre PC (HTPC) based on Intel's Atom platform, in its latest iteration offering highlights such as...

By Trusted Reviews on October 12, 2010

100

A small, smart, quiet Blu-ray PC that fits on your television – but you need to add...

By Computeractive on September 21, 2010

The Zotac Z-Box 2GB 250GB Bluray edition is a very fancy little media centre. Right off the bat, it looks pretty good and while it might not be the smallest HTPC out there, it’s certainly far from the largest. With its looks comes a strong batch...

By XSReviews on June 24, 2011

The Zotac Zbox is a really nice multimedia player. I am very impressed with the quality and compact size of the unit. Zotac has packaged together a full-featured HTPC and our review sample included an Intel Atom dual-core processor, nVidia ION2...

By OverClock Intelligence Agency on April 15, 2011

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