I like the display side panel. I ended up ripping apart an old dell monitor, bought some high density LED's and stuck all of it to the side of my current PC's tempered glass. Works great, most all of my components are white anyway so everything really pops. Upping the contrast and digital vibrance could help too. Its nice having wallpaper engine to display a graphic as well as rainmeter to show stats.
Cool, what size was the Dell monitor? Also, how do you feel about rainmeter as far as, using memory or, just slowing the computer down? I've been debating on downloading it is why I ask.
This is taking the phrase "I like to play games on my computer" to a really literal level. Honestly though, I've always liked these case displays for minimalist motion backgrounds on the side of the case. I'd almost say you could consider something like this and skip the RGB craze.
ID trade all the rgb for this on a case with better air flow any day. Or the ability to install it on any case or glass panel object... That would make millions im sure.
I remember a video a couple years ago where a modder did this and turned his power supply shroud into a "stage" and had Hatsune Miku dancing in his computer. That's really the only acceptable reason to get this.
I picked up one on sale on Cyber Monday. The first thing in noticed is that my GPU was 10c higher than in the NZXT H500 I transplanted it from. I pulled out that stupid plastic grill, replaced the front fans and moved one of the old ones to be a top exhaust. That pretty much brought me back to where I was in the H500. It's a completely useless novelty, but it's pretty cool for what it is. I've spent way too much time in wallpaper engine playing with the display.
I have an idea. Combine Transparent OLED and Transparent None-RGB LCD (outputs black color only for dark background image scenarios behind the transparent OLED display) for perfect viewing experience. You could also control how dark the TNRGB LCD background you would want it to be to reveal the computer's insides or choose not to.
I love this idea. It's a natural evolution from setting up a 7" raspberry pi display inside the case for similar system diagnostics/monitoring purposes.
Dude They need to sell this tech for other cases. I would LOVE to put something like that on the side of my "View 71" with its massive glass side panels. You could do some Really neat stuff.
Looks so good. They should use IPS though for better viewing angles. It perfect for displaying system monitoring/FPS, etc. and the active wallpapers look cool, especially the underwater one.
I have this case through iBuyPower. It's fantastic. All white parts on the inside. Display GPU and CPU usage and temps. Very customizable. Never feels stale.
Wow, this is beautiful, I would totally get it if the technology ever gets better and prices lower... I'd put streamlabs obs on the case while streaming, that would be cool
I know it's a gimmick but I want this case. That's a great way to have some additional visuals going on. Glad this is your first review of the year sir. Great way to start off. Thank you.
@WarriorsPhoto when using multiple displays, you can't stop the mouse from sliding over. Or sometimes windows pop up and you can't see them because the display is to transparent
I have this case and I had to have the panel replaced once under warranty because it developed a horizontal line. Now the replacement panel has multiple issues and seems to have a The case itself is not that great I would love to see Corsair or Lian Li incorporate an LCD panel on a better case.
Seems like putting a tint film on the backside of the glass could make a benefit to it, albeit at the cost of not being able to see the internals as well.
@@bigmike4133 Me too. Might even give the image a bit of depth, creating a small 3D effect to the image... And provided that didnt cause headaches, it'd be better than no back film.
Maybe a crazy idea but since this is a case with a monitor built in is the background lighting really that important? Why not just take some white paper or cardboard and put on the inside. Yes it eliminates the transparency but it then would make the screen well usable.
I built a white system in the Thermaltake V21, with a home-made LCD mod in the side panel. It connects to a usb header on the motherboard for power and video. The LCD was sourced from a portable monitor I got for $40 used. Works perfect and is also in landscape for great viewing angles.
Eye Candy to the max, but could be used for so much more if the quality was there. Reminds me of building an overhead display from an LCD panel. I did that once for a friend and his kids had at home drive-in movies with it which they loved.
I got to see one of these in person finally at a local Best Buy a few months ago. Pretty sweet tech but obviously has it's flaws. You can make your own panel like this if you really want to. I'd like to try.
It is most handy to display your hardware monitoring at the bottom over the hardware shroud and just what ever cool active wall paper you want running for decoration. If you are the type to run a second monitor just for hardware monitoring this will cover you. However a second monitor has many other uses such as stream/monitoring/youtube/tv on the side that i ended up with 2 monitors anyway but still ran hardware monitors on the case. It is at least as good as just cramming RGB into a case if not better as it at least serves a function
Might be interesting to apply some sort of translucent white frost on the inside of the glass... yes it would obscure trying to see through, but you'd be able to utilize the screen better, and depending on how translucent the frost is, you may not lose too much visibility of the components inside.
I thought of making a laptop out of a case and found this video. If you think about it's just an all"in"one, but if we can install a better screen and have the option to switch between seethrough and black and also be able to flip the screen like a camera screen or a laptop, would be absolutley amazing. Just being able to turn on/off the screen like the LED's. This could be a game changer. Now you have a huge laptop where the money is well spent haha. You can either play horisontally or vertically.
The idea behind build-in tn panel is good, it is just that at the moment many many graphics cards have glitches when using multiple monitors that have different aspect ratios, resolutions and refresh times. If I would buy one I would hook up raspberry pi to this display and show some cool graphics and maybe some social media feed/email feed (though if not for above mentioned issues I would above all prefer cool graphics+system resources+notification icons like in android for new emails etc.)
I think the need to move the lcd from the side to the front. I think that would be a much better place for it and would be easier to light up the area to get a much better experience
You could apply a white vinyl cover to the inside of the glass. Problem solved. Personally I would use it for Twitch, Twitter, or game guides. Great idea for a case.
I don't think this is a gimmick at all. I think it's a reasonable accessory that is a nice place to provide inside for you computer or the weather etc. Plus it looks cool as fuck. It definitely has a solid foundation for use and I gaurentee this will be everywhere in 10 years kindve like RGBs. I will build my own though, you can do the same with an old LCD monitor.
Great Video as always, I would only use the panel for CPU and GPU temp , The Time , Fan speed and some overclocking info. I like to show off the components of the build and if I have to turn off the lighting to the fans , Ram even the Mother and graphics card, this is a deal breaker for me. It's cool but, I am not ready for it.
I just finished a Snowblind S case build. I've tried unsuccessfully to contact IBP. This company has the worst customer support. I"m now reaching out to others who may be able to help me. I built this system for a customer and the system turns on, bright lights appear inside and the on off button works. When it's initially turned on, in faint letters (upside down which is easily fixable) are the words "No cable attached" then after a few seconds it changes to "Go to power saving mode". BUT the side panel will not appear in the "extend desktop" menu so that I can extend the desktop to it. None of this makes any sense. I've tried everything. I"m hoping someone can lend a hand. Thanks in advance
I built that kind of "Snowblind" LCD side panel myself for 20€. It's such a cheap and easy mod that personally I would never pay the premium price for this pre-built case. But for people who don't wanna tinker with electronics and solder SATA power wires, this might be a better option.
I'm actually very surprised this isn't standard on cases by now. When a fan with some LEDs in it costs more than an LCD panel, you'd think more folks would opt for infinite options over a circle of light.
I think a solution for better visuals would be as easy as taping a piece of paper to the back of the pannel to be honest. If white doesn't work I'd experiment with different coloured sheets of construction paper to see what fits best. aside from that, loved the video 😁
This is so cool, I hope other companies will do this, perfect stuff for wallpaper engine, but I would remove the start bar and icons, so only the wallpaper is visible
For anyone looking to get something like this, please keep in mind that Windows 10 locks refresh rate of all displays through DWM to the highest common refresh rate among all displays for windowed mode applications. So, if you run any media on the 60hz display, windowed mode applications (games) on high refresh rate displays will run at 60hz instead. There is no way to turn this off without stopping explorer.exe. You can avoid this by running games in Fullscreen-exclusive mode but its still a pain.
I gutted a point of sale touchscreen, mounted it in my case, and powered the thing with a power supply from an old paper shredder....in 2004. Touchscreen worked too. Wasn't nearly as fancy as this though.
I really like the transparent display! I would love to put the PC statistics on the side of the case so you can easily glance over and check it, that would be awesome, but I wouldn't pay $300 for it maybe $250, maybe if I saw it for $200 I would definitely snatch it up.
I would keep graphicsl stats open for my workstation and server, things like current temps of cpu, gpu, current cpu and gpu usage, and a few of the netdata graphs from my freenas file server. Maybe even real-time web server statistics for my website, maybe a youtube sub counter? I just think it would be great to have a place to stick graphicsl stats of stuff I care about so that they don't take up actual monitor space.
Late to the party on this comment, but I've seen demonstrations of glass displays that don't need backlights so when those become more affordable, this idea will go to the next level. I'd like to see more case designers take this on now though.
This idea has been floated around for a few years now. Still really cool, but really impractical to justify the price. Luckily you can do it DIY with any ol monitor you have sitting around since it's not like it has to be particularly high res or usable for anything besides showing some cool graphics or a clock.
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I loved that first idea with the cpu usage. It looked so clean
I bought a pc years ago when this case came out. I use wallpaper engine to run a visualizer and system monitor. It is so clear looking.
Can't wait for a 360Hz gaming case
@joseph james nah not 50 years but, lets say more than 10 or 20
Pacify_Humid nah fuck it, 3 days
49 inch ultra wide 240mhz case =)
@@retro._milk6569 2 tops
You guys bought the 360hz yet,asus or Alienware?
I like the display side panel. I ended up ripping apart an old dell monitor, bought some high density LED's and stuck all of it to the side of my current PC's tempered glass. Works great, most all of my components are white anyway so everything really pops. Upping the contrast and digital vibrance could help too. Its nice having wallpaper engine to display a graphic as well as rainmeter to show stats.
You can't look true it, I have an s4 mini's display in the left down corner works with an Adapter
@@runar4993 I can look through mine completely. Just gotta take off the filter that makes the screen glossy. Mines also connected using an adapter
Cool, what size was the Dell monitor? Also, how do you feel about rainmeter as far as, using memory or, just slowing the computer down? I've been debating on downloading it is why I ask.
@@TVmadethemdoit about a 19 inch monitor. As for rainmeter, memory usage isn't so bad but just have 8gb or more.
@@RAMBOLOGY ✌ok, thanks.
This is taking the phrase "I like to play games on my computer" to a really literal level.
Honestly though, I've always liked these case displays for minimalist motion backgrounds on the side of the case. I'd almost say you could consider something like this and skip the RGB craze.
Racer_5 tho you need backlights to see the screen..
@@kaideumers6102 True, but you could just settle on a few white LED strips instead of all the RGB capable hardware out there.
@@kaideumers6102 rgb backlight
ID trade all the rgb for this on a case with better air flow any day. Or the ability to install it on any case or glass panel object... That would make millions im sure.
Imagine actually using this at a lan party, no seperate monitor or anything.
Or bring a laptop...
@@BillC-64 A laptop isn't a flex.
Genius : 100
Sean Thompson There’s definitely some flexy laptops.
@@lightbox8019 Dude can you pack so much Horsepower in a Laptop ? No Desktops are still the best when you compare thermals and performance
friend: where's your monitor?
me: *MY CASE IS THE MONITOR*
I remember a video a couple years ago where a modder did this and turned his power supply shroud into a "stage" and had Hatsune Miku dancing in his computer.
That's really the only acceptable reason to get this.
nice
OK, *now* I want this...
lol i saw taht too, it was crazy !
I would think it acceptable to get it for monitoring stats
Anime = gay
yep we were out of ideas so we came up with a Display Case!
Cos: RGB is Not Enough!
It's a pretty cool idea though for people that care about RGB and how their PC looks.
@Grayson Peddie 😂
This is sick AF
I thought exactly the same!
I can imagine 10 hr loop of anime girls dancing.
Chika dance imo.
thats literally what i was just thinking about while watching this
Bro bet imma buy that case
LoveLive
*Ten hours of 24 Hour Cinderella*
I want a mini ITX one like this.
Buy a cheap LCD, remove all the filters except the polarity one, light it up from the insides and you're ready to go :)
I picked up one on sale on Cyber Monday. The first thing in noticed is that my GPU was 10c higher than in the NZXT H500 I transplanted it from. I pulled out that stupid plastic grill, replaced the front fans and moved one of the old ones to be a top exhaust. That pretty much brought me back to where I was in the H500. It's a completely useless novelty, but it's pretty cool for what it is. I've spent way too much time in wallpaper engine playing with the display.
I have an idea. Combine Transparent OLED and Transparent None-RGB LCD (outputs black color only for dark background image scenarios behind the transparent OLED display) for perfect viewing experience. You could also control how dark the TNRGB LCD background you would want it to be to reveal the computer's insides or choose not to.
First review where reviewer wasn't raving about how great it is. An honest review without the hype, thank you Dimitri!
I love this idea. It's a natural evolution from setting up a 7" raspberry pi display inside the case for similar system diagnostics/monitoring purposes.
Dude They need to sell this tech for other cases. I would LOVE to put something like that on the side of my "View 71" with its massive glass side panels. You could do some Really neat stuff.
0:16 That was funny
no
anybody with a PC over $5000: it ain't much but its mine
0:16 oof, I felt that.
Looks so good. They should use IPS though for better viewing angles. It perfect for displaying system monitoring/FPS, etc. and the active wallpapers look cool, especially the underwater one.
I have this case through iBuyPower. It's fantastic. All white parts on the inside. Display GPU and CPU usage and temps. Very customizable. Never feels stale.
Wow, this is beautiful, I would totally get it if the technology ever gets better and prices lower...
I'd put streamlabs obs on the case while streaming, that would be cool
I know it's a gimmick but I want this case. That's a great way to have some additional visuals going on. Glad this is your first review of the year sir. Great way to start off. Thank you.
@@Elemental-IT How long have you had yours? Has there been any issues?
It's not great with multiple displays ....some things run on it you can't see
@@andygluehere8266 What wouldn’t I be able to see?
@WarriorsPhoto when using multiple displays, you can't stop the mouse from sliding over. Or sometimes windows pop up and you can't see them because the display is to transparent
@@andygluehere8266 Ohh okay.
That makes sense now.
Probably better to get an actual display then. Maybe one of those Ultrawides?
0:16 I had to stop the video and take a break right there
my god
I have this case and I had to have the panel replaced once under warranty because it developed a horizontal line. Now the replacement panel has multiple issues and seems to have a The case itself is not that great I would love to see Corsair or Lian Li incorporate an LCD panel on a better case.
Your voice-overs are sounding awesome. Your mastery of the english language is something to be envied by even native speakers.
Love the idea of an LCD display in a case but It just feels a little unrefined at this point.
Seems like putting a tint film on the backside of the glass could make a benefit to it, albeit at the cost of not being able to see the internals as well.
@@RAW_Reality I would take that trade-off
@@bigmike4133 Me too. Might even give the image a bit of depth, creating a small 3D effect to the image... And provided that didnt cause headaches, it'd be better than no back film.
Tetris taught me that when you try to fit in you'll disappear
Need this case from other manufacturers, I’d love to see better side panels and distribution blocks in the same case.
Maybe a crazy idea but since this is a case with a monitor built in is the background lighting really that important? Why not just take some white paper or cardboard and put on the inside. Yes it eliminates the transparency but it then would make the screen well usable.
I built a white system in the Thermaltake V21, with a home-made LCD mod in the side panel. It connects to a usb header on the motherboard for power and video. The LCD was sourced from a portable monitor I got for $40 used. Works perfect and is also in landscape for great viewing angles.
Eye Candy to the max, but could be used for so much more if the quality was there. Reminds me of building an overhead display from an LCD panel. I did that once for a friend and his kids had at home drive-in movies with it which they loved.
What would really be a showstopper is having one of those crazy Rainmeter setups on the screen.
I got to see one of these in person finally at a local Best Buy a few months ago. Pretty sweet tech but obviously has it's flaws. You can make your own panel like this if you really want to. I'd like to try.
this one is actually one of the options i got just to show off my Vegeta inspired customization for my PC, then it hits me that it's expensive lol.
I just saw this in a Best Buy and wonder if it's possible to just install this on my current case?
It is most handy to display your hardware monitoring at the bottom over the hardware shroud and just what ever cool active wall paper you want running for decoration. If you are the type to run a second monitor just for hardware monitoring this will cover you. However a second monitor has many other uses such as stream/monitoring/youtube/tv on the side that i ended up with 2 monitors anyway but still ran hardware monitors on the case. It is at least as good as just cramming RGB into a case if not better as it at least serves a function
When you spent so much on your pc you don’t have enough for a monitor
That's my case
Why not buy some white foam and put it on the side panel for max visability?
Is there a way to just buy the glass/screen thing if so how do I get one
With all that lighting spillage you will get an epileptical attack when installing a top fan xD
I could see this being tech that I get later down the road, but probably not early adopting
The matrix live coding walpaper would look perfect on. This
1985: 2020 hovering cars
2020: sidepanel is a monitor
1985: what is sidepanel?
Might be interesting to apply some sort of translucent white frost on the inside of the glass... yes it would obscure trying to see through, but you'd be able to utilize the screen better, and depending on how translucent the frost is, you may not lose too much visibility of the components inside.
I thought of making a laptop out of a case and found this video. If you think about it's just an all"in"one, but if we can install a better screen and have the option to switch between seethrough and black and also be able to flip the screen like a camera screen or a laptop, would be absolutley amazing. Just being able to turn on/off the screen like the LED's. This could be a game changer. Now you have a huge laptop where the money is well spent haha. You can either play horisontally or vertically.
Perfect twitch set up, chat on the case, game on the monitor
IStripper would be the perfect application for the glass door.
This is the best case I've ever seen in my life
Sibusiso Maboya
That's kinda sad tbh
The idea behind build-in tn panel is good, it is just that at the moment many many graphics cards have glitches when using multiple monitors that have different aspect ratios, resolutions and refresh times. If I would buy one I would hook up raspberry pi to this display and show some cool graphics and maybe some social media feed/email feed (though if not for above mentioned issues I would above all prefer cool graphics+system resources+notification icons like in android for new emails etc.)
"Yo dawg, i heard you like monitors..."
Steinn Bjorn dead meme
@@krispyvc7686 i don't care
Great idea, would love this with a small screen only on the lower area at the psu
I think the need to move the lcd from the side to the front. I think that would be a much better place for it and would be easier to light up the area to get a much better experience
When you rock up to a LAN Party with this and they laugh at you because they think you forgot your monitor :p
You could apply a white vinyl cover to the inside of the glass. Problem solved. Personally I would use it for Twitch, Twitter, or game guides. Great idea for a case.
Intro was killer :P
edit: Also, this is for all the people who hit the display when the pc is acting up
I don't think this is a gimmick at all. I think it's a reasonable accessory that is a nice place to provide inside for you computer or the weather etc. Plus it looks cool as fuck. It definitely has a solid foundation for use and I gaurentee this will be everywhere in 10 years kindve like RGBs. I will build my own though, you can do the same with an old LCD monitor.
violin with peel noises PERFECT !
0:15 *cries out loud*
This just takes it to another level man this shit insane
That looks so futuristic
Bach’s cello suite, eh?
Great Video as always, I would only use the panel for CPU and GPU temp , The Time , Fan speed and some overclocking info. I like to show off the components of the build and if I have to turn off the lighting to the fans , Ram even the Mother and graphics card, this is a deal breaker for me. It's cool but, I am not ready for it.
I just finished a Snowblind S case build. I've tried unsuccessfully to contact IBP. This company has the worst customer support. I"m now reaching out to others who may be able to help me. I built this system for a customer and the system turns on, bright lights appear inside and the on off button works. When it's initially turned on, in faint letters (upside down which is easily fixable) are the words "No cable attached" then after a few seconds it changes to "Go to power saving mode". BUT the side panel will not appear in the "extend desktop" menu so that I can extend the desktop to it. None of this makes any sense. I've tried everything. I"m hoping someone can lend a hand. Thanks in advance
I built that kind of "Snowblind" LCD side panel myself for 20€. It's such a cheap and easy mod that personally I would never pay the premium price for this pre-built case. But for people who don't wanna tinker with electronics and solder SATA power wires, this might be a better option.
I'm actually very surprised this isn't standard on cases by now. When a fan with some LEDs in it costs more than an LCD panel, you'd think more folks would opt for infinite options over a circle of light.
Truly an all in one.
A nice case to start off the decade!
The music at the beginning... O ma Gawd... What's it called?
suite no. 1
I think a solution for better visuals would be as easy as taping a piece of paper to the back of the pannel to be honest. If white doesn't work I'd experiment with different coloured sheets of construction paper to see what fits best. aside from that, loved the video 😁
Nzxt: we have the best cases on earth
Ibuypower: hold my sabor tooth tiger and my 2014 katowice holo sticker
Why not put smart glass/smartfilm on the inside of the glass panel, that way you could adjust the transparency. 🤷🏾♂️
This is so cool, I hope other companies will do this, perfect stuff for wallpaper engine, but I would remove the start bar and icons, so only the wallpaper is visible
Žilke baby you can have it so that the start bar stays hidden unless you pan over it
@@branm5459 Yes I know that, but that is annoying for me, i have 3 displays, main display gas statis taskbars while the other 2 displays have nothing
How do you add this to your display on you PC?
For anyone looking to get something like this, please keep in mind that Windows 10 locks refresh rate of all displays through DWM to the highest common refresh rate among all displays for windowed mode applications. So, if you run any media on the 60hz display, windowed mode applications (games) on high refresh rate displays will run at 60hz instead. There is no way to turn this off without stopping explorer.exe. You can avoid this by running games in Fullscreen-exclusive mode but its still a pain.
I thought I would hate this, but I actually love it
I gutted a point of sale touchscreen, mounted it in my case, and powered the thing with a power supply from an old paper shredder....in 2004. Touchscreen worked too. Wasn't nearly as fancy as this though.
I'd use something from Hoth to go with the rest of my storm trooper theme. Snow and all that.
That PC case is actually beautiful
It would’ve looked better if you had disabled “show taskbar on secondary monitor” with the Wallpaper Engine background IMO ^^
Yep... and hidden the desktop icons, or moved them to the primary monitor.
Perfect for a wireless VR rig. No need for extra monitor.
What are these cases called when searching for more
snowblind
Put a piece of white poster board behind the glass. Yea you cant see the inside, but you get the customizable case still.
Actually looks hella nice
That intro is gold man 😅
The intro just overwhelmingly reminds of Daredevil. The music, the luxury, the game changing.
This seems really cool if you wanted a “futuristic/hi-tech” build
I really like the transparent display! I would love to put the PC statistics on the side of the case so you can easily glance over and check it, that would be awesome, but I wouldn't pay $300 for it maybe $250, maybe if I saw it for $200 I would definitely snatch it up.
Greenmeanie91 it's 150 right now at ibuypower site
@@MrSnakevip That's a great price wish I could afford it right now I even need a case.
haha, my laptop has a display built in
Lol i was gonna say the samething
If you look at the builds people have made with this case, like on r/buildapc or other subreddits, theres some pretty cool stuff people have done.
Considering LG is already working on their proper transparent TV tech, I would also expect a solution similar to that for sidepanels
Its such a cool case, when I first saw it at Best Buy, I wish you can buy the case by itself though.
I would keep graphicsl stats open for my workstation and server, things like current temps of cpu, gpu, current cpu and gpu usage, and a few of the netdata graphs from my freenas file server. Maybe even real-time web server statistics for my website, maybe a youtube sub counter? I just think it would be great to have a place to stick graphicsl stats of stuff I care about so that they don't take up actual monitor space.
Late to the party on this comment, but I've seen demonstrations of glass displays that don't need backlights so when those become more affordable, this idea will go to the next level. I'd like to see more case designers take this on now though.
I legit just gone one a few days ago took me 2 of those days and I finally got the side panel working this thing runs amazingly
They should make the front panel a display that gives us alot better options to have fun with. Fake fans, moving backgrounds etc etc.
We were doing Mods with an side screen displays years ago. Buying one with it built in would be easier!
Make it into a projector. It's like an oversized 35mm slide.
This idea has been floated around for a few years now. Still really cool, but really impractical to justify the price. Luckily you can do it DIY with any ol monitor you have sitting around since it's not like it has to be particularly high res or usable for anything besides showing some cool graphics or a clock.
this is insane