Transparent Display Case

[cluelessgenius]

Just wondering about other peoples opinions. 

 

im wondering why no case manufacturers adopt the transparent display sidepanel that i think ibuypower were the only one selling their snowblind system with it. its so easy and cheap to do especially when you can design the case/side panel specifically for it.

 

https://www.ibuypower.de/Product/Landingpage/Snowblind

 

its just a lcd with the back layers removed and some very bright leds inside the case

i think so many case would gain from this. a side panel that not just glas but you can also run animations / visualize system info and all sorts of stuff.

 

i guess in the end its just a matter of cost / benefit but i for one would love to see more case have it. especially since so many cases now have full size glas panels.

imagine the PCO-11 D with both glas panels being display like that. 

 

anyway i just wanted to hear what you guys think about this. cooler than RGB or unneccessary dilly dally?

[Guest]

It's just one more thing to have to support.

I could see the flood of questions/bad reviews/RMAs from people who though it would run on magic and not need to be treated as a separate display.

Not saying that's definitely why, but it could a factor.

[cluelessgenius]

1 minute ago, Den-Fi said:

It's just one more thing to have to support.

I could see the flood of questions/bad reviews/RMAs from people who though it would run on magic and not need to be treated as a separate display.

Not saying that's definitely why, but it could a factor.

true. i mean they could include a pi-like chip to run them and some software to configure it similar to how they handle rgb strip with all dem controllers. but looking at what rgb controller hubs cost i assume that would make the case too expensive. so were back to cost/benefit.

[Guest]

Just now, cluelessgenius said:

true. i mean they could include a pi-like chip to run them and some software to configure it similar to how they handle rgb strip with all dem controllers. but looking at what rgb controller hubs cost i assume that would make the case too expensive. so were back to cost/benefit.

Yep. Usability and cost/benefit are so closely tied together.

Shame too, because it's something I wouldn't feel like doing myself, but would probably buy if the option was there.

[cluelessgenius]

1 minute ago, Den-Fi said:

Yep. Usability and cost/benefit are so closely tied together.

Shame too, because it's something I wouldn't feel like doing myself, but would probably buy if the option was there.

well i have tried doing it myself annd its surprisingly easy from a technical stand point but i just dont have manufacturing know how and my build quality ends up looking crappy. but again the technical side is really easily achieved. every display can be turned into a transparent one. well i should really correct myself here. i think translucent is the word for it. since its not 100%