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NVIDIA Takes a New Stab at the Mainstream with GeForce 6600Aug 12, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA is about to launch the GeForce 6600 graphics card for the mainstream market following the recent launch of its high-end GeForce 6800. The good news is that, in its design at least, NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 has not cut many corners.
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Making Videos on the Fly With Sticky Pod Camera MountAug 6, 2004 - in Reviews
The Sticky Pod's inventor says his mounting system lets you attach a video camera to your car's exterior while moving at high speeds. THG took his claim one step further and took the system not only for a drive, but for a ride on the outside of an airplane as well.
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HDTV Basics ExplainedAug 5, 2004 - in Reviews
Confused about HDTV? We explain the basics of HDTV and what you can do to benefit from it.
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Prolink's PixelView GeForce FX 5900XT Master of MonitoringAug 3, 2004 - in Reviews
Prolink heeds the call of users who want the extras of temperature-sensitive fan controls as well as fan-speed and temperature-monitoring capabilities in a high-performance graphics card. The PixelView GeForce FX 5900XT Golden Limited's pricepoint of less than $200 makes it that much more convincing.
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Sapphire Introduces Toxic Radeon X800Jul 26, 2004 - in Reviews
Sapphire wants to address gamers and extreme overclockers with its new and gaudy Radeon Toxic X800 family. The first card to be available is the Toxic X800 Pro Vivo 256 MB, based on the 12-pipe version of ATI's new R420 graphics processor.
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HIS' X800 IceQIIs ComethJul 23, 2004 - in Reviews
HIS has taken the lead to become among the first vendors to offer a graphics card based on ATi's X800 processor. Packaged with the tried-and-tested IceQ cooling system, THG benchmarks the Excalibur Pro IceQ II VIVO and XT PE IceQ II VIVO to gauge how well the vendor harnesses the X800's power.
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Gainward's CoolFX Ultra/2600 Runs Water Cool and Performance HotJul 21, 2004 - in Reviews
Gainward's latest is its massively overclocked, completely watercooled CoolFX Ultra/2600 graphics card. Touted by Gainward as the world's fastest mass-produced graphics card, this masterpiece also commands an extreme price - and don't forget your screwdriver. THG shows what the GeForce 6800 Ultra is really about.
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FarCry Patch v1.2 With Shader Model 3.0Jul 5, 2004 - in Reviews
A new patch is out for the eye-candy heavy shooter FarCry, bringing with it a number of changes and improvements. Owners of a GeForce 6800 video card will find this patch especially interesting, as it finally brings adequate image quality and a performance boost, thanks to the addition of support for Shader Model 3.0.
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NVIDIA Takes a Walk on the SLI Side with Double Graphics ProcessingJun 28, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 processor lets you double your graphics fun. By incorporating SLI (Scalable Link Interface ), a mobo with two x16 PCI Express slots and two GeForce 6800 cards makes it possible to harness the power of both graphics cards at once. Yes, Alienware has already put its dual-graphics card stake in the ground, but NVIDIA has taken a far different tack.
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THG's All You Ever Wanted to Know About Graphics and Displays GuideJun 25, 2004 - in Reviews
Welcome to THG's new Graphics & Displays Guide, a standalone Web site dedicated to graphics cards, displays and video technologies.
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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 with PCI ExpressJun 17, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA is ready to bring the PCI Express versions of their new GeForce 6800 cards to the market.
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Making Digital Home Movies, Part 2Jun 14, 2004 - in Reviews
We show you how to shoot home movies, complete with special effects. It's all easy and fast if you have the tools and know what to do.
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ATi Presents Its PCI Express Product LineJun 9, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi is ready for the move on PCI Express and announced the new X300 and X600 models.
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ATI's Optimized Texture Filtering Called Into QuestionJun 3, 2004 - in Reviews
ATI is cheating on trilinear texture filtering with the new X800, according to posts in Internet forums. Others ardently defend ATI. But what is really going on here?
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Alienware's Graphics Array Adds to Gaming Wallop with a Double Graphics Card PunchMay 28, 2004 - in Reviews
Alienware has unveiled its Graphics Array system, which boosts graphics performance by harnessing the power of two high-end cards in a single PC. The approach has been tried before, but Alienware attempts to add more value to the double-card equation.
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Making Digital Home Movies, Part 1May 24, 2004 - in Reviews
Did you ever want to make great movies with cool special effects, but didn't know where to start? In Part I of this two-part series, we show you exactly what to buy.
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Sony and JVC Take Different Tacks in the High-End Camcorder GamutMay 19, 2004 - in Reviews
Two high-end camcorders from JVC and Sony address the same user market at a pricepoint of more than $4,000, but utilize different sensor technologies. Sony's DCR-VX2100 is based on the DV standard with three primary sensors, while JVC's GR-PD1 utilizes only a single CCD sensor. THG determines which approach reigns supreme.
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Multi-Button Jog & Shuttle Control: Contour Design Shuttle Pro 2Apr 27, 2004 - in Reviews
The Shuttle Pro 2, with its 15 programmable buttons and twin jog shuttles, is designed to help you avoid having to move your hands from the mouse to keyboard. But does this controller meet the needs of the video professional?
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OpenGL: ATi FireGL X2-256t and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100Mar 23, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi and NVIDIA have unveiled their latest OpenGL graphics cards for mainstream graphics applications. ATi offers processing power. NVIDIA, while short on window dressing, attempts to win the price/performance battle. We let the performance benchmarks speak for themselves on an HP xw4100 Workstation.
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Sky's the Limit Video Editing: Pinnacle Studio 9Mar 15, 2004 - in Reviews
Video specialist Pinnacle gives its video editing software a new makeover. Easier-to-use, less crash prone, feature rich, Pinnacle has attempted to heed its loyal customer base's wishes with the latest edition of its Studio software.
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Future Promise for Graphics: PCI ExpressMar 10, 2004 - in Reviews
PCI Express is coming. We try to give you a forecast of how it will affect graphic cards and systems. We also try to find out if we really need the increased bandwidth of 4 GB per second that PCI Express x16 offers at this time.
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ADS DVD Xpress: Trash VHS Cassettes, Burn DVDsFeb 20, 2004 - in Reviews
Do you have dozens of old VHS tapes lying around in your closet that you want to get on DVD? ADS Technologies promises easy help with its DVD XPress, a compact DVD encoding solution that connects to a PC via a USB port and transfers analog video signals from VHS cassettes to your PC. Bundled software then guides you through the DVD burning process. Our tests reveal whether it is time to throw out your VHS cassettes and to begin burning your DVDs.
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Dual Display Gaming Bigs UpFeb 16, 2004 - in Reviews
Almost all graphics cards offer connectivity for two monitors. However, the Dual-Display functionality goes largely unused by modern games, although the potential to use it in order to add a new dimension to game play is there. We take a look at the dual-display capabilities of several cards, gauge the facility of their dual-display set up and check out their performance in the few games that feature multi-monitor modes.
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Integrated VGA & How Good Is ATi's Radeon 9100 IGP?Feb 11, 2004 - in Reviews
In recent times, integrated graphics chips, with their cost-saving advantage, have been on the rise. We show what you should really look for in integrated graphics. We also give you the scoop on ATi's new Radeon 9100 IGP.
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ASUS Radeon 9600 XT/TVDJan 19, 2004 - in Reviews
ASUS's Top-Graphics Play Radeon 9600 XT/TVD Offers Top Graphics Pretences for Budget-Minded Gamer
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Gigabyte With NVIDIA Again: Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 UltraJan 15, 2004 - in Reviews
After more than a yearlong hiatus, Gigabyte has begun to offer cards again based on NVIDIA's graphics processor. Gigabyte's latest addition to an entire NVIDIA card family it plans to launch is the Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, so that now Gigabyte's roster includes cards powered by Ati as well as NVIDIA graphics processors. We see what, if anything, is special about Gigabyte's GeForce FX 5950 Ultra.
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VGA Charts IIIDec 29, 2003 - in Reviews
This year's THG VGA charts feature performance tests from ten different games and benchmarks, including an overview of 46 different graphics cards from ATi, NVIDIA, Matrox, S3 and XGI. We also included tests gauging anisotropic filtering and FSAA and a ranking of the cards by a price/quality ratio. As always, some of the results should surprise.
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Cool and Quiet: HIS Radeon 9800 ProDec 10, 2003 - in Reviews
The new HIS Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro IceQ graphics card sports an especially effective and quiet cooling solution. This brief test, the first review in our new Short Take series, demonstrates why.
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NVIDIA Puts Its (New) Cards on the TableOct 23, 2003 - in Reviews
NVIDIA tries to hit back at ATi's launch lead with its news enthusiast and mid-range graphics cards: the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and the FX 5700, respectively. Does NVIDIA raise the bar for highend and mid-range graphics performance? Do incremental performance gains that both ATi and NVIDIA's new cards offer really matter in game play? Not that much really, but the very good news is that some really great graphics cards out there will become that much cheaper.
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Facelift: The ATi Radeon 9600 XTOct 15, 2003 - in Reviews
ATi has revamped its mid-range 9600 XT graphics card only a few days after ATi introduced its latest high-end Radeon 9800 XT. What does this card offer that its predecessor does not? And how does it measure up against its rivals from NVIDIA?
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