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MPEG-4: FlasK MPEG/Divx's Improved CodingApr 24, 2001 - in Reviews
Creating CD-ROM copies of your DVDs just got a lot easier to handle - we've tested the new FlasK MPEG and Divx versions. All AMD and Intel CPUs are supported now!
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GeForce3 PerformanceApr 19, 2001 - in Reviews
Sometimes things take a bit longer, but finally we are able to provide you with our performance evaluation of NVIDIA's GeForce3 chip. Besides the usual batch of 3D-games, we threw in four 3D-gaming benchmarks that use the new fancy features of GeForce3, to give you the most complete picture of this 'GPU'.
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Working on Two Fronts: ATi's Radeon VE Handles Two MonitorsMar 16, 2001 - in Reviews
Matrox was the first with Dualhead. Then came GeForce2 MX Twinview by NVIDIA. Now ATi is the third producer in the trio with a graphics card capable of supporting two monitors. This product, marketed under the name Hydravision, even offers support for monitors with different resolutions.
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GeForce2 Scaling AnalysisMar 2, 2001 - in Reviews
Right after our Athlon performance analysis we are going to take a look at nVIDIA's GeForce2 family. Is it worth to buy a GeForce2 Ultra today or will a MX model be enough?
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High-Tech And Vertex Juggling - NVIDIA's New GeForce3 GPUFeb 27, 2001 - in Reviews
NVIDIA's GeForce3 graphics chip is certainly the most feature rich high-tech product I have ever reviewed. Its amount of new technology is simply overwhelming. Let me also give you a word of warning. This article is the longest I have ever written ... and it doesn't even contain any bar graphs.
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MPEG-4: Optimization of Picture Quality and Data RateFeb 23, 2001 - in Reviews
Before a video is converted into MPEG-4 format, the following questions often arise: Which data rate should be chosen so that a whole film fits on one CD-ROM? How can the best picture quality be achieved?
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Mainstream Runners: 5 Allround Graphic Cards with nVIDIA's GeForce2 MXFeb 6, 2001 - in Reviews
nVIDIA is storming the business and home market with their GeForce2 MX chip. Their TwinView technology allows people to use two monitors, giving Matrox' Millennium G450 a run for its money. We tested four cards from Asus, Cardexpert, Leadtek and Suma which all offer this new technology plus one card from MSI.
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Video Editing for $250: Pinnacle Studio DV PlusJan 11, 2001 - in Reviews
The Studio DV Plus is a low-priced video editing card with a digital fire-wire interface. We raised the question: what use is the card when used in conjunction with DV cameras?
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Ready For the Masses - Video Editing With Matrox RT2000Dec 29, 2000 - in Reviews
Matrox RT2000 pack is made for users who want to cut, save or edit footage coming from different kinds of digital sources. The highlight of this solution is that it can process 2 video layers and 1 graphic layer in realtime.
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OpenGL Turbobooster - Diamond's FireGL2Dec 13, 2000 - in Reviews
A new workstation graphics card equipped with 64 MB DDR SGRAM challenges NVIDIA's Quadro2 Pro. We let both graphics cards fight it out on our Athlon, Pentium III and Pentium 4 test platforms.
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Head Two Head: Matrox Millennium G450Dec 8, 2000 - in Reviews
Matrox have been shipping graphics cards with their G450 chip for two months now, trying to keep pace with the tough competition from ATI and nVIDIA. The Millennium G450 is no 3D champion, but it has qualities which should be quite interesting for business users.
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Elsa Gladiac Ultra: A Perfect Graphics Card?Dec 4, 2000 - in Reviews
Using 64 MB of high speed DDR memory and nVIDIA's GeForce 2 Ultra, the Gladiac Ultra is one of the fastest graphics cards available. Elsa includes the 3D glasses called Relevator in order to increase attractivity of this product. Unfortunately the price raised just as well.
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Attacking the GeForce2 MX: ATi's Radeon 32 MB SDRAMOct 19, 2000 - in Reviews
In the price range between 150 and 200 dollars ATi tries to re-assert itself. With the 32 MB version of the Radeon card the graphics specialist offers a typical mainstream product, which tries to compete with GeForce2 MX and Voodoo4 4500.
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New NVIDIA Detonator 3 Drivers For LinuxOct 2, 2000 - in Reviews
A month later than for the Microsoft operating systems NVIDIA has finally released its Linux driver 0.95, which unofficially includes 'Detonator3'-tuning. 7 NVIDIA 3D cards under SuSE's brand new Linux version 7.0 had to show if the advance over the previous driver 0.94 is able to live up to the improvements seen with Detonator 3 under Windows 2000.
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AGP Pro = AGP On Steroids?Sep 22, 2000 - in Reviews
In recent tests we reviewed Motherboards with an AGP Pro slot. What is the beef about that feature?
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MPEG-4 - Copying a DVD Video to CD-ROMSep 13, 2000 - in Reviews
It is a well-known fact that DVD/MPEG-2 video sequences take up a lot of disk space. This makes a distribution on CD-ROMs unsuitable. A small tool shows that there is a way to convert video data from MPEG-2 into the brand new MPEG-4 format. This saves a lot! You can even burn 110 minutes of full resolution footage onto a CD-R.
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GeForce2 MX ShootoutSep 4, 2000 - in Reviews
With the arrival of the first few GeForce2 MX based graphics boards and the Detonator3 driver, we are now able to bring a comprehensive review. After close examination of our six candidates, the best solution available for the GeForce2 MX emerges.
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Digital Multi-Talent: Sony DCR-PC100EAug 31, 2000 - in Reviews
Test Case: Sony's digital video camera DCR-PC100E. Apart from a connection to the PC via a Firewire interface, this compact camera also offers interesting features such as a night vision mode and a Megapixel sensor for still pictures.
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Update: SUMA GF2 GTS SE and Detonator 3Aug 25, 2000 - in Reviews
We bring you updated performance data on the SUMA GF2 GTS SE as well as late breaking news on the Detonator 3 driver. After generous amounts of feedback and prolonged testing, we've made some interesting observations.
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Full Review of ATi's All-in-Wonder RadeonAug 21, 2000 - in Reviews
ATi's promises to take multimedia enthusiasts to new heights with their newly released All-in-Wonder Radeon. It has coupled the 'hot rod' Radeon core with some serious multimedia features that we have come to expect from its All-in-Wonder line of graphics accelerators. We take a close look and compare the Radeon All-in-Wonder to the latest challenger, the Asus V7700 Deluxe, to see who'll be crowned the true 'King of the Hill.'
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Full Review of SUMA's GeForce2 GTS 64 MB SEAug 16, 2000 - in Reviews
If GeForce2 Ultra should be too expensive for you, you might want to take a look at the GeForce2 GTS solution from SUMA. This newcomer in the 3D-scene equips its boards with 5.5 ns DDR memory running at 400 MHz by default, perfectly fitting the gap between the normal GeForce2 GTS cards and GeForce2 Ultra. You might be surprised to see that you can have excellent 3D performance for a rather attractive price.
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NVIDIA's Detonator 3 DriversAug 14, 2000 - in Reviews
With the launch of NVIDIA's latest 3D chipset, the GeForce2 Ultra, came the Detonator 3 series of driver. Incredible gains are being claimed with this driver over the previous generation of Detonator driver. We explore where these magical gains come from and just how much they help. Is the new driver a true engineering accomplishment or just marketing hype?
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NVIDIA Strikes Back - The GeForce2 Ultra 3D MonsterAug 14, 2000 - in Reviews
Latest since March '99 most 3D-savvy people in the IT industry had to learn that NVIDIA should not be underestimated. It's only a few weeks ago that ATi released its Radeon 3D-chip, giving NVIDIA quite a bit of competition. NVIDIA's answer didn't take very long and it's twofold. The new GeForce2 Ultra plus the new 'Detonator 3' driver set leave the whole competition in the 3D-arena far behind.
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NVIDIA 3D Under LinuxAug 11, 2000 - in Reviews
It finally has become reality. With NVIDIA's latest Linux drivers for XFree86 4 you'll get powerful 3D for this free open source operating system as well. Over are the times when only geeks were using Linux. Today even serious 3D-gamers should be pleased with the 3D-performance offered by NVIDIA. We tested 5 different NVIDIA 3D cards on 6 different platforms and compared the scores with the 3D-performance under Windows98.
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Video Excursion with the Asus V7700 DeluxeAug 7, 2000 - in Reviews
Everyone's become familiar with the GeForce2 GTS as one of the fastest 3D chipsets available on the market but little emphasis has been placed on the video capabilities of this graphics speed-demon. Asus intends to use their V7700 Deluxe to show that ATi isn't the only one who can make a 'Wonder' product.
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ELSA Gladiac MX ReviewJul 27, 2000 - in Reviews
ELSA is the first company to release a low-cost consumer board that's based on NVIDIA's GeForce MX chipset. This value minded monster attempts to shut down the competition for good. With an overview of all the major competition in this part of the market, we'll see just how well the MX lives up to all the hype.
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Update: ATi's Industry Shaking Radeon revisitedJul 21, 2000 - in Reviews
After the initial review of Ati's Radeon, we wanted to come back with a few added tidbits that didn't make it into the initial report. Data updates include overclocking results, GeForce2 64 MB, added resolutions and more.
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ATi's New Radeon - Smart Technology Meets Brute ForceJul 17, 2000 - in Reviews
ATi's new Radeon chip has been released a bit ahead of schedule, and now it will have to show if it's smart HyperZ technology is able to beat NVIDIA's forceful GeForce2 GTS. The card with the most new features will have to stand up against the gladiators from 3dfx and NVIDIA. Will shrewdness win over pure muscles?
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Battle of the Titans 2: Creative Labs's Annihilator 2 vs. Absolute Multimedia's Outrageous GeForce2 GTSJul 12, 2000 - in Reviews
As an update to our original GeForce2 roundup, we add full reviews of Creative Lab's and Absolute Multimedia's GeForce2 GTS offerings. We include each and every GF2 reviewed product in this massive free-for-all to see who's the best of the best.
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The Fastest GeForce2 GTS Card - Gainward's CARDEXpert GeForce2 GTS/400Jul 5, 2000 - in Reviews
All those many different GeForce2 GTS cards might already bore you, but Gainward has got something special for the performance freaks with big wallets. The CARDEXpert GeForce2 GTS/400 comes with 64 MB of 5 ns DDR SDRAM, which runs at up to 472 MHz . The chip was nice enough to do 233 MHz as well.