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TrackerPod: Take Your Hands Off Your WebcamOct 11, 2004 - in Reviews
The TrackerPod mount is designed for hands-free Webcam panning and zooming with a remote control, from your PC or over the Internet. But how well does this robotically-controlled gadget really work?
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Trash that Webcam, Mount a CamcorderOct 8, 2004 - in Reviews
A camcorder can offer a much better gaze at that person talking to you on the other end of the Internet, compared to a Webcam. Along with some software or drivers for your PC, see how to use your camcorder for truly high-rez Internet chat or other Webcam apps.
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Leadtek's A400 Series Goes Heavy MetalSep 28, 2004 - in Reviews
Leadtek's A400 series 6800, 6800 GT and 6800 Ultra cards have some heavy metal, which also helps them run cool and quiet. See what else makes them stand out from the rest of the NVIDIA 6800 crowd.
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ATI Brings HDTV to the PCSep 17, 2004 - in Reviews
ATI's HDTV Wonder gives your PC HDTV television capabilities. But while saving you the expense of buying an HDTV television, the PCI card's installation can be a challenge while Nvidia graphics card users are left out in the cold. THG weighs the good against the bad.
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ATi's Catalyst Control Center Geared for Enthusiasts and NeophytesSep 2, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi has revamped its latest driver control panel, resulting in its new Catalyst Control Center interface. Designed to offer a clearer settings and options interface, does today's launch of the interface offer concrete advantages compared to the previous version?
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ATi TV Wonder USB 2.0 Offers Portable TVSep 1, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi has taken its All-In-Wonder out of the box as it debuts a version for watching and recording TV with a laptop PC. Does the portable offering live up to the legacy of ATi's All-In-Wonder PC cards?
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NVIDIA, ATi Bring Five OpenGL Workstation Graphics for PCI Express to MarketAug 16, 2004 - in Reviews
The wraps are hardly off PCI Express, and the first OpenGL workstation graphics cards with the interface are ready for purchase. ATi and NVIDIA have released three and two PCI Express cards, respectively, which THG runs through the benchmark mill.
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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.