Hauppage Digital has used CES to introduce its new WinTV-HVR-1250 PCI Express TV tuner for PCs, handy if you’ve been considering watching television on your computer. The WinTV-HVR-1250 allows PC users to watch, pause and record analog NTSC cable TV, ATSC high definition digital TV and clear QAM digital cable TV on their Windows XP or Vista PC, in a window or full screen. The new device is designed for both end users and PC system integrators, a new style of PC add-in cards, now available in most desktop PCs. PCI Express has the advantage of a smaller form factor and higher performance then the older PCI bus, which was used in PCs from 1998 to the present time. Add to that an MSRP of $49, including the remote control, and the fact that it’s bundled with Premium certified drivers for use with Vista Media Center, plus the new Hauppauge WinTV version 6 application, and it seems like a serious market contender. The most-used everyday functions – live-TV, pause, record and play, are located on a separate Taskbar underneath the TV window. The device goes on sale this month.
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Expansion Cards Explained
Quote from the article:
“The expansion slots available on motherboards allow for a variety of upgrades in a computer system, but matching the appropriate card to an available slot needs to be addressed before making any purchasing decisions. The most common types of expansion cards for modern computer systems can be broken down into three formats: PCI, AGP, and PCI Express. Each of these formats will be addressed separately in this Tech Tip, so let’s start with PCI…”
Crucial Introduces X850 XT Graphics Card
This leading-edge graphics card features:
— PCI Express 16X technology with 16 parallel pixel pipeline utilization
— 256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface
— Power-throttling technology for cooler running temperature
“We’re in the midst of what could be described as a high-end PC revolution,” said Mike Sanor, Crucial Technical Support Manager. “If you combine the latest hardware options — such as DDR2-based LGA 775 motherboards, Serial ATA architecture for increased hard drive throughput and powerful PCI Express graphics cards like the Crucial RADEON X850 XT — you can remove the data-transfer bottlenecks that have traditionally held back gaming-system performance. You can create a speedy, revolutionary gaming PC.”
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Review
Quote from the review:
“With the advent of PCI-E, the PCI line of cards are being slowly phased out, and like the AWE64 Gold of the past, Creative Labs decided to make one last PCI card, to be a transition from what was, and what is coming. Enter the Audigy 4 Pro. Take the best from the PCI pro music card, and add the best gaming support that their cards are known for, and you have the premier all-in-one consumer offering for PCI. The Audigy 4 Pro was something long overdue, as you will see in this review.”
Digit-Life Interviews VIA’s Richard Brown
Quote from the interview:
“As with DDR2, there is no doubt that PCI Express will become the industry standard, because the extra bandwidth and scalable nature of its serial architecture are very beneficial for the industry as a whole. However, it’s hard to say exactly when it will entirely replace the AGP and PCI buses. It seems likely that PCI Express graphics will ramp up relatively quickly to replace the AGP interface by the middle of 2005…”
Sony Chooses ATI’s Radeon X600 XT
With advanced image quality and performance enhancing technologies, the RADEON X600 products bring native 16 lane PCI Express, full DirectX 9 support, 128-bit memory interface and four extreme parallel 3D rendering pixel pipelines to Sony’s PCs.
“Sony is among the many world-leading companies to choose ATI’s native PCI Express graphics,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice-President Marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies. “Our native PCI Express interface continues to be a major selling point as our customers want graphics that were designed from the ground up with PCI Express in mind.”
ATI Ships One Millionth PCI Express Card
ATI may be shipping PC Express video cards, but we have yet to recieve one from the company for review. And when we trying purchasing one ourselves for review, they cannot be found.
From the press release:
ATI launched its full family of PCI Express graphics solutions on June 1 at COMPUTEX, including the RADEON X300, RADEON
OEMs Start Selling PCI Express Motherboards
NVIDIA Corporation today announced that its top-to-bottom family of PCI Express graphics processing units (GPUs) are now being offered with the industry’s leading PCI Express motherboards from AOpenInc., ASUSTeK, Gigabyte Technology, and MSI. Together with its partners, NVIDIA is helping to push the visual envelope and deliver seamless multimedia experiences with cinematic-quality graphics atits core.
“We believe PCI Express bundles are the perfect solution for OEMs and system builders who want to provide their customers with one efficient and complete PCI Express package,†stated Jeff Fisher, executive vice president of worldwide sales at NVIDIA. “By working with our partners, we are ensuring consumers can benefit from having one of the most reliable platforms, while enjoying the features, performance, and quality that NVIDIA products are world-renowned for.â€
ATi PCI-Express Previews
Quote from the preview at HardOCP:
“ATi’s Mobility Radeon X600 & Axiom lays claim to being the first PCI Express mobile solution to the market, power comparable to desktop GPUs and open-end upgradeability. With more than a handful of OEMs on board already onboard, the future of the latest in a long line of mobile GPUs seems bright. “
Read the full preview here
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