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Monitors News (115)
California Passes TV Power Consumption Regulation
Category: MonitorsPosted: November 21, 2009 08:52AM
Author: Nick Harezga
The California Energy Commission has passed a new energy standard to apply to all televisions that will need to be followed fully by 2013. The regulation targets all televisions under 58 inches, and requires a 33 percent decrease in energy consumption by 2011, and 49 percent by 2013. The move to LED back lighting by LCD manufacturers has already put them on track to meet these new regulations. However, the more power hungry Plasma television may have a much tougher time meeting these requirements. Panasonic unveiled its NeoPDP technology at CES last year, which would allow for one third the energy use of older models.
ASUS Introduces Ultra-Slim Designo MS LCD Monitors
Category: MonitorsPosted: September 14, 2009 05:45PM
Author: Dale Shuck
ASUS recently announced it Designo MS monitor series with an ultra-slim 0.65 inch profile with other features that make them look more like a piece of art than a standard desktop LCD monitor. The first thing you notice is the contrast between the glossy piano black front bezel and the gleaming pearl white rear of the panel. The monitors don't make use of a typical stand, instead ASUS has designed an ergonomic cylindrical ring that allows you to adjust the monitor’s tilt angle with just one finger.
The monitors are not all about form at the expense of function however as they feature full HD 1080p, 50,000:1 high contrast ratio and 2ms (gray-to-gray) quick response time (except on the MS202N/D model which has a 5ms response time). There are five models in the series ranging from 20" - 23.6" in wide screen format; four of which use an aspect ratio of 16:9 (the 22" monitor uses 16:10 at 1680 x 1050). Adjustments are made using the panels' front LED sensor buttons and the monitors also offer eco-friendly features such as 50% less hazardous materials and up to 40% less power consumption.
You can check out the detailed specifications on the Designo MS product page. ASUS hasn't released any information on availability or pricing yet.
Nice New $8000 Monitor From NEC
Category: Monitors, General NewsPosted: June 4, 2009 09:41AM
Author: MrAlex
What economic crisis? So, how would you like to spend $8000 ($7,999 to be precise) on a brand spanking new 44” monitor with a resolution of 2880x900, namely, the NEC CRV43? Oh, and I forgot to mention that this monitor is curved – that’s right, it’s CURVED! This new money eating monitor comes with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB. Connectivity isn’t lacking either – USB, DVI and HDMI 1.3 ports, although amount is unspecified. It should start shipping next month.
"The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user," said Keith Yanke, Director of Product Marketing for NEC Display Solutions. "Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users' work environment for years." - I for one am speechless.
Microsoft Pushes Windows SideShow
Category: MonitorsPosted: May 20, 2009 06:59PM
Author: Brentt Moore
In a push for multi-monitor displays, Microsoft has come up with a whitepaper showing off how the idea can be used in a real world situation. As World of Warcraft is a very popular gaming title, the company decided to use that as its advertisement style idea. In a picture, Microsoft shows how a user can be exploring the area in the game and also look at the character information and inventory all at the same time. It will take a lot more for the SideShow technology to take off though, as monitor manufacturers are going to have to step on board and support the idea.
Thinnest LCD at 5.9 mm
Category: MonitorsPosted: May 18, 2009 09:19PM
Author: David Solymosi
The record for the thinnest LCD screen, previously held by JVC at 7 mm, has been broken by LG. Showcased in 42 and 47 inch models, the 5.9 mm (0.23 inch) screen uses an edge-lit LED design. The record-breaker is heavier then the previous JVC model, but promises a 120 Hz refresh rate and high quality colours.
Samsung Unveils 'Touch of Color' LCD Monitors
Category: MonitorsPosted: May 9, 2009 09:08PM
Author: Daryn Govender
Samsung has announced the launch of its 70 Series LCD Monitors: the P2070, P2370 and P2370HD. The 70 Series vary in thickness from
1.18 inches to 2.58 inches depending on the model and are Samsung's most recent release in its monitor range. Samsung say that the new series offers consumers a stylish LCD display with capabilities in-line with televisions. The 70 Series feature a 50000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms to 5ms response time (GTG), a built-in 1080p TV tuner (P2370HD) and resolutions up to Full HD (1920x1080). Also included are a 'crystal-like' bezel and 'reduced power consumption'. The 70 Series specifications look impressive, but only reviews will tell if they can live up to their claims. All monitors are currently available through Samsung resellers, according to Samsung although no information on pricing is currently available.
Touch Screen with Buttons You Can Feel
Category: MonitorsPosted: April 29, 2009 12:02PM
Author: redtigerdragon
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed the first touch screen with actual tactile buttons. The display looks and acts like a normal touch screen, but can produce the buttons for certain purposes. The screens are composed of an acrylic plate with shaped holes covered in semi transparent latex. This is then connected to an air pump. When off, the screen is just like any other touch screen, but when activated, the latex concaves or convexes to form buttons. To light the screen and make it multi-touch compatible, it uses a projector to show images, and a camera to detect infrared light scattered by fingers on the surface.
ASUS attains EPEAT Gold Ratings for the VH Series LCD Monitors
Category: MonitorsPosted: April 13, 2009 04:23AM
Author: Daryn Govender
ASUS has reached the pinnacle of energy efficiency and eco-friendly design yet again with their VH Series of LCD Monitors. The five monitors in the VH series, ranging from 20" to 24" have been awarded the EPEAT Gold Award, the highest EPEAT ranking possible. The ASUS VH202T-P, VH222H-P, VH232H-P, VH236H-P and VH242H-P all met or exceeded the 23 required criteria and at least 75% of the optional criteria necessary to receive a Gold rating from EPEAT, including the easy disassembly of external enclosure, a minimum of 65% recyclable or reusable content, and the reduction or elimination of intentionally added toxic materials in packaging. The VH series of LCD monitors now join other ASUS products with an EPEAT Gold rating, such as the Bamboo Series and N Series notebooks.
Looking For A New Monitor? How About 56 inches @ 3840 x 2160
Category: MonitorsPosted: April 2, 2009 02:29PM
Author: Ben Grantham
Unfortunately Eizo's new RadiForce LS560W LCD monitor doesn't have a suggested retail price, as well as being specifically intended for use in operating theaters. Medical imaging needs to be precise because of the sheer nature of the work it is used for, and having a 56 inch screen running at a resolution of 3840 x 2160 means that you can replace multiple displays with one large one. According to Eizo this should lead to improved working efficiency when compared with multiple monitors, due to the distracting nature of screens with borders and the fact that multiple monitors can have varying display properties (hue, etc). There will also be a separate interface unit that inputs video to the monitor, allowing each input to be displayed on any part of the screen. How about four full HD sections for some nice multi-player gaming action? No? Alright then.
OLED Market to Boom
Category: Monitors, General NewsPosted: March 15, 2009 07:56PM
Author: Brentt Moore
For the most part, LCD screens have been dominating the television and computer monitor area. With the introduction of OLED and its multiple uses, many people have wanted to see the technology put to a more major purpose. Monitors and other types of screens have been shown off recently, but large television screens have not; this is something manufacturers are continually working on. DisplaySearch is now stating that the OLED market will skyrocket in 2011, when the technology enters a more mainstream level in both a consumer and production standpoint. It also says that the revenues from OLED will end up surpassing PMOLED displays sometime in 2013 or possibly even 2014.
Current Economic Situation Threatens Future Of OLED Displays
Category: MonitorsPosted: March 10, 2009 04:53AM
Author: Nick Harezga
The future of OLED televisions could be in doubt due to the world's current economic situation. OLED TVs are currently both very expensive and small, Sony has an 11-inch model for $2,500. OLEDs have shown their tremendous possibilities and potential applications at various trade shows. New technology is always going to cost a lot, but without significant investment, OLEDs will remain expensive. The major roadblock in the advancement of OLED technology remains the current generation of fabrication plants. The silicon used by these plants is susceptible to the heat, while the silicon that would allow for bigger panels would require new plants with untested technology. If the current economic climate doesn't improve, companies may be afraid to take the risks required to advance this new technology.
Apple Signs Display Deal With LG Display
Category: Manufacturers, MonitorsPosted: January 12, 2009 07:54PM
Author: Brentt Moore
LG Display, which is found in South Korea, currently supplies over seventy percent of the total Apple notebook displays and monitors. Though the two companies have already been working closely together, they have now however signed deal with Apple to supply them with displays for the next five years. Neither company has disclosed the total amount that was made in the dealing process, but reports are saying that Apple will be forwarded LG Display a advance of $500 million. While LG Display ranks behind rival Samsung Electronics, it plans to increase its revenue and total usage population by creating this deal with the maker of Macintosh computer systems.
SAMSUNG Unveils External Laptop Monitors
Category: Manufacturers, MonitorsPosted: January 8, 2009 07:56PM
Author: Brentt Moore
With a notebook, many users find themselves attaching a secondary display to provide them with not only more visual space, but also with more work space. SAMSUNG has now shown off a product that is named the LD series, and will work seamlessly with any notebook that a user attaches it to. The display sits on a picture frame style mount, so users can visually see that it is about the same eye level as their actual notebook screen. It also can connect through a USB 2.0 port instead of a VGA or DVD port, though a VGA connector is included if the user prefers that over the USB method. Both models, the LD220 and the LD 190X comes with a 1366 x 768 resolution, as well as a 16:9 aspect ratio. The company claims also that the LD series is designed to be energy efficient, and uses around thirty-three percent less energy than a standard 19-inch display.
LG Announces Sunlight Illuminated Display
Category: MonitorsPosted: December 23, 2008 02:54PM
Author: Ben Grantham
LG has announced a 14.1" LCD display for notebooks than can switch to an outdoor mode at the touch of a button. Using sunlight to illuminate the display in this mode, the backlight is turned off meaning that power is saved (which will mean greater battery life). LG also claims that using the display outdoors in reflective mode provides a contrast ratio of 9:1. That doesn't sound that impressive without considering that it also claims that regular panels tend to have contrast ratios between 2:1 and 3:1 when used outdoors. Maybe that means we'll soon be moving towards windows on sunny days rather than trying to hide in a dark corner? LG will be showing the screen's Backlight Data Signal Switching Technology at CES 2009.
World's First QWXGA Monitor
Category: MonitorsPosted: November 6, 2008 07:21PM
Author: Brentt Moore
SAMSUNG has been leading the LCD monitor revolution for some time now by listening to their overwhelming customer base, and constantly improving upon their already great products. Recently, the company announced a new 23-inch monitor that falls under the QWXGA resolution category. The monitor boasts a resolution of 2048 x 1152 and has an aspect ratio of 16:9, which will be a plus to any diehard movie fanatic. It is still unknown however, if the monitor has a HDMI or DisplayPort, but will certainly feature VGA and DVI connectors. No date has been announced regarding its release, but the monitor will sell for approximately $300 when it first arrives in stores throughout Korea.
Personal 3D 'Cocoon' Could Soon Be Reality
Category: MonitorsPosted: September 12, 2008 09:18PM
Author: IIxNullxII
You step in and are instantly surrounded by the sights and sounds of ancient Rome, or Egypt; or, how about the ultimate flight or driving simulator? Exploring ancient historical locations as they were in their prime time or playing the ultimate video game are just some of the things you might be able to do with the virtual-reality 'Cocoon'. Anything you do now on a 2D computer monitor can be greatly enhanced in the cocoon, a totally 3D environment. It all sounds pretty far off, but the 1st prototype may be up and operational as early as October of 2009, and commercially available units by 2014.
NASA Unveils Hyperwall-2 Comprised of 128 Monitors
Category: MonitorsPosted: June 27, 2008 08:06AM
Author: Carl Dunham
NASA may call it Hyperwall-2 but I call it a lot of flipping monitors! NASA unveiled the monstrosity at their Ames Research Center in California. The 23 foot wide by 10 foot tall screen is comprised of 128 monitors that allows researchers to view, analyze and communicate results from modeling and simulation projects relating to space flight, weather, climate and anything else they can dream up. The system is made possible with the use of 128 graphics cores, 1,024 processor cores ( this give you about 75 teraflops of peak processing power) and 475 terabytes of storage. NASA states that it would take about 600 modern video game consoles to match Hyperwall-2’s graphical capabilities. NASA’s previous Hyperwall was made up of a measly 49 screens with 1/100 of the processing power that comprises the new system. Either way I want to try to play a game of solitaire or maybe even some Call of Duty 4 on that bad boy!
BenQ Announce Full HD 21.5" Monitor
Category: MonitorsPosted: June 20, 2008 02:32PM
Author: Ben Grantham
BenQ seem to be aiming squarely for those who like to play back high definition media with its new line of monitors. The 21.5" E2200HD will be the first monitor of its size to boast a resolution of 1920x1080, which means it will be able to play back full HD content without resampling or black borders. It also means BenQ is opting for the 16:9 format rather than the more common 16:10 found on most widescreen monitors. Other specs include DVI, VGA and HDMI inputs, 2ms GTG response time and 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. There will be a couple of 24" displays joining the E2200HD, both also sporting the same 1920x1080 resolution. Pricing information for the upcoming displays is lacking, but they should be coming to Europe and other markets in September. North America seems to have been notably left out on this one.
HP DreamColor LCD Boasts Over A Billion Colors
Category: MonitorsPosted: June 10, 2008 05:24AM
Author: Ben Grantham
You will probably find that LCD displays sit on most consumers desks nowadays, however one area where LCDs still tend to fall over when compared with CRTs is color reproduction. The majority of LCD panels use 6-bit TN technology which just isn't up to the task if you are serious about color gamut. The HP DreamColor LP2480zx is a 24" LCD which uses LED backlighting and features 30-bit imaging to produce over a billion colors. That is far more than your standard LCD can produce and arguably far more than even the human eye can discern. So how much does this kind of color reproduction cost? That'd be $3,499, which while still expensive by everyday terms, is a lot less than you would have previously expected to pay for such a display. Not necessary if all you do is browse the web and play the odd game, but great if your job depends on the color accuracy of that latest film, game, graphics project you are working on.
Microsoft to Demo Vertical TouchWall
Category: MonitorsPosted: May 14, 2008 09:51AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Microsoft is reportedly gong to demo a new vertical incarnation of its Surface multi-touch technology today at the CEO Summit being held at its Redmond campus. The new device, called Touchwall, is a prototype developed by Microsoft researchers and is designed to let users manipulate content displayed on the screen much like its current Surface tabletop computer. However, TouchWall makes use of lasers and infrared lights to detect when a user touches the panel. Combined with software called Plex, users can drag images around, scroll through documents and manipulate multimedia content. One of the potential uses would be for business presentations.
Massive LCDs coming to an event near you!
Category: MonitorsPosted: May 3, 2008 05:18PM
Author: Andrew Robinson
BMP (Big Moving Pictures) in association with Strongbase USA are going to produce the worlds largest mobile high definition LCD display. BMP will be building several 40 foot by 22 foot hydraulically coupled truck mounted HD screens. BMP will truck them around to a number of events including concerts, product expos and other special events of all sorts. These screens aren't categorized as heavyweight just for their girth either, each 40' x 22' screen is expected to weigh in at 66,000 pounds. That screen size delivers a perfect 16:9 aspect ratio and displays perfect 720P high definition signals flawlessly.
NFL Stadium to Feature World's Largest 1080p LED Display
Category: MonitorsPosted: April 17, 2008 03:07PM
Author: Chris Benjamin
When the Dallas Cowboys open their new ultra-modern stadium in Arlington, TX for the 2009 NFL season, they will be adhering to the strict guidelines of a famous Texan edict - "Everything's bigger in Texas!" Containing multi-level luxury suites that would surely please anyone with the Trump - or Jones - name, a retractable roof honoring the rich "open air" tradition of Texas Stadium, and club seating areas that resemble ultra high-end sports bars with full food and drink services - plus, sideline club areas will feature concourses designed to give fans the chance to cheer the players as they jog onto the field. For tech fans, the best part of the new sports mega-plex might be the dual center-hung 159' long, 71' wide sideline displays. These mammoth Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED screens feature a maximum resolution of 4864 x 2176, easily allowing them to deliver full 1080p high-definition goodness, and are bookended by two end zone facing 50' long, 28' wide screens that will also give video the 1080p treatment. If you'd like to see this incredible football coliseum in all of its glory, I eagerly suggest you go here. My God, I can't wait for football...
How Does A 30-bit Color Display Sound To You?
Category: MonitorsPosted: April 14, 2008 04:36PM
Author: Ben Grantham
LCD monitors are now ubiquitous in the consumer PC market, with very few CRT models still being sold. However, CRT displays have still been the kings when it comes to color reproduction, meaning they still find homes for themselves in the creative industries where accurate color reproduction really matters. HP have been working with Dreamworks on a new display technology which may finally see the end of CRTs even in these circles. The HP Dreamcolor Display technology was previewed yesterday and uses and LED backlit LCD to generate true 30-bit color, which is a mind boggling range of 1 billion colors (far more than the estimated 10 million that the human eye can perceive). Of course, these are displays aimed at industry, but it is nice to know that there are developments in LCD color reproduction happening, in a time when the general trend for LCDs is a reduced color depth (and therefore price).
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Category: Mobile, Manufacturers, Monitors, PrebuiltsPosted: April 2, 2008 11:35AM
Author: Carl Dunham
Apple is facing a lawsuit over its new MacBooks due to a discrepancy in its advertising. Apple has been marketing the MacBooks with the slogan "Millions of Colors", when in fact it is only a little over 250,000 colors. In order to cut costs with MacBooks apple opted to use a 6-bit LCD versus an 8-bit, if they had gone with the 8-bit they would have been in the clear. A similar case came up last year when a pair of MacBook owners filed a suit against Apple for similar reasons. Apple eventually reached a settlement with the pair last month bringing the case to a close. Apple is not the first manufacturer to have problems similar to this, many including Dell, Viewsonic, Samsung and others have had court related problems with the marketing of their LCD's.
Vuzix Increases Game Support for its VR920
Category: Gaming, MonitorsPosted: March 6, 2008 07:00AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Vuzix Corporation manufactures and sells a line of personal display devices. Designed to provide user with a immersive gaming experience, these 3D eyeware units provide users the experience of viewing a 62" screen from nine feet away. Vuzix has just announced its latest VR920 software version 2.0 that provides support for some of the most popular games and essentially any model graphics card regardless of make. Previously, support was limited to games supporting Nvidia 3D Stereo and a few of Nvidia's video cards. With this new release, gaming support has been expanded to 40 titles including Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Quake 4, Half-Life 2, Crysis and Call of Duty 4 to name just a few. With additional developers adding native support look for this device to move into the mainstream as a must have for gamers.
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Video Cards, Motherboards, CPU's, Cases, Memory, Power Supplies, Mobile, Monitors, Prebuilts, Storage / Hard DrivesPosted: February 18, 2008 05:29AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Monday rolls around again and we have quite a few reviews in tour roundup this morning. For the video card section Fudzilla dissects the PowerColor HD 3850 1GB complete with a factory overclock and a ZEROTherm after market cooler. Also from the ATI camp Techgage reviews the ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB. Moving over to the NVIDIA side, there is the Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GT ZL 512Mb Video Card from Madshrimps. This card also features a factory overclock and an after market cooler, but this one is from Zalman. If you're curious to find out how the upcoming 9600 series of cards from NVIDIA will perform you need to check out the NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB G94 review from TweakTown. We'll have to wait to see about NVIDIA's pricing and ability to deliver sufficient stock levels on this new card. PC Perspective returns with its latest news with the release of Podcast #22 - Skulltrail, NVIDIA buying AGEIA, AMD merger talk and more!. You've been treated to several articles in our roundup regarding Intel's new Skulltrail platform. Some of Intel's partners are also scheduled to release boards based on the the dual socket LGA771 configuration and HotHardware has the Asus Z7S WS Skulltrail Motherboard Exclusive Sneak Peek for your perusal. So where does that leave you if you want a single processor setup based on the LGA775 socket? Check out the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad Core Processor at Tech ARP. They also updated their Intel Core 2 Performance Comparison Guide to include the QX9650 numbers. For the latest in DDR3 memory, Overclockers Online evaluates the Patriot Viper Extreme 2x1024MB PC3-15000. Acrylic and home theater PCs are both segments of the specialty case market. Combine the two and you get the Sunbeam Acrylic HTPC Case and Overclocker Cafe checks it out. RBMods has a look at the Ultra X2 Extreme Edition 750W Power Supply. HotHardware also treats us to a look at a prebuilt performance system in their Maingear Ephex 3-Way SLI Gaming System review. ThinkComputers offers up a look at a pair of notebooks today with its Lenovo ThinkPad T61p 14.1-inch & 15.4-inch Laptops. With terabyte hard drives seeming to rule the roost in terms of size the sweet spot in terms of cost per gigabyte is in the 500GB-750GB models and ExtremeMHz has the Seagate 750GB SATA II Hard Drive up for review. With drive prices falling and storage requirements increasing perhaps its time to invest in a nice RAID array. The HighPoint RocketRAID 3120 at Bjorn3D is one way to achieve that goal without breaking the bank. PCSTATS has a look at the Samsung Syncmaster 275T 27-inch LCD Display, a sweet-looking display offering good ergonomic features and HDCP support.
Samsung's 27" 275T Widescreen Display
Category: MonitorsPosted: February 17, 2008 10:59AM
Author: Andrew Robinson
Vuzix Corporation At GDC 2008
Category: Gaming, MonitorsPosted: February 7, 2008 08:34PM
Author: Dale Shuck
Vuzix is a privately held company located in Rochester, New York that manufactures 3D eye ware, or "personal display devices", allowing users to experience a more immersive experience in gaming applications. Not limited to just personal entertainment, Vuzik also offers products used in medical and military fields. The company will be in attendance at the 2008 Game Developers Conference where they will be featuring two of the most recent products in the 3D eyecare product lineup. The first is a set of upgrades allowing applications supporting the iWear VR920 to operate using virtually any video card. The VR920 eye wear enables the user to experience a 62" virtual screen as if viewed from nine feet away. Vuzix will also be showcasing th VR920-X for Xbox 360 users giving them the same experience already available for the PC. GDC 2008 runs from February 18 -22 in San Francisco.
Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition
Category: Video Cards, Cases, Cooling, Power Supplies, Monitors, Small Form Factor, General News, CPU CoolingPosted: February 5, 2008 04:56AM
Author: Dale Shuck
Our Tuesday wanderings turned up several sightings of the breaking news about NVIDIA and AGEIA. NVIDIA Is Really Buying AGEIA! from Tech ARP and NVIDIA Moves In On PhysX IP. Ageia Acqusition Announced from HotHardware are just of few of the sites with the news item this morning. The Vizo Ninja 2 Laptop Cooler from RBMods provides a way to keep your notebook (and other vital body parts) cool and has been updated to fit larger laptops than its predecessor. Also in the cooling department is the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Heatsink over at FrostyTech. Thermalright's Ultra line of coolers has long been at the top of the cooling performance charts so check out how well the next in the lineup performs. For that growing collection of high-def media Viper Lair shows us nothing beats having something like the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB Hard Drive (you can also find OCC's review HERE). As drive capacities increase, storage systems have also evolved and TweakTown evaluates the Promise SuperTrak EX STEX8650 8-port SAS. Now that's a way to build a serious storage array. If LAN parties are your thing then you know the value of having a well-designed small form factor case and the NZXT Rogue at MetkuMods could be just what you've been looking for. The name Zalman means cooling and the Zalman ZM500-HP 500W Modular Power Supply reviewed at ThinkComputers shows how they apply that expertise to PSUs. Neoseeker has a look at the Asus EAH3870X2 TOP today. It seems as if the trend is towrd bigger monitors these days with 22" inch widescreen model becoming more and more common. So where does that leave models like the Samsung 743B 17-inch Monitor? Head on over to Techgage to see if there is still a place for smaller displays. Tech ARP is back with an article on Upcoming Intel Processor & Memory Technologies along with an update to their earlier Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Out Next Week! item.
Hardware Roundup: Monday Edition
Category: Video Cards, Motherboards, CPU's, Cases, Memory, Cooling, Power Supplies, Mobile, MonitorsPosted: January 28, 2008 06:04AM
Author: Dale Shuck
With the start of the new week our tour around the web leaves us with a lot of ground to cover. From time to time we find ourselves in a position where a new product launch generates a lot of interest from various sites simultaneously and that's the situation we have today with AMD's recent launch of the HD 3870 X2 dual GPU video card. If you read OCC's own ATI HD 3870 X2 Review then you already have a good idea what this card is all about - dual RV670 graphics processing units on a single-card in a dual-slot configuration offering Crossfire capability. This configuration has obvious benefits in that it takes less space with reduced heat output and eliminates the need for the Crossfire bridge that a dual-card setup requires. You can find additional coverage of the new card from: PC Perspective - Asus AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 - AMD R680 Dual GPU Arrives, HotHardware - R680 Has Landed: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Tested , TweakTown - GECUBE Radeon HD 3870 X2 Graphics Card, Overclocker Cafe - HIS Radeon HD3870 X2, Bjorn3D - AMD HD3870X2 and [H]ardocp - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Dual GPU Video Card. Our video card coverage next jumps over to the NVIDIA camp with the Sparkle 8800GTS 512MB Review: G92 Madness Continues from Madshrimps. Viper Lair has a look at the factory-overclocked MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo. If that wasn't enough for your daily dose of hardware, we have a double feature lined up for you with two Intel X38 chipset boards starting with PCSTATS' Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Intel X38 Express Motherboard and the GIGABYTE X38T-DQ6 Motherboard from TweakTown. FrostyTech has another chipset cooler review with their Zalman ZM-NBF47 Northbridge Chipset Heatsink. Every cooling solution starts with a good thermal interface material so check out the Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound at RBMods. Those new video cards are going to require a decent power supply and Bjorn3D gives us an opportunity to check out the Ultra X2 750W Extreme Titanium. DDR2 memory is still a viable option for many. Virual-Hideout reviews the OCZ 4GB Reaper X HPC PC2-6400 Memory which utilizes OCZ's HPC cooling. For a complete home theater setup we have the Samsung HT-X250 home theatre system in a box from AcceleNation. For those wanting to be one of only 10,000 lucky souls to own a unique case, check out the Thermaltake SwordM Full Tower Case brought to us by ThinkComputers. While you're there, don't forget to check out their review of the Samsung SyncMaster 2232GW 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor. In the mobile department we find the Samsung SGH-D880 Dual SIM Mobile Phone at Tech ARP and a review of the Palm Treo 750 from Techgage. Tech ARP has provided an update to their Intel Core 2 Performance Comparison Guide. Wrapping up, OCModShop examines the question Are Women Ignored as Technology Consumers?
