Pertelian X2040 V4 USB LCD Portable Display Review
Big Bruin :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Pertelian X2040 is the perfect device for gamers who don’t want an interruption in the action, even if they need their computer to keep track of things in the rest of the world. They can configure it to check the status of just about whatever they want, and keep an eye on the Pertelian’s LCD screen for updates.
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro vs. Nvidia GeForce 7900GS
Tech Spot :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
It’s quite often that we find ATI and Nvidia rebadging their products. As it happens many times, relaunching an existing graphics card with a new name, tweaked settings and a better price point can do wonders. While there are many examples of successfully rebadged products, there are also those that have gone wayward. Today we will be taking an in-depth look into two of those “new” products, as both use parts handed down from existing current generation products, namely ATI’s Radeon X1950 Pro and the Nvidia GeForce 7900GS. Both of these cards fall into the $200 price bracket, and as fairly revised products that they are, we certainly expect a raging battle for the crown of the best mainstream graphics card in the market.
HDD Player Techsolo TMV 330 Review
Technic 3d :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The HDD Player Techsolo TMV 330 arrived Technic3D. More HTPC with a small Price? See you in the following Review which qualities the HDD Player presents.”
Biostar 7600GS PCIE Videocard – Excellent Gaming on a Budget 
Dragonsteel Mods :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
” With the launch of the Nvidia 8800 series of video cards, all other cards seem obsolete, but this is how it always happens, technology advances and those without the cash are left to make due with what they can. If you don’t have the cash to throw down on an 8800 series vid card, there are still many other options available out there, even the so-called budget cards are still very good for what they are. Today for review I have the Biostar 7600GS video card, it is a lower end card for the gamer on a budget, but still plays games and has some nice features including a very low price point, you can run two of them is SLI mode for about $200. Read on to check it out… ”
Generic x1600Pro Crossfire
3dgameman :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
“ECS has come up with an awesome motherboard packed with lots of extras. ATI’s newest chipset shows that they are headed in the right direction and that performance does not have to be heavy on the wallet. ECS’s reputation for providing decent products at a decent price has just been bumped up a notch to provided great products to enthusiast builders at a great price…”
Sennheiser MX 550 earphones
DV Hardware :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
About a year ago I bought the Sennheiser MX 550 earphones for my MP3 player. After using a pair of Sony earphones that came with my Sony Walkman for more than 6 years the right earphone suddenly stopped functioning. It’s kinda annoying to only hear the left channel of music so I decided to buy a new pair of headphones. I did some research on the web and decided to go for the Sennheiser MX 550.
MSI Geforce NX7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Video Card Review
Futurelooks :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
With the release of the next king of video cards, the 8800 series GPU from nVidia, it might be time to rethink that upgrade to the 7900 series. Now that it has been dethroned, cards like the MSI NX7900GTX should be coming to a store near you, at a much more affordable price. Check out what we thought of it right here.
More GeForce G80 Series Revealed
NGO HQ :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
Nvidia has already taken steps to reduce the amount of data leaks from their software. But, apparently they forgot about a leaked version of ForceWare 96.94. Nvidia provided this driver to the G80 reviewers and it seems that someone leaked it out. If you will open a file called “modes.txt” from the ForceWare 96.94 package, you will notice a few new G80 strings.
Multi-Monitor Tips & Tricks Guide Rev. 1.1 Posted! 
Tech ARP :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
If you have a multi-monitor system or are thinking about getting one, be sure to check this guide out! Find out how you can obtain the best experience from your multi-monitor setup!
ASUS PW201 20″ LCD Review
Techgage :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
If you are in the market for a modestly sized widescreen computer monitor, then ASUS has you covered. It’s hard to denote the PW201 as a “computer” monitor though, as it’s fully capable of handling your game consoles and cable TV. The functionality doesn’t end there though.
Sennheiser CX300 Review
Digital Trends :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“While most canalphones are touted as being noise-reducing, the CX300 takes a different angle, creating a hybrid ear bud-canalphone product. ”
Albatron Mini-ITX Mobo turned into Car PC
Tweak Town :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“Today we are not only reviewing a Mini-ITX motherboard that we think is ultimately the best car and HTPC motherboard to hit the market, we also built ourselves a rather basic yet impressive car PC into one of our FWD vehicles. Today Albatron enters the micro PC market with their KI51PV-754 motherboard. We’ll first take a close look at the board and then built it into a car and show you how we did it.”
Thermaltake Mozart SX (VC7001SNS) Slim Home Theatre PC Enclosure Review
Futurelooks :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
If slim is your thing, then you should be checking out the Thermaltake Mozart SX Slim Home Theatre PC Enclosure. Measuring at only 90 mm tall, it’s about as tall as a standard coffee mug. But just because it’s slim and sexy, doesn’t mean it’s all that. Read on for the full story and make up your own mind.
Abit iDome DS 500 and SW 510 Digital Speakers
Tech Gear :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“If there’s any criticism of the speakers, it can’t be its looks. The satellite speakers are quite attractive with the polished black finish and the cones showing through the metal grilles. On the primary speaker that contains the amp and volume controls, there is also a red LED that lights up the acrylic stand. To be honest, I don’t like this much mostly because the other speaker doesn’t have one to match it and partly because the power LED is blue would have looked a lot better. Situated at the back of the speaker is a switch which allows you to turn off the red LED light if needed.”
7600 GS 512MB passiv Review
Technic 3d :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“As good the Graphic Card 7600 GS passiv from Club 3D really. Technic3D will see that completely silent.”
Pioneer PDP-5070HD Plasma TV Review
Digital Trends :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
Pioneer’s 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black levels and color decoding. ”
HannsG HC174DP 17″ TFT Monitor Review
XS Reviews :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“There are only a few things we haven’t reviewed here at XSR, one of those is a TFT monitor; today that’s going to change. This particular model is the HC174DP from Hanns G. This 17″ monitor with built in speakers is a fantastic budget choice for gamers and casual PC users alike, read on to find out why.”
ATI 8.31.5 Display Drivers
Phoronix :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“Coming out two weeks after the fglrx 8.30.3 display drivers is now 8.31.5. But what is new for these ATI display drivers? Well, it is primarily another bug fix release, but at Phoronix today, we have all of the fine changes detailed as well as a performance comparison. Some of the documentation has also been updated to reflect AMD’s acquisition.”
Gigabyte 7600GS w/ HDMI and Abit Fatal1ty AN932X reviews
Neoseeker :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“Nvidia’s reference design made it possible for a passive cooler to exist on regular 7600 GS since core clock speeds were set at a relatively low 400 Mhz, but Gigabyte decided to bump up their core speed to 450 Mhz. The 7600 GS also sports 5 vertex shaders, 12 pixel shaders and 12 texture units. The increase in speed is relatively minor, so while it will help a bit with framerates during gaming, it isn’t high enough to overload the passive cooler. It does make it hot though which I’ll get to later. For the RAM on this board, Gigabyte used Hynix DDR2 memory chips rated for 2.5ns which run at 800Mhz and do not have much room for overclocking.”
Razer Barracuda HP-1 Surround Headphones
The Tech Lounge :: Saturday, November 18, 2006
“While Razer is well known for their gaming mice and related accessories, they are just now beginning to diversify their product line, while still remaining true to their motto, “for gamers, by gamers.” The Barracuda is the first product by Razer that isn’t a mouse or mouse accessory so it’s definitely new territory for them. These headphones are actually only one half of the audio solution that Razer hopes gamers will buy into. These headphones sport surround sound a nifty boom mic, but are these really the ultimate headphones for gamers? We’ll see…”
Asus X1950 Pro Crossfire (EAX1950PRO) Review
overclock 3d :: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
ATI announced their X1950 Pro fairly recently. With great bang for buck and dongle-free crossfire they look to be a winner. Take a look inside as we explore single and dual-card performance.”
Xbox 360 HD-DVD arriving before Christmas (and other accessories, too)
Microsoft :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
And those of you who are looking for an affordable way to jump into the next generation of DVD should look no further than the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player. All of these will be in store by Christmas and add to a fantastic range of accessories already available such as the Xbox Live Vision camera:
Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Headset
Think Gaming :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
“Are you tired of that constantly nagging wire hanging from your headset to your wireless controller while playing on Xbox Live? If so, Microsoft has an alternative for you with the official Xbox 360 wireless headset. But this wireless freedom comes with a steep price of around $59.99, so read on to find out if this headset is worth the cost.”
Sonos Digital Music System 
The TechLounge :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
“I have discussed in many reviews the desire to live the digital lifestyle. This so-called new lifestyle has obviously been coined by many companies and countless marketing majors as they try to sell us their new products. These products range from high storage capacity NAS devices to full service media PC’s. Each company puts their own spin on a particular product, in an attempt to get the consumer to bring their music or their video off their computer and onto their device. Sometimes this works, other times it is a horrible failure. Today’s digital lifestyle contender is the Sonos Digital Music System. Basically, this is a network MP3 player. Although not exactly a groundbreaking idea, in the end it all comes down to execution. If you think about it, the iPod is just another MP3 player very similar to all the rest, but its execution (and arguably, the design) was spot on. What I want to know is if Sonos’ new ZP80 bundle is actually a well executed network MP3 player, or just another shot in the dark. For my tests, Sonos has provided a ZP80 bundle, ZP100 ZonePlayer, SP100 LoudSpeakers, and a Cradle.”
nVidia Chips Comparison Table
Hardware Secrets :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
“If you don’t follow almost daily the video card market it is really complicated to understand the differences between the several different nVidia graphics chips available on the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among these chips, we have compiled the following table:”
XFX Geforce 8800 GTX – the new 3D king
Tweak PC :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The new GeForce 8800 GTX wins the 3D crown easily, but it aso comes with excellent features. 16xAA in 1600×1200 is no problem. We took a look at the top-model of XFX, of course with our interactive benchmarks.
ASUS GeForce EN8800GTX Review
motherboards.org :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
If image quality and performance are your schtick, the 8800GTX is the card for you. The new anti-aliasing modes are incredible looking. The ability to turn on HDR+AA without losing much framerate is another definite plus. Near-perfect angle independent anisotropic filtering makes NVIDIA the IQ leader even without Windows Vista games and Shader Model 4 games being on the market till next year. I am an avid gamer and prefer higher IQ to more fps. 1280×1024 16xq AA +16x AF is fully playable in almost every game I tried on the 8800GTX, with some games playable at 1600×1200.
