Warner isn’t quite ready to be the savior of the next gen DVD wars. Wired A Total HD movie disc would have the Blu-ray version on one side and the HD DVD version on the other, making it ideal for people who can’t make up their minds. Warner’s senior VP of marketing, Steve Nickerson, said they wanted to hold off […]
Read moreThe Tech Report has an interesting take on CPU reviews. They take a look at the best bang for your buck in a lot more detail then most sites. Their use of scatter plots os very corporate’esque. The Tech Report Fortuitously, AMD and Intel both took an axe to their prices last month, and we recently added Intel’s $113 Core […]
Read moreMax Slowik from The Tech Lounge hangs out at SPCR, and he asked what we would like to see in his upcoming review of the ATI HD 2600XT. I asked for HQV benchmark scores, and guess what, he actually listened. The 2600XT scores near perfect in the SD HQV tests. I’m still waiting on the scores for the 2400pro (cross […]
Read moreElite Bastards sent word they are looking at the budget friendly Arctic Cooling 7. The bang for your buck factor is pretty high with AC’s line up. Elite Bastards The front of the cooler is dominated by the 92mm fan which clips onto the part. The motor for this fan contains a PWM chip, which is used in conjunction with […]
Read moreJenny sent in word that Gizmod has more details on Vudu’s new VOD box. Gizmodo As I said, it’s a hybrid peer-to-peer network, built to deliver instant playback of any of any of the 5,000 movies in its planned library. The first few seconds of each movie will already be stored on your box, so that you get a satisfying […]
Read moreAMD Unleashes The ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 and ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series, Delivering DirectX® 10 Graphics with Built-In High-Definition Video Processing — ATI Radeon HD 2600 and ATI Radeon HD 2400 graphics processors available at knockout price points— SUNNYVALE, Calif. — June 28, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the arrival of the ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 […]
Read moreA day late… and maybe even a dollar or two short.. Here are yesterday’s next-gen DVD releases. EngadgetHD For anyone who thought Universal was going to switch sides, think again, because they have 11 of the 14 titles for HD DVD this week. Blu-ray only has two this week, and to add insult to injury they are not exclusive. So […]
Read moreThe user contributed news has slowed down a bit, so I thought I would find some to throw out there. For a nice change of pace, I will throw out some HT news. First up is S&V’s review of an ERA speaker system. Sound & Vision As ERA notes in their literature, these speakers are not the most efficient and […]
Read moreMadshrimps must have had a lot of time on their hands to get 18 Heatsinks together for one heckuva roundup. Madshrimps In our latest CPU cooler roundup we compare 18 heatsinks on an overclocked Intel setup, testing for best performance at both high noise as well as dead silence. If you are looking for a cooling upgrade, this roundup will […]
Read moreSkirge sent in this news story a few days ago, I finally read it and thought it was worth a post :). Engadget For the low, low price of $2500 you can supposedly rid your music of pops and clicks (but not hiss, strangely) with the turn of a knob.
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