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News for Sep and OctLatest Video Card news from 3DLabs, ATI, Intel, CirrusLogic, IGS, Inno3D, Matrox, MX, NEC, Nvidia, Quantum3D, Real3D, S3, Trident, Abit, Addonics, Amax, Albatron, Aopen, ASUS, ATrend, Aztech, Chaintech, Gigabyte, Creative, Dataland, ELSA, Excel, Gainward, Guillemot, Hercules, Leadtek, Luckystar, Magic3D, Metabyte, MSI, PowerColor, PowerVR, SiS, Triplex, Visiontek, ...Discreet max 6 Evolve Tour (090903) NVIDIA Sponsors the Discreet max 6 Evolve Tour September 9–November 8 in select Canadian and American cities Discreet, Intel, IBM and NVIDIA invite you to this free event showcasing 3ds max 6 with demonstrations given by Film, Games and Design industry experts. Be one of the first to experience 3ds max 6 at a location near you. Register today - seats are limited. Special discounts on Discreet, IBM, and PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX products Prize drawings at each show Source from: www.nVidia.com ATI Announces Support for AMD Athlon?64 Processors ATI products fully compatible with 64-bit PC applications (Tuesday September 23, 2003) Markham, Ontario ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that its full range of RADEON?desktop and mobile products offer complete support for the new AMD Athlon 64 processors announced today. The AMD Athlon 64 processor provides simultaneous 32- and 64-bit processing for desktops and notebooks. All of ATI’s current RADEON products support existing 32-bit applications and future 64-bit PC applications, delivering world-class performance. “ATI has enjoyed a close relationship with AMD and we work together to make our products compatible so that consumers will reap the rewards, said Rick Bergman, senior vice president, marketing and general manager, desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. “The graphics power of the RADEON family combined with the power of the AMD Athlon 64 processors will provide an amazing digital entertainment experience never before seen on a PC. ATI’s award-winning RADEON products in the desktop and mobile spaces have garnered strong accolades from both critics and consumers. ATI’s desktop products, including the RADEON 9700 PRO, RADEON 9800 PRO and RADEON 9600 PRO, provide an unprecedented level of cinematic-quality 3D graphics. ATI’s MOBILITY RADEON family offers new levels of gaming power, strong visual quality and long-lasting battery power for people on the move. In addition, ATI is currently working with a number of notebook manufactures, including Arima Computer Corporation, MiTAC Technology Corporation, and Uniwill Computer Corporation, to include ATI MOBILITY RADEON graphics with AMD Athlon 64 processors in future notebook releases. “The AMD Athlon 64 processor family, combined with ATI’s family of products, will offer consumers outstanding 32-bit application performance today and the option to seamlessly upgrade to the power of 64-bit computing at their own pace,?said Rich Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD’s Microprocessor Business Unit. “Simply put, ATI provides brilliant graphics for desktop and mobile PC users and we are pleased to see such a strong commitment to bring 64-bit support to our shared customers. Source from: www.ati.com ASUS Debuts Graphics Cards Powered by ATI RADEON Taipei, Taiwan, September 30, 2003 The ASUS RADEON 9800XT, RADEON 9600XT, and RADEON 9600SE fully support Microsoft DirectX 9, the best performance and visual realism for the latest, hyper-realistic games such as Half-Life 2. For value-conscious users, the ASUS RADEON 9200SE provides good performance and image quality for everyday use. ASUS also incorporated a wide range of innovative features, found exclusively on ASUS cards, to enhance graphics performance and deliver more value to the all-new solutions. (by102703) Source from: www.asus.com New high-end mainstream VGA card with "nVIDIA NV36 GPU" + "900 MHz DDR ll"---Powerful new FX5700U VGA card features DDR II Memory! 2003/10/24 nVIDIA’s FX 5700 Ultra GPU features an enhanced second-generation release of CineFXTM (ver 2.0) and Intellisample antialiasing with HCT (High-resolution Compression Technology). These versions come with new features and improvements used to produce the highest quality graphics with uncanny 3D rendering, shadow manipulation and pixel perfect resolution. UltrashadowTM Technology also further enhances shadow display by providing extensive shadow manipulation and processing techniques. nVIDIA?also continues to develop for OpenGL?1.5 and Microsoft DirectX?9.0 applications ensuring a perfect fit for a wide variety of complex gaming software. The FX5700U has been equipped with a patented ?+1 Backup? triple-fan cooling system which has been upgraded from the previous “Wise Fan?and dubbed “Wise Fan ll? With the “Wise Fan II? the third fan (backup fan) will startup when any of the two primary fans malfunction or when the GPU temperature reaches 56oC. This provides ultimate protection for extreme-condition graphics performance. With the additional fans for this card, Albatron has also gone to great lengths to suppress fan noise down to about 25 dBA, almost 10 dBA less than most fans on the market today. This card comes equipped with a versatile lineup of interface ports including D-Sub, DVI and TV-Out. Bundled software includes WinDVD Creator, “Duke NuKem: Manhattan Project?(retail version) and a 5 in 1 game pack CD-ROM. The Albatron GeForce FX5700U VGA was built for performance and reliability and focuses on providing the mainstream market a very attractive high-end alternative. Source from: www.albatron.com Leadtek announces WinFast DV2000 --- Your Best Personal Digital Video Recorder for TV, FM and DV Taipei, Taiwan / Tokyo, Japan / Shanghai, China /Fremont, C.A. / Netherlands Sept. 16th, 2003 Leadtek Research Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional multimedia solutions, today announced “The WinFast DV2000” as your personal multimedia center for video editing and authoring. Featuring the exclusive “DirectBurn” and IEEE 1394 function for turning your PC into a digital multimedia entertainment center, you can now edit your lovely pictures on your PC by connecting the DC/DV through IEEE 1394 port, and then burn that file (e.g. digital photo album) directly onto VCD/DVD with the built-in “DirectBurn” software. Meanwhile, the enclosed bracket gives you two more IEEE 1394 ports to fit your needs. Moreover, the WinFast DV2000 supports these features: 10-bit video decoder, 1394 LAN, MTS/EIA-J/NICAM/A2 & Stereo sound, Teletext, EPG (Electronic Program Guide), NetMeeting, PIP (Picture in picture), Time-Shifting, MPEG-1/2/4 Capture format, Remote control, and VCD/DVD/SVCD authoring. With the world’s first built-in CD burning software, the exclusive “DirectBurn” by Leadtek enables you to edit your favorite TV program, home video, and personal projects on your PC, and then burn the finished project directly from external video devices onto VCD/DVD, saving time and valuable hard-drive space. Featuring the 10-bit video decoder of the WinFast DV2000, video quality is enhanced to improve quality in dark regions, smooth graduations in backgrounds, and slightly varying tonal values. Furthermore, the MTS/EIA-J/NICAM/A2 feature allows you to select main audio program or secondary audio program if your TV channel supports both audio programs. Also, you can press the teletext bottom on the remote control of the DV2000 to read the flight time table, train schedule, and weather report, etc. In addition, there are five more exclusive features to show you the excellent performance of the WinFast DV2000. The PIP (Picture in picture) feature: it allows you to watch both a live show and a playback file at the same time on the main and sub windows, e.g. you can watch DVD or other video files as your TV shows are suspended by countless commercials. The flexible sub-window can also be any size or place you want. The Time-Shifting feature: suppose you are watching your favorite TV show, and you get an important phone call, or someone is at the door, what do you do? With the Time-Shifting feature, you can auto record any program with just the press a button, this let you replay whatever you missed whenever you¡¦re ready. The variety of Capture formats: e.g. MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD, VCD, and WMV. Nowadays, the MPEG-4 is the hottest video format. Its image quality is high-resolution, and the data volume is only about 1/10 the size of the original MPEG-2 video. The WMV is the latest capture format of Microsoft. It can turn your PC into a TV server, which means with the WinFast DV2000, you can watch TV on multiple PCs in your home simultaneously. The remote control: with this, you have the controls to all of the WinFast DV2000’s capabilities at your fingertips. If you want to watch TV on your PC, you just press the “Power” key, also use it to switch the volume and channel, even during recording and Time-Shifting. No more keyboard and mouse. It really does turn your PC into your own TV and Personal Video Recorder. Extra software bundle: you can author and edit your own VCD/DVD/SVCD with the included Leadtek WinFast PVR, Leadtek WinFast DVD, Ulead VideoStudio 7, Ulead DVDMovieFactory 2 and Ulead Cool 3D 3.0 or your own personal choice of program. Again, the WinFast DV2000 brings you into a new digital dimension to enrich your daily life and computing needs. Also it delivers the outstanding performance and excellent quality for the multimedia users. With this and future products, Leadtek will continue to focus on researching and developing leading technologies to satisfy customer needs and accomplish its motto “We Make Dreams a Reality”. Source from: www.leadtek.com Leadtek announces NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 By Leadtek workstation graphics card Taipei, Taiwan / Tokyo, Japan / Shanghai, China /Fremont, C.A. / Netherlands Sept. 16th, 2003 The Leadtek’s Quadra FX 3000 workstation graphics card supports the following features: fifth-generation workstation graphics architecture, third-generation vertex and pixel programming, 128-bit precision graphics pipeline, 12-bit Subpixel Precision, 16x Full-Scene Antialiasing (FSAA), Powerwall, AGP8X, OpenGL 2.0, and DirectX 9.0. Featuring fifth-generation workstation graphics architecture, it supports three parallel vertex engines, a radically new line engine, the industry’s first on-chip vertex cache, and eight fully programmable pixel pipelines coupled to a high-speed DDR graphics DRAM bus. The third-generation vertex and pixel programming enables the production rendering process an integral part of real-time-design, such as lighting effects and even physical surface properties. Also, the 128-bit precision graphics pipeline supports millions of colors in a broad dynamic range, resulting in a highest level of accuracy and the ultimate in visual quality. Those features will alone deliver more than double the performance vs. the previous generation. “The Quadro FX series products is the No.1 choice for workstation users, which delivers the blistering application performance and the highest image qualities, again proven Leadtek’s outstanding professional skills in graphics cards industry.” K.S. Lu, the President and CEO, Leadtek Research Inc. “Leadtek is a total solutions provider in graphics cards, multimedia card, and motherboard products. We believe all users will enjoy Leadtek’s products with its well-known professional technology” Jeff Brown, product manager, NVIDIA. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 By Leadtek is designed for professional 3D applications, delivering an outstanding performance and the best quality for the 3D animation market. With this and future products, Leadtek will continue to focus on researching and developing leading technologies to satisfy customer needs and accomplish its motto “We Make Dreams a Reality”. Source from: www.leadtek.com Related Items | Video Cards | |
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