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post #21 of 40
1/8/08 at 6:01am

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Pioneer execs shuffle us into a dark room, reveal the most critically acclaimed TV made, and then unveil a TV that can kick its ass on contrast. Yes, Pioneer's current Kuro—the "best flat-panel ever"—was shedding light like a sumbitch next to Pioneer's concept Kuro, whose black literally emits no light. So here it is, a strange Battlemodo pitting the super-hot 8th-gen Pioneer plasma against its own future self.
Source: Gizmobo

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post #22 of 40
1/8/08 at 8:13am
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Originally Posted by shazza View Post
Cut me some slack ... anybody who can afford to buy this puppy is not going to be concerned about replacing a few bulbs.

And, for all the DLP haters out there ... unless you've seen a good one (and one that has been professionally calibrated) ... you really haven't seen what DLP can do.
DLPs can be beautiful - but the only way I'd get one is if they would include the bulb in a "Complete Care" or some other type of extended warranty program.

I wonder how many this thing has?
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post #23 of 40
1/8/08 at 11:15am
There are several warranties that cover bulb replacement in DLPs. Some companies are discontinuing DLP to concentrate on LCD and Plasma, but DLPs are hard to beat for price/performance. Even though this new one is DLP, I'm guessing it's going to be pretty expensive, with or without replacement bulbs. LED displays are now used in some DLPs ... don't know if this one uses that or not?
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post #24 of 40
1/8/08 at 11:19am
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OCZ Introduces FLEX II

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OCZ Technology Group today unveiled a number of ground-breaking, next generation products at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that we were able to take a look at just hours ago.



As the leader in high performance memory, OCZ is showcasing ultra-high speed DDR3 solutions designed for the extreme enthusiast. The latest Flex archetype, Flex2, offers superior cooling with dedicated liquid channels over the chips themselves enabling advanced overclocking and stability for the highest performing parts. The original OCZ Flex kits channeled water over the top of the module to help cool them. The new Flex2 modules now have water flow along each side, which means the coolant flow is directly above the memory chips. This means Flex2 kits have improved cooling, but require four water connections per module versus just two on the original Flex kits.



Since the water has to flow over the memory IC's the Flex2's are thicker than traditional heat spreaders and as a result memory modules can not be run side by side. If you want to run four of these side by side it is not physically possible.


To get a better idea of what they look like with all the coolant lines hooked up the above picture is worth a million bucks. OCZ will include Y-adapters with each Flex2 kit that will reduce the size of the water lines to the correct inlet and outlet size for the water cooled heat spreaders. If you look closely at the picture above you'll also spot a new product that has not been seen before.


As a complementary liquid cooling solution OCZ further expands into water cooling accessories with the introduction the HydroFlow CPU waterblock unit to cool the most powerful processors. The HydroFlow was designed with the highest possible exchange rate between the block and the coolant with the unique triangular fin design, and is the preeminent way to efficient cooling for overclocked CPUs. OCZ includes a variety of water barbs, so enthusiasts shouldn't have to hunt down parts to make the HydroFLow work on their rig.
Source: LegitReviews
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post #25 of 40
1/8/08 at 12:00pm
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Originally Posted by Buck47 View Post
DLP bulb prices =
yeh thats such a disappointment...

think about how much it would be if it were LCD
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post #26 of 40
1/8/08 at 8:47pm
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NVidia Showcases nForce 790i

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CES 2008: DDR3 support

Nvidia launched Nforce 780i with three-way support and next month it will launch Nforce 790i, a brand new DDR3 chipset.

It has the same features as Nforce 780i, but it supports DDR3 and FSB 400. It supports all quad and dual core 45 nm CPUs, and we also learned that it doesn’t have an external bridge chip to support more PCIe express lanes; it can all be done via Northbridge.

It has six-phase power, six SATA ports, three PCIe 16X, one PCIe 1x, two PCIe 2X and two PCI ports.

This is how it looks.
Source: Fudzilla
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post #27 of 40
1/9/08 at 12:11am
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Originally Posted by hulioni View Post
Hmmmm, the article says "the CSD is actually designed by two high quality WSXGA screens put together." It does look like 4 sections in the pic though.

I agree with you shazza on DLP. I calibrated dads new Samsung DLP while I was up for x-mas. Looks great.

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We must have impressed Alienware's reps with our super-elite Crysis skills this evening, because it only took a little prodding for them to give up some more details on that awesome curved DLP display:

* It's definitely coming out in the second half of the year, but the model we've been seeing is just a late engineering prototype -- everything from the internals to the casing is probably going to change.
* There are four LED-backlit DLP projectors inside, which explains the lines in the image above, but the final version will show a seamless image.
* It's going to be an Alienware product, but it was developed by an ODM called Ostendotech.
* There's definitely some heavy-duty image-processing going on to make the images appear correctly -- the Ostendotech guy called it "the secret sauce" -- but most games will support it with very little effort, apparently.
* The ideal viewing position is directly in the middle at about two feet away. That's when the image seamlessly appears to wrap all the way around you, and it's just as sweet as you'd expect.
* Pricing information is still infuriatingly non-specific: the best we got was "more than a 17-inch flat panel and less than a Kia." Thanks, guys.

Source: Engadget
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post #28 of 40
1/9/08 at 12:54am
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Originally Posted by hulioni View Post
Hmmmm, the article says "the CSD is actually designed by two high quality WSXGA screens put together." It does look like 4 sections in the pic though.
I was agreeing with you .
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post #29 of 40
1/9/08 at 12:59am
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Originally Posted by hulioni View Post
I was agreeing with you .
I know, I was just making it clear for myself and others. That it itsn't two monitors put together, it's four.

p.s. I need to quit mistaking the edit button, for the quote button.
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post #30 of 40
1/9/08 at 9:39am
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Another Card Spotted: Radeon 3870X2

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If you put one R680 with two RV670s in the Phenom machine, you end up with some great performance in some modern games. We had the chance to see the R680, Radeon 3870 X2 out of the box, and at the same time we've seen one in the executives' hands.


The one in the box can render Call of Duty 4 at 2650x1600 resolutions at very playable frame rates, but we didn’t actually find out how good the scores were.

We can tell that the card is real, and that it should be out by the end of the month. We had pictures of it in November and it is the same one, just with a bit better drivers now.

Here is happy Arun with his baby.
Source: Fudzilla
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post #31 of 40
1/9/08 at 9:44am
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Intel's Gone Wild

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Intel is happy to share with the world that it has a good relationship with ATI, and that it is happy to support ATI's current and future products.

Those two companies put together a rather interesting setup that included the 9770 3.2GHz CPU from Intel, an X48 Intel motherboard and an R680 graphic card.


R680 is already known as Radeon 3870 X2, and it should be available later this month or early next month.

This is what they look like together, and even in Skulltrail Intel was happy to tell the world that it supports two RV670 cards; and that with the right driver it can even do four cards.
Source: Fudzilla
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post #32 of 40
1/9/08 at 10:25am
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Coolermaster V8 and V10, HUGE CPU Coolers

Now - there is a point where thermal transfer meets it's doom, but you've got to be kidding me with these....

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The CoolerMaster showed off their new innoative designs for CPU in CES 2008. Both V8 and V10 is a tower shape CPU cooler, looks more like a CPU crasher.

V8 have 8 heatpipe and two 120mm fan hide inside, and V10 have 6 heatpipe and also have two fans. The unique shape of V10 is for memory cooling, the airflow can directly blow from the cooler down to the memory slots.
Source: ExPreview
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post #33 of 40
1/9/08 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by Buck47 View Post
Now - there is a point where thermal transfer meets it's doom, but you've got to be kidding me with these....



Source: ExPreview
Jesus, I really actually want one of those in my system more than anything now. WTF is wrong with me.
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post #34 of 40
1/9/08 at 12:52pm
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You're a sick man.
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post #35 of 40
1/9/08 at 1:17pm
No way I'd get it really, probably too heavy to support motion within the tower and also I'm not even a hardcore overclocker
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post #36 of 40
1/15/08 at 1:29pm

CES 08: Alienware Curved Monitor Impressions

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A resolution of 2880x900. Dimensions equivalent to two 24" widescreen monitors standing end-to-end. DLP rear projection on a curved screen, with OLED illumination. An insignificant .02ms response time.




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http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=735#
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post #37 of 40
1/15/08 at 1:40pm
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I was hooked. I was counting the dollars in my bank account, and compounding interest. And then, like Genaro to the toilet, I moved, and ruined everything.


You see, three clearly-visible bars immediately appeared upon strafing, a symptom of overlapping projection. To me, they were much more visible than early reports seemed to indicate. These weren't the thin, barely-noticeable lines of a Trinitron, but thick white bars that bled through the image, completely ruining any wow-factor the monitor had accrued in my geek heart.


Another issue is the image quality. While the picture seemed sharp, it lacked color depth, appearing altogether faded. And ultimately, I care far more about image quality than the shape of the box.


Hope they can fix this.
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post #38 of 40
1/15/08 at 1:44pm
2-3 years and something like this will prob be on the market....though without DLP tech. They need to get that OLED going.
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post #39 of 40
1/15/08 at 1:46pm
Even in 2-3 years I would cost more then I would ever pay. Its cool, not needed or practical.
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post #40 of 40
1/15/08 at 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by DarqHelmet View Post
Even in 2-3 years I would cost more then I would ever pay. Its cool, not needed or practical.
I agree
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