DIRECT TO DVD camcorders are on the loose now that the technology has sufficiently evolved to become mainstream. PC Magazine reviews
four models - three from Sony and one from Hitachi. The two Japanese giants have have placed their bets on two slightly different types of DVDs. The DVD RAM and the DVD+R respectively. Now you even get dolby digital on those camcorders but quality isn't as good as DV and editing the DV footage is still problematic.
Fortunately Greek website
Gognet does not have its reviews in Greek. The reviewer checks the OCZ PC2 4200 Pro Value 1GB Dual Channel Kit. It is supposed to be the entry level model from OCZ. Nevertheless, this one comes with lifetime warranty as well as an orange copper heatsink. Apart from the nagging habit of having paragraphs and lines ending with smilies, there is much to learn about the value of the value series.
G.Skill has a look at more memory chips this time and wonders which potato was used. The
F1-4400DSU2-1GBFC memory module is under scrutiny. Yellow heat spreaders are introduced and you get a lifetime warranty, a standard in this category. James Underwood, the reviewer is more than satisfied with the module's performance. DDR600 is achievable at 2.7v without much pain. A competent answer to the demise of TCCD memory, he says.
Phoronix tests the
Foxconn TV544 and TP544 ATX tower casings. According to the reviewer they are probably amongst the best non modded casing out there. Both of them are tool-less cases with firewire and USB ports in front. They are bundled with Fortron PSUs which according to Phoronix are much better than other cheap brands. Anyone sees a ressemblance between those cases and HPs?
Bjorn3D pits the
HIS X800XL against the X800XL, in a duel at 512MB level. The HIS card comes with the IceQII cooling and 256MB memory. The Sapphire card comes with VIVO, twin DVI and the ATI Rage Theater, one good thing. Both cards are dual slot ones. Performancewise, they match each other's performance; the 512MB version though costs as much as the X850XT. Tough choice. Tweaktown reviews another
512MB X800XL, this time from GeCube. It gets compared to a 256MB model from the same family. Unlike other hardware websites, TT finds it justifiable to charge $100 for 256MB, Dual DVI and VIVO. The Uniwise cooling solution used is quiet and does its job. Even then, it does make sense to invest in something more long lasting. Games which will really make use of half a gig of memory next year will probably run slowly on that one at very high settings.
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