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Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 6 reviews
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE Reviewed on 11/10/2005

The Bottom Line: Hauppauge's WinTV-PVR-500 MCE is a good choice if you want to record two programs simultaneously, but it assumes you have a Media Center remote and the correct decoding software.

Specs: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500MCE - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI, PCI, TV tuner - S-video input - Plug-in card, Composite video input, Stereo

ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL (256MB, PCI)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL (256MB, PCI) Reviewed on 11/10/2005

The Bottom Line: The ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL will have you gaming, watching TV, and listening to FM radio, but it doesn't stand out in any one area.

Specs: ATI Radeon X800 XL, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

ATI Radeon X1800 XT (256MB, PCI) Reviewed on 10/05/2005

Editors' Take: ATI's next-gen family of high-end graphics cards is fast, but the cards are not as elegantly designed as Nvidia's competing GeForce 7800 series.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO, 256 MB, PC, 2

ATI Radeon X1800 XL (256MB, PCI)
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
ATI Radeon X1800 XL (256MB, PCI) Reviewed on 10/05/2005

The Bottom Line: ATI's second-best 3D card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its specialized performance makes it less compelling.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 XL, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

ATI Radeon X850 XT CrossFire Edition
  • Editors' rating: 2h stars
      Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)
ATI Radeon X850 XT CrossFire Edition Reviewed on 09/26/2005

The Bottom Line: We don't recommend that you buy a Radeon X850-based CrossFire setup due to the core chip's age, but at least ATI proves that it can keep up with Nvidia.

Specs: ATI Radeon X850 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor Reviewed on 07/25/2005

The Bottom Line: Though definitely a product that only select users will need, it's a generally stellar prosumer solution for analog video capture.

Specs: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor - Video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, Video capture adapter - Hi-Speed USB - External, S-video input, S-video output, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), Composite video input, Composite video output

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7800 GTX (PCI-E, 256MB) Reviewed on 06/28/2005

Editors' Take: Nvidia's new GeForce 7800 GTX chip makes this 3D graphics card exceedingly powerful. Anything else in the box only sweetens the deal.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX, 2048 x 1536 / 75 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 4 stars out of 11 reviews
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition Reviewed on 04/15/2005

The Bottom Line: ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition is one of the fastest solutions out there that doesn't require to you to buy a pair of video cards.

Specs: ATI Radeon X850 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

eVGA Nvidia Personal Cinema 5700
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
eVGA Nvidia Personal Cinema 5700 Reviewed on 06/30/2004

The Bottom Line: One of the first Nvidia-based self-contained 3D-graphics/TV-tuner cards, eVGA's Nvidia Personal Cinema 5700 is adequate for anyone who wants to watch and record TV and play games on the same PC.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700, 2048 x 1536 / 60 Hz, 128 MB / 128 MB (max), PC, 2

All in Wonder 9600 XT 128 MB AGP Card
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 30 reviews
All in Wonder 9600 XT 128 MB AGP Card Reviewed on 04/23/2004

The Bottom Line: It'll take a little tweaking to get the most out of ATI's latest All-In-Wonder, but for the price, this TV tuner/DVR/radio tuner/graphics card is a fair deal.

Specs: ATI Radeon 9600 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 60 Hz, 128 MB / 128 MB (max), PC, 2

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