Diamond Viper Radeon X1950 XT (PCI-E, 256MB)

Description: The Diamond Viper Radeon X1950 XT is a 256 MB, video capture enabled card. Compared to other video capture enabled graphics cards on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $260.

Pros: Has a 1.8 GHz memory clock speed. This is faster than the average graphics card on the market today, but is to be expected for a graphics card of this price. This card has a video capture adapter, which allows you to view television on your TV or capture video content to your hard drive.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Ideal for capturing and editing video, or watching TV on your PC. This card supports DirectX 10 technology, used in Microsoft's Windows Vista OS, and is the new technology for the upcoming generation of high-performance games.

Value: Overall, this graphics card's features are in line with its price. Also, you could expect to pay about 30% more for a card with comparable features and onboard memory.

Suggestions: (1) Since this card is DVI-capable, you might want a DVI-enabled monitor or a flat-panel display to connect with it -- this will pass the digital video signal directly without converting it to analog, making for better performance. (2) In order to take full advantage of the TV-input feature of this card, you will want a large hard disk drive or a removable storage solution (digital video, even with a considerable amount of compression can still consume storage space quickly.)

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