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Media Center Graphics Card
One of the popular attempted 'convergence devices' of recent years is the media center PC. This can range from a computer with a normal monitor that can receive TV signals, to a central media server that can send movies to the main TV itself. A media center graphics card needs to be capable of outputting signals in a form with which TVs are likely to be compatible.
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Description: This HP ATI Radeon X300 SE is a 128 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $95.
Pros: None noted, given available product data.
Cons: Has only 128 MB RAM, which is somewhat less than some similarly priced display cards.Also, this graphics card has only an ATI Radeon X300 SE chipset.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is less advanced than the average graphics card on the market today.
Suitability: Suited for all productivity tasks, as well as for the casual 3D gamer.This card supports DirectX 9 technology, which is still the standard for those who want to play games with advanced 3D-rendering techniques, but it does not support Vista's DirectX 10 standard.
Value: Overall, this graphics card's features are in line with its price.Also, if you were to judge primarily by the card's GPU you could expect to pay about 30% more for a similarly capable card.Also, mainstream 3D VGA cards with comparable features and memory have an average cost of around $110.
Suggestions: (1) This card has DVI-out to connect to similarly enabled flat panel or plasma monitors and produce a clearer picture than does analog-to-digital conversion.(2) CNET's graphics and sound content can help you decide if this card is the right purchase to make.
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