New display series provides performance,versatility and
value for media lovers
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 15, 2007 – Building its
tradition of delivering innovative products to the mainstream market, Acer
America Corporation, one of the leading worldwide suppliers of IT solutions,
today unveiled a line of LCD monitors, targeted at performance and
value-focused consumers. The xSeries of displays represents the latest
offerings in the Acer LCD product group ideal for multimedia, gaming and
video applications, offering more value, versatility and high-performance to
consumers.
While we wait to finish working through a few mainboard and
graphics card reviews here (8800GTS lovin' is on the way) we decided to segue
into some moderately dangerous territory here, and have an open (and perhaps
opinionated to a degree) look at an article that's made a lot of waves on the
net recently. Is "A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection" by Peter
Gutmann, Ph.D. really an analysis of Vista? We're not so sure...
Don't you just love format wars? Venture back a few decades
and some of you might feel almost nostalgic thinking about the old Betamax vs.
VHS wars of the 1970's. Today the formats are different, the names are
different, but the issues at stake are largely the same. HD-DVD or BlueRay.
Which do you choose? Is one overly technically superior to the other, and if
so, does that even matter? You might be surprised with our conclusion.
Today, we're taking a look at two
things at the same time. Well, kind of. In the lab today are not one
but two Crucial Radeon X1600 XT 256MB PCI Express graphics cards.
We're going to examine the efficacy of Crossfire, as well as examine
its implementation on Intel's P965 chipset. Does it live up to the
hype? Guess that's what we're here for eh? Read on...
Ever wondered why your cousin ends up
with 400 instances of spy ware EVERY-SINGLE-TIME you're called over
to fix his mess? Ever gotten a virus and not been able to figure out
exactly how you got infected? Does Paypal email you 10 times a week
and you don't understand why? The Internet can be a mine-field for
the unprepared, but it can be surprisingly simple to stay above the
"noise" and "drama" with some simple tips, and something as
simple as a change in mindset. With this in mind, we submit to you
our Internet Survival Guide.
