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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

~r5, IB&:EII 'SOIIME T~ME NOW :5Ln~ ~pto~ overtook de-5ktops as the world's ~fe~d .type of oompute-r,llhaug)l you !pighrr oor k!1fiW it fmm the covers of computer ma,ga.2ines. Om~' l:ea'501l :ior ooteOOoks' surge in prrp1.1:Jarizyis the increase in the number of models off~I:edFol" un,der $,1,000, a price' point tJ.la!t was oncethe so]e, dmnrun of desktop pcs, .P,et~r lMit i:md!g~t poor.!'~lelS h:a~ und,e<fgOlle :a Se-rioOIlS ~r.imsf~~ti.c!l'lfram the drnb sl.a:bs Qlfyearn pru;t~ when they ]m,~ked. design fI.a:ir and. W'E'.fe hobbled. 'by rQLttrl:a.ted parts and rerrilile· bilJti:eDY life. ill QUI: roundup ":'Aliomlahle .Portaibles~

(p. 53),. we t'l?sted f:mrr n.ewvalue-price lap~ops that tlt'rUWO '[ 00 asJ!HI(I to lflullU~, an '-11: 101ryl,,~_ ,1- ,n - --- . _NW_ - - ,.~ - ou - 11 - iiUrpe - ="'1'

They ma~' net be elPJ~pped with tlhe :~:lites:r hi~h-end ~!itm, b~t '~~ can more than hOitnd_l~ 'iW~J:Y-U~ C01'!"1putin.gtlasb, and you ltlay even besurprised by some of their f'€aru~s, Th~ Ga:reway P·6825,for exampie'. comes 'wiJti'l.:oI.htlge' 1l7_1-i1'lC'h SC:~~~l you'dl 1flotltl~liy ~N.p«t 00m a system. (ostling twice its price.

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Whle not~boob ~~ th~ hot sellers thesE!(l~~" p.l'l!tLijI' of O1..!f l."e:id.e:l"s staI lbu~ld,theiH.wn desktops or II,lpgtad@theit@XlISfung OH8. If you ,Pian on doing eithel.' one ~a~, the 1::111:'3:1'" fiuwJ;e,you.'lie! plubJbly <l.waxe dUi:l a J~ew I.noth-erooa.d ~ a mti~l compon~l::n to wnsider pUkh<lsing.'{Q"l]'U wam to consult OUT ''1008; M:Othe'l:'ooardlluYting Guide" fe,uJ!J1:e (p. 74):, where we breakdown <ill the lmiXluaa,.t d!e~ )AAl. need to eensideriu a newbcard, 3S 'l,l,l@Uastak@ a loo,k at eig,lt new models rbal£allge' from petf.o:ml8!nee beh@i'h.o:ths 'to roe-~r. rnol'ei compactnl.oboo.

One way to ypgrade your daily ('QmpuDnge:~l.ie:ncewlt.hQ\ll: t)Jl'ening upyoulfs.ysrem is wiith:<li llewlCD na!OJ1:ito r, 1hoSie on a h~d#t and stilli. saddled with a, cb.,mky GRr can switch tea :l7-inch flatp:an@l [.of itrolmd ~:t50 era 'D.g..U:l(h~r far uniier$2SO, wllllile ~Illers and th~ whowan~ lots of multim@dh~ eptiens have Eheim.' D-wn screens to comi:der: Our feaillllre ~r-o]"":rou Eyes OnJyI' (p, 61' ldentines [our diff>f.'wnt ~ or lffi't'.rnma recommends the bes'i! I.CIJs to s!Jlti:Ju~'l(pa:nicu]a[ needs, 1:£ t.he t-womsplays we s11m!e51 for those loonnEl fOor a big screen don't fit the bill, we'I.~.<I:'iIoe tl'llJ'@E! lCOO:lie ~am panels in. ollr~~ws :sectioJ:1: a pair of 2S,.inch l"flOillIi· ters (Ha,nnspree(s H::.nns"G HG28,'lDPE andV'iewSm .• ic·s VX1835wJll,p, 403) and DeU's new high·end :30-l.n(;11 U]trn.sharp300aW.fP LCD (p. «).

YOl. 'can use-ilia!.: new mO'lll.Wrto v1.ew all the phetos ymJl take· wirth YOl.lr mgi,tal eamera, Of course, you may just W,8il.l~ to hit the Delete key on th,e ones that tumout bl!ul1yoroth.!H-wiselll':ll1.Sab~J;'" 10 <'iI'!Ioid.solne of thetypi.:~l digjt:aJ~imagjng pitlallil during }101JJ,r next shoot. tum to "'1'.rJJli:e PE!l;i'ect Iligi.ta]. Phows· (p, :fM) fot' :advice em. getti;I'I~ image-s in fOC:U:5, using whi~e bal.a:nclZ .oorr«t\", and more. Th~.n you'll be, SIliI.'e to hwe picture-pelliect hUi~Ees~o disPlay en yaur new s~n-whe-ther it's <J!t1iai~hed to yom: desJdop or part of 1II u.ewiaptopo

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In a report released last December, the cenrer found that those users tend [0 be 50 or younger, with aboveaverage levels of educadon and income. Some cite the importance of their online presence for their jobs as one reason for the self-Googling. Besides searching for information about themselves, 53 percent said they have looked up mends and other people an Google, butmost say they do so only to reconnect, not St100p.~e:l'i!lKa'n~~1

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A NEW [N1'f]A'rlVE w:iH nli':lbl~adio l'J.'lofeal.cc:essible to .J.iLearll'lg- ::lind, '!1.isio'l1- impaired people.

'The pmjlf:ciI:, spearheaded by Natiolr)!~IPuhik 1t.'1dio.~,:;I:r['i!l CO~'P0mtio~'

(131 maker of communicadons equipment).

and '[;1:J,wson University; w:m. ~ui.eHD Radio t~chnQIQgy to enable he~ringimpairedpecple 'W "$;~~" Jive' radio con tent on $v;e.dany-~,~l"liip:p€'drecelv~ ers by ~ppiying thesame precess fii\j, uaed htl TV closed -c1lprlclnjng to radio

bliO<I!dC3StS., The' tedmo]ogy wm also p~ovide audiocues 3.1'J.d 'Volce pWlnpts,,3S, \l.I'~ 11 as advanced radiQ-re'~ding servlces.fer people whe are

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Add]tiorl:<!J plansesll for thl1l es.talbli$tnn~lfl't ,of ~l:'I i.,tm:,natiQ~ :;1:1 eonsortium

of equipment m:aniIJf~cttn-· en •. brcadcasters, and other

org~niZ,:1lti.OI1;S~O ~.llelp (os;ter broad adopncn of the ~nitiati.ve. NPR, :!ci':Ur'i5i• and TOW;SO'll will detenninerhe stmteg;ic direction or rhe

org:aJnil:~i'rion. with 8S9:i.s:~::m~e from the i~').itiat1ve·s. fu ll raem bership. :HI"R. wiU ~iUpply much ·of the content, 'While' Harris: win pro\iidE! mueh of dle I r3'!'!.$,mi;s;s,ionre]~t~d t·ll!C'hilQlo·

gy. TawsOon, {!i~l fhe o~h@';r hand.wil] research the needs of the se:!~s:ofYdi$:ab~~d papl..!l~ti.o!l, as w~U as host the prlm:ary officeon it~ campus, -}cmQt~l.Qn ~~ug~o~

Warner Bra,s,!. 'taIB'.I£1l BIII,'·'r8, IExc:l:ulsively

WARNE:R BROS. has anM~nced th~~iJt wiU back dl~ Btu'my high·definiilion dwlC' fo:m~at ¢lolduiilif€']y. [nw'hOit,[·is eensidered a major setback re HI) DVIDil.l the<battJs' fOT :nel'U' genemtion .IDVD mp~maq. S'tarti.ngin May" the mO\de~ty~ dio wiJ] distdbuoe aN film and TV'discs in sta.mi<u'clOOD and Blu·ray fonn:ats !o1~ly;

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The' dedslen by Wam.e'.r, one of the- key t:1lrly su.pptl'l1ere; of HD DVID, is a huge wi 11 [orSlu· ray: 1'he' dedsl:on w:iS nm,dein response to M.T!Ollg consumer prefe.:ence for tJ::i:~S~:IJ.·rny fOI1'l',,:Jl, alooordiing to WaIner's anllouncemen.t.

Sony's PlaySt:alti.Ol'!1 9: ElMgiV,e~,'l EI.]u".ray m1llch. of ifS success,

since the ga.ming censole ~ oomp~lti!bk 'With s·llu.-rn.y dli~. ND Dvtl bias:

also made strides ~~[iy 'Wl!t~) ·sigrrifical1.[prlC'@ brsaks .fro.m l~ile[$ and theplatl'onn's main badret, Tos;hiba,

But W.uue:r'::; declsi.onwiU giveslu.-ray a distinct advan· lage,wid"l'five ofth.e se·\f@\n major Hollywood st\!dioo now oocklJ!lg :Glu·rny: On~ytlWO. Par.!Ir1iQ\'l1it~tld! Un-i,vets<lt support HD DVD.Ana1yr;isfinn .r()]1:es~er Resea:reh lerenlly released a li@po:rt that pf@dkted

th.1:! E!lm·my ro:nnaJt 'Wl:Ilild ul:timately p~.

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sor, .~OGB ,of h:llrd drive spa~e" a DV[ port. :11 fotlr-forllta:t ~ardooad.ei', a.nod :a 1,3-m~pixe] Webeam,B!iilcajjs~i't uses the :gOS operatimg systlem, you WO:ll!~ be ",hIe ttl

run luany ccmmonapps on i(' bll~ ~t eomea with aU the apen-scurcesoftware (such as Firefox and Op:enOffl.ce .

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Multim.ediamobUity

.A new "e::dl'emely mobHe· en:tertainment sys~em." from. ASIIlS, lh.e M50S

is· aimed a~ 1l.]SE'tt; who want their nuil1imedia to tag otbng \Vith tliem, u~ 11.}I\bridTVruner :ann :t>eJ:tlLOt:e contfO.1 make :oor easy lecorditng <11m) watch· iog rJf'f'il shO'mO, while Hl:g'h-De'fii.litian Multi.nedta rnrer.face ,rH:DMI~ al~d S/P'])lfports emmre high-qlUllityvidieo and <rlldfu. A bl1ilt-in W12bcaln br:i:ngs users dWectiy il1ltl) thepieture, 01$ w1i!IL A. ]s.q,·,:inc'h SCfH'11 w~th

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si nee the :fX1020 st:3!rt'S:a~ jmit :$1,.099" )1"0'1;1 wQn'~ pay

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Ullux-based ultraportable ms a low-cost winner

.PI;: R.FO RM A N CI, compat:ibility, and co11l.1fmt 31:'e UlstmJl1'y the bU2ZWOrdS wben you're shopping fm al;;'Jltnp" None of then 3ppli~5~o th,e $:399 .A5u$ [e,e PC-hull: that doesll'J.'t m~al']IOn :should!'i~ rons:ider this. uniqtle bucl,ge'rpo:r.t:llhie.A l:igl)tw~i~U. $Ur!~!r·:,;m;3Jl h9t~book, m~ Ee~PC ~mlii!$wi,ih ~n9'_'gh p¢'W-erand prelooded :apps ~oh;lr.tdile ~sk on-the-road pmductivity and (:O:mnlunieacirYf! n~€'ds" an ail a h:arg;:.in prio~. SIU~, YOll'lls~f:ic€ s:tt~,1l! sp~ee" e:rgonam:ic!1;. ::l!ndVJindows com~tib:iHty; .But US'~it'S: who doni~ warn [0 bs burcl~r:I;I1;!d down.~r 'h~v~ m~it W>IlH'f.!u; '8mptied-m:ayli.nd the :8~ePC a perf'ect :m:ol!chil'~e for ~.k jobs, ..

avaiilabLIl' it! whirli€ ~r b'la&, the :E'~e PC: lioQk:s l:ike Oil tW~;H:hirds· scale model of a FEall~p:l'l!iP' ]ts specs :are eq ua]1y milli;1!irurl~d!; our r~E!w leVin_it fl1!~.tlllred :;Ji '900Mfj_]; C@l~ro!:!l p~s.or U!]d@H;l~d ~(l 63OMHz, S12MIB of .RAM r~l~gmdabl@ to 2,GB). a 4GB S(J'licl-!Otate n~sh drlv,e" and a 7·i~leh $e~m" white that configurra:tiQn

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once m€ Ee€' PC tinT ishes its: 2O'SK'OliLd booting proo!ss.,. what you see is not the typical Windows ]n~e:l.-fao!:e,. but rather a h~ght,. clJ:sron~]zoo. VlCTsian ofX<lndms UnluI.''T~]e system cemes loaded with mon~ th:lln 40 appL1C'.nlonsl g,.rme~. a~.d w~b links, ali ea:siIY~<!iCCeS5:1b'e!.il5~ng .tI.5~nlple tabbed intei,face tha( reqlJlITesno Linux exp.ellence.Aswith many l.dO'aportl3Jb]es, the Eee pc"!) tiny keys cal']: 00 a d~,a11'@11:g@~Oty:pe! 011. Tha no~ebook's 801);;:480 color $cr;e~n, me:anwhileo, is shaaJl3:r1d bright, but ilslrow ms011lll001'11 means y.ou'U do <I. lot of scro11i],'lg whenviewjng \V'elb pages. The 11Oteoo~k's £pef:i~ers pwvl:cl!e slllp:r1singly good. aumo, ,~ndwllli~"(! that Asu:s included a. byj!:t-]ll 'iNebcam.

As fer connectivity, you']] find thrEl€, USB 2.0 ports, ~Ul :sn· card slot, headpbone and microphon@ jacks, aVGJ\. output, andan .E'l:hen1e:t port,. <is well as ln~Ht"·in S02 .. 1.1b/iElWi.·Fi. Tha'l:'s 3 pn:!tty solid g,etup, sSJli'e fOl"[he 18ck of .B.~uetooth cOI::lllec:livity and an op"l:i'cal drive,

We cauldn't run aur t:!IPk"al.liJel~du'l1~lI'k suite on thett:ee pc, b1.n we weFe pi,*,seci 'Will:! what we· saiwoom .011.1:[ iniflJlmr:ll tes;ts.1.."lrge ~;pp:tic:arions typi.caliy [ook ~bol!1t 51:.0 '7 ~nd:s to lead, ~~,d ;al'l of' the inc.b.lded. Pl-ogn'U'l'S 1<1:11 smoothly;evel':iJ wh~H'l we h3.d oovernl

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As!lsralt'elS the battery OIl3.shouI:S:, and 'we did achieve;3 !10Urs: <lind 25mJflUt~with VJi':F:i~:nd the $p~k_er di$~b'!~d.WithW!.·fi on. the batw:ty nas.'ted :2 heurs and 41 mimnes wh~te we ~ifo:lmed p.fOd'ucHvirytll$k§. -{)M'W J1.tlciJ'1

What's the Deal?

W,ith "' tinv ~1J~'Ylb@\ll\d.~mOtII~ ~~I'\~e!'!. OI~d ~t!'ipp(ld~down os. the tElEle ~( iSI!'l't:~or 'ev\ery,on~. IBut it d@iIiY~rs

u nma~~h~d p~irt~bnib' at: ~ Ibio1l!'!J~i~1 ,ri~~,

Wh~t: I~'s mr.IBelc.a""se of i~:s It;gh~ welglht ailul :small ~m!!:!?~ ,th~ l;~~ 'C m01lk!:l:!i, '!!lg'I1!'QdltrOlv~~i~!J ,~g:!iI"!p:gl!'\!lQ:jl.

lit co:!n hOlindlle o:nly basic 'Ciomp!.!~ingt.;!:S!k5,. Irn.Qwever" :!i1Uil:~h ... ~ W~b, brows$ngl,w~~d p,ro~~s~'ilil!~, "!'UI1!'!l"0l~,~hing videos.

Who i't"5!fc~, Eln~rv-I!evei~ IWlser:s wiltih :smaUi buc!C~et:s:..as, wen <!is '~nq!l!Ie'liiIIt ~faveie.us Wool!:ing for <:I5Ulpeilf-cI!a ellp secol'I!!l!lo2il1' 'sl~l's~em,~he''Ii'' clI'ntakie 'on ~he IrQ<!!~.,

Wh01t:'S ind!:Jded:: ,An ul1I,del'll!:ilock:ed lWrid'eiUGIil cpu. 'S,li2MEI (l)lf RAM~ a ,4GB S1oliid-s,tatlt!' ,~:lFii\fe~ itiille X;lIliId'roS tiliillUX 1l)1Il~ra!tilllt!J!Ovs'l!i!m~ alll'lld !i!I'!Ier' 40 l:nrelo:aded W!'i!b I~nk:s~ 1S.,es~ and! apills. :5l!CIiru ",5 iFlifileFolXr Th'!i!!n~eli'ib;rd1f airn;!d t1pen(m;;~.

Tlhe battom llifll,~ Uke liIiIost lii!'l~rapcliitalil~e's .• the' Eee PC: wo:m{t ''';PI!!!f!<l1 'fiO <eveIY'one. Sut" if IPCI'~.!I~liUit¥ Is ki n!:" Clcmputi'ngl liiIeecls oil roe 'few', ,<I nd mo,l'Iey lis. SCi! !'!tie, tlllilis, n,O'~!!boo~ iisa n .a1'H:foadi~e o;pti.oln_

A,MID' Phle'lnDm 961010

Fi~rst-lgenerat!o,~1 quad-tore processor falls behind ~~r1tf!I's (PUs

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Mlir., Est~ Price $275

AMD'SPHE:NOM, the ~iOrn:r:olny's lOll;gaw~t~@<d qU.:l!d·coresuco~s$or '~o ~h~ ol.l:ai· core A:th]on;)(:2. has finally' ~rrived.ml;l~ AMID enthusiasts hopi~,1g tha:t the 00'1npany ll.I"rn;tld s~e~l the perfo'lm:a:nc,E (',rown hack from l!1Jt@l'$ Gore 2 wUi he dl.s:::lp. poi!i]l@'d!, as the PhE!flOm is a decidi@'dly IT'!idr~M1ii~ prceesser Bargain Imnrers looking [O[ <Ii good"·LJel:fom'l.ing quad-cere :5j'$t€ID, ho'!lt!\!ver, might :Il'lldAMD'$ whui.on app@ali:ng;

T~1e FhlE'nom ~s a 'Cn!@ qU::l!d·rom chip. 'iMthroll.1findepS'ndent cores on a, singj@ die, A.('(Iorciing to AM[),~he- phenO'm chip's ~e~igned oC'CIte sh~uld ·off-er l.lp 10 2'Sperr:e'f1t :raster speed than a.F1 Al1l1on X2 OIt the same cioc1 [:E!lt@- Th@ :S'1)e!@{b.]~J will b@' !l!'Vlim g~'eat1i!r 'WiU':! m1.lltirore:ilW<lla:eprograln:5 , sach as some vidoo· editing packag€'s and games.

One signincal1.t i:mpirovemElint over the A thlcn ,,2 is the ability to runthe l11en'l:o[J cOllllroller

(.:ira .

quad-ceee :pJOCe550r

- mil!:h;~ fI nil AM:D';;: solution nUll\£! IlIppoe-.;aling than patflQrlnan"e endturoae:te. wil.l.

at ~t!; own. c.lock rnte. You C:llJl1 in:still.llfasr l,066MH~!rIem.Q.ry (or aVierc.loc.k slower. .RAM.) in <I pnen.om systern without. Il.aving (1) (":h:ange the CPU's ope!1lti~l)g s:peed, AMD Ius ~15'O added. n.ew, faster multimedia instruetiens, called SSB.:!"" These: are'll't compatiMeJ. however, wid, lntel's s,s:t:4.i lnstruetions used an th!i:: n,ew Intel Penryn Core 2 prccessors, 50 programswill need to add specific supJlort for them,

Te!1ltlng "he 2.3GHz Ph,enom 9600, OUf V~ Pro 8 M1'E(;'2wnd~'r 'took. 7 m:i:nt!(~ and .2 5Ecm.'lds-.nota;bly :fuste~ than the ~,pe~d~~t du:akoro chips-rt's much :dO""'\V~ er, however, th:!l:trl! the com~r:lihly prtc-.ed Itll'@ll cere :2 Quad, Q6GOO, whkh fUnisihed the s~m.1eteslt ll1 3m]llutes and 47 sseo.nds- We :!law simila:f ~.rulu· in our mmes 1:eo:l'lIl1preooionanCl CirLebench 9.'5lE!S1S.

A c(l:mplet~ .P'hE!nom 91500 ~y$te:m; however, should also be less e::oq:,'I@l1s1V@ th.aii a oon~paJ"ab:~~ Q!5600 (:onf'iguratlQI;l" '~nan. Phenem S~leln$ Qff~. the performance yoo,'d expectin '(heir pric@ rang@. But w]Jl "as good! as expeded" be enough. for .A~D to remain compe-ti.tiW'@ with I'ntel? AMD has announeed ['aste'rPhel,'loms, which win reach s:l.elvlil~ seen after YQ\;l!U.W@ read t his--anal:heSle a roe' more' interest-

ing eonteudersthaa this first W'a,V@ of CPUs, -DtnnY' A.k~11

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iiBuy'pDw,er C,illm;er P,ililildin 91010

Exp'elrJ siV'El desUop, has outstand ing 0 i rectX.l 0 g am~n g ab H iti es

THlE: GAMJNG SCORES ach~e:ved by i:ilulypow-er's $4,'999 (::oIImer Pa]a;dhi 9OO~re truly smnedling to bediold" ttj)uTled

]f! the :highest: \!ie've seen yet l.tl our Direct:x '10 (DNW) Dill or }uare~ tES~; a: lrIi()ely play~b]e 7fl3 frames; per second ~Jps) ~~ ~"hBOx1,02:4" and deeent maJrks of 40.:iltps~t 1..600xll,200 "~lcll :3:5.lfps: at2,'560:ll1.600'• I'll 1011;11: [)oX] 0 mal of Comp~ll'Y of He~oes.

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achieves these ferllS by cI~lrt of in'! thre,e :nVidia GePo~e $$0() ultt.!! ~~rdls :!1!l:t tJ:p ill ;;I,3-W~.y Scrll~ble'Unk Inrertace (Sl~coil1ijgul:<Hion.

J nother areas, the Gamer Pal<i1oin 9(1~) is t~ss impressive-while lrn!'!ltel «(lIre ~ Extt'&!'lrIe Q,16SSU proceescr ~n.d ,4GiBof menl(lty are unq:ue:srio!]_,ably :pO'w.erful, other maehlnes w@'ve S@E!l1! roecendy have $cQ~dI h~gher 011 many of 'Our Ptod~ldrv,ity o:md DX$! gaming benchmark.tests,

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ladLing a .Penryn. processor and oudi't~Ed with DDR2R;AM, the Gamel:

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and 19:rurdy.', but the hinged door enthe rear panel made< co,nlJl~('t· ing cables q~mbernome .

iEluyiPow-e'~ has ~·we'et~ed the deal

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Din:dX '91 are comes o,v,elrclocked OIUt of the box

[F YO U 'VE .A LWA,YS been interested in O'ii'uclot;;~ng blH h<lwn'u had g~i'ts el.1Ough tot!i.}! it yourself, you. might be intrigued by the dJ!s.ktop offerings froUl '01!iefdok,.Asdtll'oompaJ,'Ys n<ln1.@ Sygg@sts, ifs: mally ~n£o wtingjng asmueh ~momJa~ O!!s:p¢SSibl@ ironl every last campane:t1't:-<lindoo sys:~:el\L1 hIts the o'Lttside ViIOrld. :a:tiltS steck speed,

B1.!1.Ut lins:id~ a rn,ode-I.ately ]aQ5\\l Ant:e--c: C35e, cur$,:U,()7~ :~on fimt and fOlFenlloo~ demenstrarsd OOOrclok's OOl'J,Illn~trn@nJ W eoono'Iuy:

The PI:'ClO!sso:r was a 2.2GH.:z, Intel Go~2 000 E:.45oo, tb,e graphics mild .3]'1 nVirua Gerome B&Xl GT, and the,'RAM! 2.0:8 o[ I)DR2..soo" StU every component possible was threttled up. The 680i :5U m.othe!lbo<ll.'d W."IiS O\I'lliYdock:ecli by :33 percent, the proeessorratd,'leted,u~to 3GHz, and t"hevidi@o esrd a<:Iil."Jked tll 'r5~MHz frem 6OOMHz. rr~Hl' sole 250GB herd clrl.ve struckus as: '~kimpy,)

:B1.n no maner how yoo. Clwrclock a CQre :2 D'lJ.to E4500,i!t's :still a Core :2 Duo D:l:SOO. whk]) lllli.'<llllS multith:llNliclled app.ii3udg<l.me5 wen't play ;1lS welt:'llsti"J.ey wonld 011 !111 foul'"cor:td preeessor.ln our gamiJ:lgtests with Supreme' CO:l'ml;l:atlldef,.

whk.h .a.l.uo;ng'o-ther Wing? me<ISIl.l~es ~,nul!:ithreadillg COlp~i1ity,th@ [on aw~aged jus1! 38.8fr.nnes per ~oond! ,~)~) at areselutien of 1.'2SOx1,OO4" 37.3,1]15 at l,'OOOt;t,:l:oo,.and :32..9fps, at :2,SWxUOO-p!ay· abi@', but on the sru:tt1;,@ty side.

.Ill our ,other D'n'OCtX 9 ([)X~J:) ganl.ing tests. the roo 11.1:>magedlUuch. bet-

te-r,but'bec<ll!Jse om ~ewul:"lii.tI: came wiith Windo,Wl!j XP !'Iroiessiou,alinstalled mther tha.n Vlli3t;I':I, WE·

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I~ 2;:U~Hz Wi't 2 [too E4Sl00 {(!J!;'il'!(lcckEl~ to 3-GHizl 2CBOOij;!::1: 200GB hill1d dr"r.r@; [)'IJ[li;!;RW; OV[).ij;lOM; .rJiO mOl1lit(J~; IilVild'liil GeF"Ql[{e 6600 [;T 'gr,Elph.lI;5 CSl:l!MB), Wim:ilaW5 X:P R,,~res. Si!lln<i~

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can't ~p~rt on f~ :1)'::-::::1.0 gamingpwwess. As hs eempenems ,""W, more or less already pushed to their lilnits, w,e're not.5YJ-eho-w :it. will handle titl~ yena be fieleas.ed.. But ][you'.ffiwilli:l'Ig W tab:! 'Il\lie d1l3l:1Le, 'Oben1Ok has n'l,'ilde tIle JOIl tal. col'l'ilpeUing ~l -.M.M.

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IPa,lywell PolyA190'

Unrremarkab~e dleskfrop is a solid gamer

1'HOlM::HPO t',VWE 1.,[.'$ $'ll,~/S(l:poiy A790 is the firstPh~lltlm

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(:see review' on p" 11.7) and came'ill'li.lmY less than impressed. Sic we wlil-- ~fi 'tt ,~,'<';,U:itl"" -su c ,"ji.,~.l wh",n th ~ A790rall dto "_',' uswith in:

ffl _ ,e"" . I}' __ rp • ..,~L _ _ _ _ _ e _ _ ,_~ _, _ """""'" ~ _ _ _

gelleJ':liJ~ perlionll':L~l!nce.

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cru deljj\!'e~ unl:~ceptiona~, scores on OYir productivity benehm<irk tests- It took 4 minutes and 52 5~oon& to' finj.:ih oll!:~hdows; Medla Eno~r test.and 5 mn1!Vlt:esand 35 seeends to looulp1et@ ouriltm~s; oo:!~fSion n:i~LThe macl:!im~ regis~red 7 .o19~:nFUltu~.:.rk PC1M!al'k05. tl'lOltgh W'e!' also noticed oCC'asio,na] slu:ggishne.ss du:rtng

a nun'l~r of i;Qmmon i:)$k$"

,B,1I.tlthe addition of a 512MB ATIiJ::.tde'On HD '3550 graphitC:ii card, r€aIly boosted the ('(lmpu~€r'$ PO~~'rllia1. ma.kin_gil: a reascnable chcice for. filidy seriQUS ga_m~;n.g. its: $CORSO 0:[9,<5.'23 iu Flltill'f<@ma_rk's: 3DMark06 and 9),:,2: f:mmas per !>KOJ,.cl '(fps)iJ,':! CO~,llpa:llY of Heroes tboth at 1i,28(bil,024J'6o.tutlol1.}an: Mil OIbove avemge, es~cjal]y far a ~l:em at this; price, You eeuld even a.dd <I second, id.entica] card in Crossfire mode fer 5til~ nlOI,'e '3D' horsepower.

We imagJiJ:l@. th.ough. that the sY:S:~e1n':s currenr eemponents-whkh also ]nd,ud@ 74GB and 500GB hard drive~ and.two ~Q;;:: DVD:tIRW drives (one of which is ~\CJ!ujpp@'dl witl'1 liglltScrib@ d]sc::-~ab@liil1:g t:e-rhno]om-wil.] be sufficient [ormos:t peopl~. Unlike~y to

be impress)ed are hard-cere g<I[11:ern, whose l:ttads probably won't tum at ~he P.oly.Ai'OO·s faidy pedestr:ian @;l!:teriol', But for thesa who need i<i w~lJ· looled corn,putil!ir :for daythne chores that won't. bnck1e under during ~ong nigl.HS or World of\l!laiKmf!:, ths Poly A790 is an Iltff'Olrdable so]ut'km.

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THOUGH YO'Ll CAN (lET abase cOil-figuration ofR.acliioo.ctiw PC'srJ.Jasma fOIl"""s little ;1I;S $1;399,~OIl needto shell out more than $4.2.00~(lge~. a mode:! wi~h the loudest 'be]1s and whifit]e:s. I(Our review unit ['anSl i:lp at $4,,210.}.And while the, P~asnia]s

a ~ry c:::apable S:::IImi.ug ma,~hil'l~., its 'Core :2 Quad proi:eSSQI: (overdocked. to '3G.Hl;), 2G.Bof :rmR2 MM,lmd. dl1.li 768:MB t'l!Vtdi~ GeFboce 8800 G'l"X graphics Ulrdls (11'11:1 Sc:;Iblble Link: (!'iterf'ace rol)fi~tat:!(l!n) didn't: d~liver ili~ iJoonph we 'expected for' the pnce. You ~n't @-~n pl~ DirectX 11.0 (DX10) game~ on i~,~iM~ It$ oS-W:indows: ]i\p PfofessiOl"atl---d,oesn'lt handle 'the' ~tandal:'d!.

That ]S!l'l't~o :say the p]~3'r!l:l doesn't delivlZt c.l1!.il~'lity performance, In

OU:r benchm:afk~I1l:~r~s, its numben; w~.,e toutinely ]n the upper t<lnges of recent nQn-P,~nryll desktops we 'VI!! SlE!en, and in eerrstn t(;!s:ts:, the Flasi':!'la's; su.pe-:rcI'lar~di

graphiC$ (;<l:rd!$ h~:lpoed it

'beat out iOt;nne oflheP:e~::Il.yn systems. Even. ~o.it~ dlffi'~IJ]~ to give rhe Pi<lsma a ll!;,ulIket recoJ.umend!adol1 at tMspoil'lt-at Je-asrtitO anyonewho dO!i!Sn'l; 11J!l!@d sheer DX9 power at chev@ry highest f@S'ol1i.ltl.C1ns.

still" SOlne extras m~ght endearthe plasma to certain bu.y-' ers, rfycm want a mClretrndjt!QllaUy I:]egant look fOf yO\lf gaming bo.x, the P'I<lIS]l:'l~ ofren. an <mgulaf,. attractlve bla'C'kInlH"ll caS'e-Con:si:d@rably lL!SS sho\\VY thann13ny gtnnin~ mod@is,Upgrad@!:'!> w:ill 'i]k-E! halVing thres 5.25 -]ul;h external drive 'bIEiYS and three S.5-inch inte'rnal [email protected]:is:crimina:t:ing 8/imet's are 511oll'E1 to 3ppreciate the l.ggitech gamlng~eyhOfil:'cli. and mOU5e"

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X-.~i XtI."elueGame[ Fa fa 11 ty FPS sound card, and Uquid coolin.,g. Ane'!. a~hliEle~ye3.r parts-and-labor w<IIrrauty 'is niea for ev,e!IYolu!. But even these pluses ron't ma~:e this v~.ry goood. eemputer :a t~n'le:ndoUis vlil,1(tEl'. -M"M.

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PC (1llub E:n1Ipa,w,er' ENIP'545, A, soliiid budget laptop in a lblallrrld case

TH g $999 PC: C UlB :Enpower ENPS4S ofFen; 3~:1l.d. 'more aa,mph th a nmost budgEt not~boob, butits looks, a're' decidedlyboU:ol':ra,-lie:r.

Dressll~d ina drab, t'Wo~tone chassis fha;['schtmkier than ~h.09i£' of most 14" 1!. -inch notebooks, tl.1J.e· 5.'5-pound P.:NP545 looks and rit1!e~$like- a blldge'[ noteb·ookof ye$:t-efYe~r-it simply ]3.'cks tJle pa:L1:iche of slee,ker ccnsumer systems 'W,e\!.e s,een. 'IYpi.ng on the. ~\o~eboQk~ large keyboa:OO. is com.fortaibh:, but the tlnsmh-siae touch pad provedtoo small for om fil.~gel·5. Lj~ewuse; ,the mouse buu:ons were overly rigid.

On the p.llJ,$ $i.d~. th~l,;3jplop's 1.,280~BOO-ll'eso]unon display delivered uinas~]arp colors.and deep hlaeks th~t r€;i!I1y pop. fhe I.NPS4S also tumed out rich, ,c:risp .:'H,IdJio with good! baS$, tth.arik$ toirs built-in suhwoofer located on the bcttom panel The only rhmgs mi$$i~~g ar,e d~d!~t~te<d rne,hOI, bu!;t~1l$ and a vQ']Ym~ control. Cm'l.n€'ctilJir.y~wi:se, Ul@ENP54§. comes diec@'ndy

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end dual-cere prO-aESSOI'S COm!fll,QlIl ln budg,el~ notebccks, our $y3t~m f'€'arur€da 2 .2GH~ c(J,re :2 Duo 17500 CPU, w,Mch QffilmiO a bit more p.a,wer f'O':I" handling mainstream tasks, Acrornp:;I:nying l'tWiiltS: 2GB of DDR2MM. ·~.l6{)GB 5,400rpmhOlrd drive, and:a OVD;1:RW d:cive.

A~ w-e expected, our cQnfigurntion didn~t break any records in om" benchmark tests, though its 1l10re-powedu] CPlI gave it :il" linl~ ~dg@ OV€!l: ma~w of t he budge-I[ M:[ebo6k!S we've tested rec@IMUy" @'slleci.aLiyi[1 the ml.1]hIJlediOi. departl¥U~'l'it:"B:att'ery-wi$e', we mlln::)ged~o squee:;:e OUt 2: hours and 22 minutes on our draln~e'l>,t, a g;oQc'!sc\me ('OF a tlrinand-light nctebock, One caveat; The notl€b[Jok'$fatl~ can b~ Ul1:b@:arably :nlOisy. -lotifs RQ1'llire-z

HIP CD[m'lpaq [Z51'10pl Business-fri,end~y ultraportable performs. well

W]"I'H :I'['S STU:RDYBU[[.]) <IIndamp'le 5eauity opilit,)l.u:, the .$1.8'll9 fl'P Comp\1q 2.510~)is a solid" safe, and sl-raitl a Qed u:btrapoirta'bl.@ [-or business tH'Ill'@l:@n:l.

Though irs charco,j[ ch<l§is is a: b~t bland :ainu blocky; the' 2510fl-S di.n.1inllnve size is eye--e3tdli.ng. Qltwet~hs just over ttu'ee pounds.} Th~La,p~op'~m~~i.um-:rul\lY casirtglliiiluth ~t stl,trdjne,~ :ab~nt (001,1.1. Qtb:(:1: ulnaplVTtabtes we'u seen, whH~HP':s 3D DmreGuar.d prerects rh,@ ham dl~ f!ommav@,l .. buss, The lWOOobook,~ 1.280x800-l'l!so~ution. 12.1-indll>vid@"sc!l!@n dis:phyllS@s){P's 1ilutnHi~E! LE"[) l:>a:e]d~J1.t.maki:llg fur <In ewnlylbl.ighil diisplay, as wen 'as some <lpp<ll~Ull power savings; we welle all~e ee gli!t roltgJ,llytnree h01J.]n; of li!.]II:.;ti1rnnl.e petfomrnnce on a lJ<'ltte~.y(;'ha~e in 01..U' tests.

'fhe oompa.ct ~bo:aI1d is r~J~;fIb1Y ro:ra.~.· foritable~ the noteoook alae romeswith dual. pointing d~viees, but lac:J.i:,s ~ '\o'\i'(1bcl'ilrll. As f'or 'Wlire.1~ opti.QJ::IS, cur u::stUJ.llit came lIVith

B.luetooth 2.0' and. 002. !llalblgWl~ri. Qll~d. (Th5e/s no opti'O.n. for :802.nn om this s;Y3tem.) You t"ru'l aise Ft U'le .2510p wi~hwireleos.s bma.dband COIU1J&riv.ilY.: Our l'Wiew

~ni,t also camewidll ple.ntiful secmity options. ]ndudiiJ.l& an im.egI:<life'd flllgt'rprlnt OC<Inn~:r, an ~lnb~.dd~d 'rPM secmity chip, a.rJ:d .a smartcard R'ader,

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~inewiths:iJ:nilRrly config\lxed, 1J1,trn~rtables:. And wMledtelwtdboo!k':s integrawd [meil. OMit X~l00'GPU C"an~~ 1umdl'e high-,eond. 3D grniphi'rs, f[ supplied :tl:dequate powEC'rfur business IU!!Ii.'~. We only wisb.you could ~on:ffiglue this sys~ln"!l rnmp<lnel'lts thl:'Qugh W's web site. -]osh~l(ii Gokiml:1:fil

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Tos,hiilba SUlte!llli:te Pro A200-EZ22014X

Bljdg!2t business pOftab~!e lacks PoiJndJ'ch!e

[1' MAY. NOT 'be a looker, btu the-business-oriented Toshiba S~t@mJ1JE! Pro A2~H;Z2204X de!iv'[email protected]!!S and performance app!ropri:a'~e for its, b!lldge~ price,

The notebO'Ok's !';i-pound, bl.ui$h··black caiSe is blarnd!.-looking. and ]~pla:s,b,(: body fe~l~ che<lp..ph .. I:5, dlallow"l':,=nt fuel

carries over to tile dicky mQUj5!~ buttons belewthe touch pad, 'fh!:! il.20()"s l'5.4·][lc11, 1, 28Q~800·r@sohltion dJi5piay 'Win dis <l~'potmt high-}ES f:ao!1!l, but onscreen llill~g~~ ~r~ hri;t:litOlrld viVid. unlike crherbusiness :portab~es" how~wr.the sc:teell is glOS$y I; (J'" m':ru"'"· .. \ t\ifl'.~"I.c _a1• - . 't n"""'c.,. to -.~"-"·-·d""''1,'''ct~ cr"~ 1'"" \rL •. "-~~"J' _'- .... 1 ... ~ ... ~s !I"' ......... __ g~"'''' .. 1. __ , .. I·~... ~_ " .. _"

typ:iC'<I] offiiC'e·lightlil1.g condititll,u;. AI:s>o. d.e pallel's optlm,<ll viffwing angle l$.t.il!t~1.~r ][mi,Md,o;md \W!'tlJ!~k€d that DVD nwvies w1e!r@ on the dark side.

Other f@'anJ~ are typi,C'<I.lfor the price poOlnL ytlu get OR 12(}GB h:a:.:d drive'. a n1:~.dti:fotmat DW burnet, 8O:2.11Wb/gWi-ri., Eli:pressC.am and m~mllQl:y·~<t[i!'j SlCll:5" <lind. the usual ~lecoon

of ports. Missing are <:I, ling:erprint reader and Wek-am.

Th@ $999 ,A200 'oom~H, 'equipped wi.tha.[~:tk~.y~owl@rlu12GH::! cCIl;;e 2: Dt]Q '17250 ,pl"'t;lee.~r, The maehine's 1GB of RAM lWrsus the 2.GB that's llowstand!,Hd issue on mest 'po:rttlb~es) lis a, dis<IIp·

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[Bilm 2GHz Core 21!]~o n2~a; ~08 IUlliR2,J20Ci!B hard d~ive; OViO;l;lRW~ lSA-11U::hTn; WiFlrJowsX~ Pmre'5SiQ"~1

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.ru:ru:[~mI-ll'k's PCMaricl}5, [~spe!ct;ililJe fur <I bucl~e-t

entry; On the other hand,the machine's 3D ped'Oirnumce and biln~ry ~.i:few,eJfe cli:sappo]nt· ing, The IHte'grat:@d Int@l GMA X3100 grnph.lc>, sh::ui.n@l the nmjt~d 5ys,~em MM, delive'£ed a lew 224- Qn F'Utliu1em,ar];:'s. 3DMllrk06. On. 01.11: hsrsh DVI) rundewu t!lS:1[,~.'ilE!!' ineluded sixcell h:!Jitlle~ lasl~dI.Jus[ O'l\fel.' an hour- and-a ·h:ilf.-;/amil? .!3ili,:i res

Fujii't's.u Li'I:I.:Bu,okVl01101

LOW-IQost rr1,~)te book is short onfeanres

'fH.OUOH. ATTRAC'HVELY .PJUC.ED at$i:99, the .f'14jkStl Lif~· E!Jo'k V:I.01.o eomes up shOO'![ compared wlth other burlJ.ge't models,

Desjgtled fur [he b'll~infS$ market, the 6.Z-potHulVWlo'S; fI'l!:;Iue-blaci<:l1iru:sh cl~n't do IUILlCh to emte the eye. thm.'lgh we did Uk~ the off-whHekeybo~r.dI. (Fillji~s1Ll :M$O d:Ji~.s d'le keybo~md .is. spil1-J:e5.is.mnt) tJn'fortlil.nate]y, thebmfch pad~aC'ks a scroli :smp. and you VlO:Il1t brl! :any muitimed.la. oonoolis,. ]l'[);~ge:li and video Joo.kqUi~te nice Oil the V101lQ's 5bairp. blight 15.4"inch wide"screen LCn,. btl1~he no~eoook ~ ~:1I~er:s solJnd.tm~1Y and anemic .

. F:lJjitstlol.ltfiJEted ~he V1I!010 w.1tlll :!J l2OG'B hard dtive anc:Ji ~l'n. .Atl~ B02.1l1;7l}b/gW1!-F't r:)dio. The 202.11I.a :suppo~tis 'we)con'1.e, $in~ m~ny busi nesses ~Jy on it f'Qt in~",$~d rnng<e and $OOJnty; .A1as,.l!1leTeS noBluof'toot:h OO:r!i!1~ty. and dl~ VIOill ktcks :a U"lt'mlory-C1ud ~:l!der and a rnUf~ pOore. ~t dOO$ ind~lde a:n~ress~rd slot and! d~r@I;US;6 PQl1'~ (two on [he .sid~, one rnba~k-a Sm..lIrt ~1l:'a~~m~Ii!t)c

J\( d:ne heaT( of the V10IO l>ealt$ :a ':L6GHz: [n.t:el 'CXI·re 2 DUo 'fS2.00 C~boh;tePl!d by 2GB of D'DR2 SDRAM, That's 01

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Baillery life wasn't ~t, eitthet.TheV1.01JClilastedijusl 90 H11if!.nes OD our battery-maiD t<est,lllearlhlg you,'d be ][q~ky to g~t ll::J.Rie hours, of real-world operating time, That''s disappointing for :a HO'leboook ofd:ris siz@',but not far fromwh:ilt~'w seen nOlm other biij.dgeln.o~@OOo:~, -RtC'1.: B~idi!!

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Palvilio,n NDIX Enltertaiinmanl, NI,oteiJ,oD!k PC [Penryn E:dli'tiianl)

Massiv,€! media-centric laptop qets a welcome soeed boost

AS WIE M:E:NTIOl'-l'F::Dlast :s,pring in OUll" revi.ew

of fhe Qrigin~J HP P:~vdion HDX En~en:Oi!jnmf'n't No[elboo~ PC, the H.DX is no ordinary desktopr.eplae,emen:r t'lQtlebook. Think of i~!l'Ot ~$ ~ ]~ptop. but more 35 aJl1 aU-in-one PC that happens, tofokl up rOll" eccasioual lil?]oc~'~icm.l!l it:slatest update, H,ewLeU-Pac.kard 11I:as kept everything we loved about the HDX-a 'Vibrant. za.t-lneh screen wh:}] a. clever hinged cle'iSigm, integrated over-the-air h:igh- d!e fil1i:itiol,~ -telell!lision ~HDTV) 'tun.f'l!", dual hard d.tiv~$ (t!p to 2S0GIB apieee], a removalil'e remote COT!~ro:~ recessed into the keyboard decl{while dli!liv@'rillg 1.tpgtad~d. componelH choices th:lJt improve th~ machine

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Firsta!HI f'or,~mo$t. HP rlowoUen:a. n I:W top -end CPUcho:ice: the InMl Cor~ '2 Duo TIl300, B~lilt~:::;ing Intel's new "lS-tlanOllletel' Ifflmyn process, the preC'~S51ar runs at 2.s,GH~ and featu.res an ,gOOMH~ front$id~ bus, iimppo:rt :f(l!r th~ SSE 4.oi.I:l,strnc:tionset for <enhanced multimedia, and oth er illl.l?[cnrCerm eurs,

The gr:a.p~lics PU}C'@sso'! alsesees a boost, rnov:iirl8 lrol.u the! :fine .A::r[ MobiliityRadeoll HD :2600 IT ChlpSII:~ '~l;i! the even bett~r i1Vid,la G~Force S800M GTS. And the st['Onger chip dllv>eS an u:pgrnded LCD panel, younowg@l; fuU :Jl0B0p H[) reseluden (1.;920.".1,200)" compared with 1,680 . ..;l,050ol.'!, the o:ri:ginO!llHDX bl1ild.l?lus:. yOU! C<l!11 now chaoSiealnong three hi~h·d.efinitian optka] ICb:i.vesto ma~e 'lIse o:f that s"r:r>een: HID [lVD-RQM, HIli [:l<VD·R, or the new Blu·ray reader. (Each ohhose dr],w.s 31s~ S1.]ppo:rts multifaril.nat standa.rd-defi:l'IltlOll ])'VDblul.'ling.~

As wid'! the ND DVD drive we saWOIJi the erigmal :HDX, ~he BllI-ra.y driv~ d~.I:ivers jaw-dl'opping images, Also" as with the preceding model, ov~r·thEi·a:ir HDTVbroad:c::asts look ,great,but the analog p~nr.iorl of the internal TV tuner aeliv,e rs 3, softe I: fc cus with standard cab[e-'I'V input than 'W~ w() uldpl,'erer. We sa w betterstandard-detlniriea TV qUii.l.ity froimthe external tuaer btmdled with :1lJnotber hlgh-end multimedia portable wehlstiedl re:c:emly, the Tcs,hib3. Qosmio G4S-AV'630.

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through .. , Tnel:lewer III a.chtne scored :a s~rong a40 on cinebe:och9'.5 (up ftom 7313' Oil the older b1l1i]d) and completed out' iThnes eonversion trial ill a mere 4 minutes and .2.1. seco:nd:sr---a~'),ong ~he bii;st results 'We've seen :fm!~' a portahi,e, Tolle HDI sC"Ol'ed G,4.~S Oil .F!t~turema.d::'s P-CMa:rkOS, which far oucpa.ces the 5,.Q9$ we iSaW from the QosmlQ, (The first HDX. \ve tested WllSa pre"]llfOCillcticm rncdel (h81 wou~dn't run PCM~rk_)

M san wlule, the f o:.st~r :gtaphl'Cs engine translates tCi irl'vpmved ~D g~l'I"iept:ruy. The-newer. nVidia-equipped EDX $.('Qred7.906, on .Fu~uremaJrk'$ 9DM<lirk06. lJpfw'fn '3.993 (Ion the origiuall-iDX, W~ also ·s~w <I playable ~Ofrnmes pet second ~fpi1l) on (Fin RE.AJ:~,-t~:St. compared w[~h 2SfpsQ:n d'lie origin:;!l machine. Mo:re important.the new machine d~i[v'll!r~,dI t:ha~ higher fps wid~ mest visu.d Il!'Hect$ sereo m::l!!!.i.!n~.m.l. Seri01J,lS g;a:mers wm prob'ably want to apt for a boutique rig wifh du;algta,p·hi.cs cards, but the Hvx win ce:rt:ainly suit more-casual gam,en s ,

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!S,huttl,I!' XPC P!riima SX38P2 Pro

An e'x(e'lll~err1tfoundati:otn for a powerfulll, transr;:mrtable IPC

USUALLY, IIF YOU WANT A COMFUTt:R. small ,enough to haul to sd.,.OO:~ ora tAN pOl!rty; :you halve ito settle for oh:ler, shnve]" eemponeuts, Now, wi.fh Shuttle's; XPC~rim a SX38!P2Pro. you can b'lli~d iii high"peTformaJnce. dU:<IIl- or quad-core PC that's no higser than aJ b:re:;ulboll:.

1h!11 $499 SX3SP2Pro is ~ "b:<lire,"bone$" PC~e~$e1rr:i'any; ;:li s:mSJll-r'arm-fllC'tor GIIse equipped with a power :supply anc'lan .LCA77'S,. ]nt~l·CPU-il:omp:atiblof' modllellbQ~d, il][Q w.I'l.kh you install YOl1r choice of eomponents. The tasteful designte'ts the b'laC'k maclnne blend into your Hving-'tQQm decor,

[ns:icle, the 5X1&P2 :Prc s.port':san e1!lh:1l.n.:e(i fanl h~at-pipe C'OOhng diii!$,~gn and huel's; latest X3S chipsst.In additkrn, the compact ma<~het.l-blliaird spor~s twO, X1l6 pel ['K"pl'ess (PC:!~~ ~,a slots, :allowing y.a\1. to install two :aingle-width video c.ams in ~ Cm$sFlire configmr:'lJion. ;a~ w@H a$

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A,SUIS EAIHI'38701 TOP

Graphics (arcl offers unmatched perforrnancefor its price

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ATI'S NEW RADEON HD 3870 CHIPS!E.Tm.aybE! its top'· of.the-]lne o:ffeling, butit's::.ictuaUy aimed atc::a,pturing dlli! mafn:st~:!:an:l. market, offedng, very goodpedQrmance OlJ areasonable :pnere. Tl:J,e $2:4,9 Asus IEAH3870 TOP SOllP:' up'rh@' HID 3870 by Q'IIE!:n::]oc:iking, the GPU ~ndl:!l1emol'Y, a nd bundUn,g .~ g(lOdD:iT@ClX 1:0 (DX10) game,. Compauyo[ Hel'Oes: Opposin!1lfwl,ltS.

ThQ1I.lgh based. QIlI the~me chip de~igJl ;;I.::'; th~ lHs-e'xpen-, :s,ivre, si.ng~,-e·'.sJot HD' 3850, this 5012MB, DhectX 'lO.i-Teady card f(;!<I!UlfflS a, tldck flii!at ::'lflk that blocks au adja~nl: slot, Asus (I'lf,ercJocks the card. s$gnifica:lltIy, nlmling Ithe GPUat 8'S1.MHza:ncl the GDDR4, ~l'!Eln',Qlty at 2,2:86MHz. Install·

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but stkh:ing,to ]ewer .m:lwluti.ons should deliwr very pi:l.yable frn.ine rates in many' DX9 and .O'X10 g.a.mes.

One' i.mportant note: Tl'lollg)i the cam ]5 \l.I'h]spe:r~ q;!Jill~ whem ]dHng;, during '3D gam]ng the fan noise became 'Very l'lot:i~e:i1Ib~!e. more so than. th.e HD ~850 er 1'1Vidil:l. GeFor~e 8800 GT or !!SOD O'I'S canis. -llA.

IJI!]!' IlnBl(,p!!liIs'weror its PEr· 'r:OfJili'l,UliOe< CU.;I$S; e::lIIcellent tmO)ge' @/JIa~it¥.; HIDMI OJJtJinU!:; :5lI~()~ts Oirerl>tlO.1

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Illnt,.'1 CDlrel,2 IEx'treme QX'9770

A, superfast (hip-but YOI~lllll palv'flor bra'ggling righits

INTF::l'S COR~, :2: .lP.::iETR.!EMr QX9770 'win be. the new eep-end 'Emnyintlwl; oeompany'$ consumer C!1'U line. '['he QX.9no Qffer~ anQt'ice:able, [lumgh not dramatic, speedup over the :previ,on5 [op-aif~rhe~1in;e Q_X96'5O-thollg'hl h'ltel s.a:Y$ it wm be prlc~d lrigher~han that $,1.,000 CPU. (~'8ct pricing WIl:9 mot Olwilahl.e ::t't :press time,)

'['he QX9770 includes the, same lmpmve meats introd.lnced with the QX$l65(t It's 'built on the smaller, 4!;;-I1,anometet 1113.lUlfactllringprooess; it beasts 3. whopping 12MB o·f Level :2 c<lc'helnemo,ry::H'ld it supports the lliEW' SSEtl, instrueticns, wn]cn can. dm'11I:l!l'lic:.a.Uy s;peed up so!roe '\I'idieoencoding and gJ~fJ;hi'!;$ operaricns,

Th~ QX9770 introdnces s:I:!ppon for ~he faste-r li600MH~ frol'lt~sidJe bU5 (FSB). up from 1,3~~Mi!-lz; :11 ~e,ed boost from :3GHl: to :1.2GHz; and$llghtiy more heat and POW@'( u:sage. of~ fk:iaUy:,. itr<@qllM[E!S a moth'erbo:.i!ro b:a$~d !O!i'I tl1J}~ bit,el Jt:.j,e) chip51e'l. as that's~h>e only chips~t cUrl"g:ently avail·

iii 1!I1!,:'T'I'E.n,. '1(11 I:iIl'iI l~t@5t 'ti@IISlJroor CPU yet;S1S:~,4 i'115trudicm·s'['UI d~'~I'III~ti[C!n~ speecll LIp ~lPpOl1ln!l <lil!PS; 'fl'!S! memt!m," Ib.arldwki~1i1

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Comp'ared wit'h the 0.",96'5<0. the QKg,nO\;. 'f;l Mer clock speed and fSB dJid buy usa no'~ic€ab:h~ speed hlcr,~a:3€.Th~moot d:r.;Il'".!'!J3rk il.'est was ou.r'VirtuaLDublDivX re!!lderin:g~ in which

til€! Q,X'9770 d~d in at2 minures and 2"1 $eoo~lds (ve.rsus::! minutes 211ldi 42; seconds on the QX%50 SY$'tern). O1Jlr Veg,a.:s,rm B MI?~G'21:t'!ld~rihg test W<l:l,O, ,,1$0 ],0 ~~cOl:1d1~~aliit@:f than the Q}<9G'50, G ... ming-test results were almost idel'ukal bet'wf,en ~he two ~hip$, j]o\!re'!fer" wjd) Ul@' QX9770 ~~t!h'lg only trWO frames P'E!f secend in P,E;,AR and company of Hero!2'S, (;iv'@l! ~hat [be- QX9650 ~'iad ai:ready :sil:(m~d significalIi!t $j)~~dilPS ow!: the last-generatiQiI1 CQTe :2 Extreme QX6$s:Q, 'Woe C'atl c:ffi,ciaEI.y declare the a<9no to be one blazingl.yfas't CPU.-:[k.my Atkil1

EVGIA II~G,efDlr,ce' 1818100 ,[iTS 51112,MB

Updated 91raph~ics card is a quiet, speedy (hoke

m~.rWH:EN NV,IDlA teC'e'ildy re'llea'~ed lb. Ge!FQ:(ce 8800 G'f d~sign, ilt ].!~ft thE! 8800 errs in a weird place:

The GTS was more expen sivethauahe GT, bu r sLower inl.Ulost rests. Wi tl'll the ad'veJl!: of the faster .5i 12MB 8800 G'fS cards lik@ EVGA's; 'E!-GlllFotcl"'! 8800 G'fS. ~hil! model makes <I. bstter show at earning ilto& OTS designation.

The '~-'G'eFQr(le 8800 (iTSi:s: <I double-wide card th""t blecks the adjacenll.:iol I!:) mak~ reom fOI: a ]'<lr~e heat sInk and quiet cooling fan, Th~' card l-@quir@s 011 slnglesix-pin power eennacter and. sports two dual-link I)V~ onq.lui!:s,. <IS

W!l,a as <'In <I.clditior.l<ll COlUleC[!Or f;o:r .s~Vi.~hlO Oil.' com:ponent-video output. n also 5~]pport'S High~ :~an dwiclth Digital Conte nltPmtect!Q u (lhough there's uQHigh-JJefh:dtiou .Muilinuedillllfllt<ElI:[:a.ce PiOrt}, Dir@ct>!: 10, and PCl: !Express 2.0.

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but which wasn 'r present in rhe 320MB <In d, G4{~MB models of the 8800 GTS. With hardware decoding (]if IL264vi.die!o" you' U seeles>s CPU usa~e w l'len watching H:D v[d~Q comp:ared wlrh earlier UCla cards,

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GTSieH an oJigin,d-11.10del 'MOME! BEOO GTS iu the !:h~Sl in mest of our l!iests~ At '.I.,200xl,024 reselutien, fhe 512MB model delivered 132 frames per second (fps} inEE"A.R,,!j'llilfSUS: 88fl?sfor~:he 640MB v@:rs~Ol'l, WOlld in Conflier sa:w aseere .otf4 7fps, compared. wi1!h

!,£I'fp:5 on the 'eadiu card, Th'e ultrn-d~mand~ng; Crysls a~hieved S7'fps <li~high cle~<I!n, as oppos,ed te

2'S.Ups for the older card. Boosting the resolurian to 1,'920:\1,2.00 and tmuLfI:i5; em 3.lfl'ti·~:diasing l::i!llH tl'ilf1IHi!'W ems from st:eali.ng the, old!e:r :mode~t'S erewn, but the GTS still d:icl 'VJ!l'T'y well. -.DA.

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LUlgi,tel[h 'QUliI:IIC,alm Pro 900,0 A.Webcr3lm that~iiives~p to its hyp'e

, ... "",rI L.OGIT:RCH'S $99.SJ.9 Q.lHCKCAM .PRO 9000 Webcam is e:3$.y to set i..!p and use, and it: ~ffu~$ :a bunch ot' handy eXl:ra;5.mjOllkh~,g it the best Webcam. we've seen forll'H);Si;: who war!l[ t(D do mO}'er:h:a:n the cceasicnal video chat, Plus, for Sk.ype users, the Pro '9000 OUe'l:9 a .. ~jgh. QUEilit,Y Video feo:ll'Ure~Ci us~ on Voice !i:lver rn~'emEt Protocol fvar!?} ClII1~s~Or1ig 3S you and the person you areSkypill:8 hw,e :pC:ll equipped. witl) dual-core CPUs,

The 2-megapb:e~ Webcam,wlth its Cad Zeiss, lens, records video :lit lip to 9:60:;:.72.0 phrels, takes photos at up to <In in~erpelated S me!'l~pi!(:els. and. can cJrelSte cllps tai]omclfor lU!obile' cle:vices or '!!,I'ideo~istipgs on ~E,ay" There's !iN~n a f:!li:~:t!;!te' thatlets you qui.ddy upload vid~03 toO "((J,u'lU.b~. Me'~nwhil.e, [..agjtech's pattn~rship with :sk-ype

led to the in~]ll's:ion of the "am 'is High Q.u a Uty V~cleo function, whkh enables. you to !nak:~ rem~r!k~bly s:b::fl!f]? "ideo calls Ilsing the, Vo~

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other standout fiEatures of the Vkbcarnindudle great ]owligj!it l?@'rform;:;rric@, fa;Sl :::..uoofocu:S., and '~xL@'IJ@'!H sound qUaJ!ity frem tilE! lilJUilt·inE!cho-cam:@Lill'l.g mic, We de hav;e Olli@ lll!nC!f d~$i;Srl romp]a ~11't Th~r~'$n(l prol'e(tiQt'i for th.'~ l.m,s when t~l!~ cam's not in 1i.l$lI:,which CQ\l.~d be ;i!:n.i'~lileifyQ\ttend to :s;wff ~oe!:Iph(!tals haph~z;ardly i!1t~Jtyour laptop ·bag. ~Jo:sJltt1tl Goldl11;a.~

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Q;;rlDr A YOKE (or ''',a:ii:pl:ane :stNrit1gwhee.J," to the non-aeiat:iQn,·indin~) such ae. S.<I1tek;'\s $14.9.9S1 :Pw fU:ght YQ.ke Syst~iLll is the l'lwst reali&tic way we know to shnulate Hyfing most g"@ner<l!.·a,v:iari.onpl<lll~@s <lind <liirEi.m~rs on a :~C:.

The ptoFIi[!jlbt in dud@s: both a yoke .<I:J],d, a separate> thretrle quadlii.lmtwitll three levers. The yoke and tl1ratHe:s conueetrogether and p[ug inroa single USB pert, via a cable

rh a l really should be lcngerre allow fOI" wid~r setups. Oth·· '~rwi$@ n it's a p@'d@ct a rrangern ~ D1itfor simula lin g a sing]~·

01' atwiKI·'@l:1gine! plane: il Y10ll wa~,.t to cenrrola U teur engine~s of <Ii BOe'll'lg "747, you canuse rhe ()ptt~na] $'59 PI·O flight Tluot-

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En all, the yoke has 1.4 button andro.,b·r·switch pesiticns, as well as a, '!;'iew hal: ~nd <I working LCD elecx/ehrencmeter, If that's Blot enough" a threepo.s:itiQH switch Iets yOy aSSJ&11 seeond and third

il'u nctiens to each button. .Also! if you puU iii thretrle [ever hack P,3St the stop

ueteh, it sends abutrenpteas (hat can be used to engage revel~se thrust,

The-Pro flight: worked great with both M.icrosoft: Flight shrmlater X and X·Plane' 3 lfl eur t@stifl~. rr will OIJ50 work wlth eemba; m.ght sirnulaters.but, in terms o'f realism, Vt'I:y fewfj,ghiteu. use yokes iusread of srieks, !GraJ,',lled, it's. t'Kpe;nslve for a gamec::onilro]ler,

paJl:ti.c:ularly if you pair it with the $11l9.95 Pm :r'lig~lt Rudd!H" .Fe dal sy~til!m jfoJ' maximnm effect.

IB ut compared. wi~h the cost or time in !aJ l~e'!lIIl'.lane 01' pr-ore:sskll'lal simalater, it's: a barga:in. .. -Da·my Ark~ ..

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E:nll,rmax Clliesair He.avy-dlLlty ke'yboard is packed withfeatur,es

'TH[ :f! t.;n:R M A ~ CA,[:SA:R~ E Y IB 011. RD captured Q,.~r aJtt~t'!tW'!l wi~h its geedleeks <lind rwmy Si:f;t-all.di won U:ri ov~r withitts lmp~~:S$il(il'e extras. If you're ~en:s.itivle to aesthetics, yQU',~] lQ'i.il€ ![lil,e $75 C~E!iS:a]'~prov:id.E!d you (i,on'[ mind i~ ]:;a:pmp-slyleFeel

M~as.utin8 0_7S}lR.5;,::t"5 inches, the caesar fe-ature.$a QWE RTYby.s:lllt snrteunded by <I tn irrered bordel:, The rest of the bOOi.rdis encasedin steel mesh (including the wrist-rest <lr@a). un[ikemany key1boardiiO" the Ca@sar is heavy at 3.2 pO't!nd!s_ With its weight, rehhl wedg@' sl'!a~E!', and Ol,l'ltislip rubber feet. fhi:s keybo~rd $tay~ put" You also getthe option of rai~.ing rh~ rear of the k€'y· boardusing feet mounted underneath.

Eleyol'lI.d the! QWERTY area, yOlI'U nl::ld SQmeU51e'· ful coutrols, The caesar hasr:iv'@ red~l=:tb@'~ecl media·,c@tltric· hothy-s on~h@ left side {play/pause, stop, jnl;rilij~i\l and d eete~$e vol··

,;!ll!Imlnum 'OOillS'trl!l~tiD"; a t~ as >! USB 'liJub; ~l~ :mi:l ~lE!adflhc.1')I! j'ill:k5

ume, and mll.u:e:,. :pivei.nore lmtk~ys 1.::lIbeled in red on the right side gi.ve yon access to mail, search, <llc.ld 'INlindaws V]sta~sp@dfic fnucrions (Flip :m, Gadgets, and Media Ceuuer). 111 3.dditi.cUCL, the .keyboard. serves as 01 USB 2.Q hub,with apert on the left <lind. right panels, M.lcmpiH)'ne· and heaaphone jacks llve ontfuetrnU,~ lng ed,ge; llmLsnalIry, your ~G\; audlo signa] travels tthroug;h the us B lntarfaee of thebyboard to om enbesrd audio dllp. We Ioved tha'l WI! ]'10 long@rnipped 01i.l'1?f our headphone cerd 0]1' m.oVE! d too faran d! 9.e:ciden.taUy Ind.led it out

G3mern may fh'ld many' of tl.'lese fe~tul!'es useful-but they (;{)1.1id also find theo half-size Fl. to U2 keys frustratlng. Anothe:rr pcsslble dl:<il.wback: is 1':hesh;lUO'w keY' travel. which n:u,IY anow you te (ype faster but could reet

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HP Phlal,Dsmart CI81,80 Photo-centric MFP has 'f,ew ~Iimitaltions

THE HP PHOTOSMAFi.T Cl1!lM comes; n~rlit:.:illiz:i.ngly close to h.1lv.i_ng everytlMn.g you could want. in ill reflson:a.blypriced. pl,:!Qtoocennic rall-Dl't -one p.rinter.

'Tbe photo pr]nt qualiry frcm ~he CS180's six-eeler inkjet print engine rivi~Js. ~he results fro¥n!n~ny dedic::~ted photo and snapshot printers. Sil'!L'lLlarl:!" the IndEt-]ll flatbed scanner, with its 96·

bit sean ning engine, holds its own ;:Jjg~in'i!.t m:1luy relad'llei.y· expel'lsi~~ seandakm~ moclie]!;, Be~~"l:se 'the (;oOpy function l"@lieil> onthe sean and prlint engines, its. results a:r~ also first-rare.

T]l,e C8180 fe:l!mres:a, buiH-in Ug~ltsen:b~c:;a,p~b]e PVD burner, so y·ou can atehiv@ phQtw with 01: without a PC. Yo,., also g~t wi·,Fi,Bluetooth, and Ethern@t ecnuectiviry,

(Note.~hough.[h.aiE you can'taccess the DVD burner ov-er the I'l!i\ltwork.) AU this technical g.OOd~l€$:;' adds l.~p to about $400., ulaking for M i.nrpressive setup. despite a f@w s;hOrtCQU1.h'lg$.

Tflol~ C8180 has .a ra! tlecl~n,gin@ $p·~,e'cl of 34pag'@iS p~~ minute ~Pl:'l.'l1.} in black and 33pPl.nin C'olor(both in dlaft m.ode),and ddiv~rn ~~$QlntiDn up ~o~,a:OOX1,,~OQ dots p~r inch. Thlil 3.:5·i ndl co! or r.C:D touch screen isa welcom.e· inclnsion. though paper·tra.y capacity is limited to only 100 sheets of letter-ssse steck, or 2Q4x6·inchi. sheers in the ph.ow t~ay.

TheC81:S0's speeds wete a mLlle!d ba;g, cQmpated with. other aU·,in·ones. O!.n·10·p<'lge~e'xt documenr (whi·ch fe.Jtln:es a ccmbinadcn oftext and imOllgesJprinted at <I reasonably fast 2 minut!:ls and '<Ji9 :s:eoonds.l'ex:tW<lis legib]@ down to 4.5·p oint ty[J€'-not laser-prurtes qU<llity; bur 1ijf@'lJ:&ooofor <lin int;jet

prfl .• tE!r~The im3~es in the document :1Ippeared nOI'lpl!x·elated. ,evenly t!1!Xhil'ed, and color-accurate. -Da"f.rJ1 !t1qH~h

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Mlic:rasaft Li"e~Cam 'VX-70'00 PI enty of frearture s, but v ideo stumbl:es

A:S FAR AS FEATURr:s. GO,the'$99J<'MictrO:!'!oft Li$ecan'il 'IJX- 70'00 is. a prinl12' e:;;.ample of aI1·o'~eF<l!;:;hiever.!t 01]'121'$:;1 2-m.egaplxe!.sensoir, worlrn; 'with the major instant-messaging clients, and even has a built-in, nO~~N;ai1l~i1'Uimg mi(;oophone.Bu'l: whi.1e those fea:~ul:ies make the' cameraattraetive on. pape~, lltS f,El:lJi-wor]d :perfor1na:n~~ le~lre,s a lotto be desired,

Despi~e the camera's tOUlte.d '!,Vld,e-m:ng:i.ng compatihility" certain OlIiS'peets of the VX-iOOO were designed s,pedncaUy fo,r M.kro50:~t'S Wtn,cl!o,w5 live Messenger. A:morng them is the camera's a.biUty to past images d:irec['ly to you]" Windows

L;j,\f@, SpaCiE<S blog_ tik~wi:)l~.th@ W€'hl'01Im has a d!e-diC'''ll~d Wl!ndOWSll:I.i'E C:$!ll bUUCI!r!, which summon$. a Ii~H of your fri. ends fQt one -teuch 'C9i]lil1.g when it~s pressed.

Th~ camera has a 71· deg:ree' wide -;lngl;e lens. It's, ,gl'@at fecr C:tp:tt.Ulllg t'IoVo or more people in front of the unit, but it tends tG teVeoi~ too much ba,d::gml,lnd if just OM parson is vis~bi.€! in th@frame.

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IIiJ!tI \;!'fi!::iIetJ de·teri'Or~l'e5 Oit hig!'Q~~t ql,l;;l:lily s,eUil'lg~f'ir! d1m li'g'hi~li!1!g; cHg;it,d s'~iI~ ColOI be g~ilWf

gest: shorrfalLWhh thecamera set to 1.1 or 2 lneg.aph.:els, vh;l.~(J1 w:a$ iJ,iJ1b~o;!xab~~1:O w.a(ch. :app&::aring w:ash@d cutand lagging not:iceal!:!ly .. hi our tests" video looked. best whell :!let to 640ll:~80 re5!olution. s~~ it a'bo'V,~ that, ::InC! you'll be $Wck with choppy; au[-of-sYrl~ reool\d!ing:;l.The same held true

of the Wiiibca.m's; d.igi,ta] stills: 'th~'VX:'fOOO can c:aptur,~ 1.6· rl,:ueg;;Jpili>el inteq.;olatecl5iti1ls, but images ]oQked~rainy and CCi'lQd~'$s ~t the ~::hlghles[ r€!oolut ion- p~rf'Ott!'!I.:!nc~ :~ lse 'ITo6k

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W'ithl 218~lln'Eh Mia'niit'DlrS", Size' II.ln't E:verytlhiln,g These twolarqe lCiDs part ways on features and performence

T.H ~ :PROl [FE: RAT ION of LCD- bru!ie-d te.lmsi.ol.1:S, ha,shelpM push ~ne] p.~ ['0 newll)li!m-mr~l::ingn~t pagle'~ dlB!1Ipt;'t'. too, for ooyer:s of LCD n~.ooi.torn. fO,T the desktop. welaitcbed Ol:n:t:o two 2a-inch displays {welt 27 ".5 -inch.to be pr¢ci~), one from r.ebltive newrome.I.' Jia:nns.G (<Ii b.t:lOInd spun offby'TV 'm~ke:rl::b~ll1n~e} sud the Qther from @pl.ay'staiw:u'tVlEwSor~k.

'['he' two mcmirors ru:e meimt to work in ,combined PC and aud'UQ/v:id.ea ,env.iocmme!lll!$,,~oth orner :a HigJ.l-DeFinilion Mulomedia .. 1:n.t.e.rFace (I{DMI) couneetien and ail,9.ZD:l:1!..100 (Wi[JiXGA) n.a:~.ve reooh~tiorl. which is ide:1!ll ['Ol' rlisplg{y1llg lhigh-deliillftion COIl-' tent a.t full 1000p, But th;rur's whe:rethe, sil.'L1.iIlariries el.'ld. The Hilirtins,. GE~:n:tly OI.ffe-s gpodperfom~:J;!1~e ~u ~ low price. but irk!ck$: t:he mulfipl'e ¥idoo i;n[:.l~t$ rom~b it TV·wortl:ry;Vi~SQili'C~mod!d is: lo~ded wil:h extras a!ld pedigree, but pe:rl(f.m~l:'lce is wEUerrhan ii,V€ 'WO(lld haW' Eik~d, €Sp€d:aliycomlid€'ri:ng [h~ pritt.Th~ fu$;~ rncmitor oou~d be a b:lirra:;lj.tr! for users who drm't need to. CO!U1E!N to more than Ol!@ di$[:l~:ay d~@' ata tim~. whi~d!e~~oomd cou]d! 00 ~. oollid choice fior poweru~ihhe_. prix:e dmp:perl.

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Th~ H:;JJrm$.(; HG281[)PBOC[) is a $500 L-CD th,;llt ean h:aJ~dl~ jUg~ '~bo~n: a~lydiilSpla.ty demand, unless you're do:il';gld~-a:crurarY' graphics wo:r~ The rnQflii~or'$ native resaiutio:l'i pra(tically b~OOo di$pl~ high· de:l1ll'irion coott'te'I:J:t

Th€ $cre€n's. oldy maier $:ho,rt!romingis its lack (If ]n:p~ro..

The HG2SlDPB offers just two video ronn@ctio'l1S: D -sub for VCiA" ~nd HDMlfor a c:Ugitais.ign.al Also ~nt!ioyiil1g, though no~ critic a Uy se, ]s 'tl~e fa('t: mat the JlQWef 1lnmQh and four on$C're~n~djjsp]ay (OSD) buttons {:IiO'[ adjlllsting blig):ltness, contrast" rolor" and so on);:ne hidden 011 the back

of the bezel You'U need t:o use nli~m ~t least enee, baeause dte' HG2SlDPB arrives, with all of its s~nil'lgS cranked up.

Th@ geed lCl@'WS; is tJlt'll enee ymJ.~ve fiddled with the ~6.ettil~gs! tbe inu:age '1u:dity remains consistent, and youp:roba'bly won't nesd 1!O!J;&e the! buttons iiI:gain.

Image quality onti1is <l!!Splaiy is ontne ll1,ad;:ror its price. Testi:l1g under DisplayMate (WVl!"W',d:isp]a}!!!.ltte.com,)shawed. no n,lE!jor flaws. 'Th@ p.:u:H~l @x:il:l:b,tted SOUl@ slippagea~t]:'Ji~ ft''Y low ,ElJ'cl ef the teosfs g!""Y"sc3.]e ::ina 'top end of its white·le:w1 m<il.!;" but no more 50 than :most rol'lS:!I:l1In£'r-lev~]m!Omtitors.Texit i5 00..'lI(;1- 3b.1~ dCWiJ;l,W 6 point'S, in size, though it~ ~;tv]~d at G.6 po~n1[:S; O'r larger,. We' neted n.o hlcQI'oing or hl.umng lJl vi.deo p~ayb",ck: or g.:rmlng. <l!n!:I themonit'O:is eeler }1e]ldlitio1l ~s 'IInt~El good. We 'Wel'en.'~ijsi.mpf>essed, though; wilEh the' two 2.S"'!I.Ir.iift: ~D.Hegm:ti£'d $;pei'l.ke;~OJ,'lI't C:OlU'J.t Oil them to delivtlrauc]i.o fide.liity:.

VIEWSON1.C VX2.835WM

C~.mpt'lr>ed with d'le desktop m.oJ;li.to:.rs most 101.1:::5 areused to, ViewSollic IS VX2S3'ljwm ($fi99}is S (I immense that you tend not 11;0 look at ~t$ of her fe;uures-y'(l'l,~ justsrare ail: fhE view.Bl1~t that bigg.e!r pi~tm'e' might blind you to some irn r - .p{H"~~nt drawb:adrs.

Aside from the screeu, connecttivlity is the di$pla.y"s

other bIg plns, The inpu [$ are on par with those of highde:finition TV sets" with component-video, composit,e-vidl.eo. S-Video. HDMJ; and VGA (D-Sub) connectors, as wel.~.:ls ::<Iudia-in tor itsi.I.:tt,eg,ra.t!ed 3-wSJt.t speakers and ~3. head" phone-out jack ,.llIe wide Jx,n(lm be:;!el hO'lI;S~'$: i[h~ speak~r~" whkJ1. d,'&!~iv~r p~.~nt.y Qf volume, H llQt lQt$ of~t1di(l fidelity;

our t€'~ting, hoWev'~.f" uncovered some problem s. :F(lr one thi illg, th e VX2S:35wm wo,nld not disptlay::!.'t its native reselurion whet!! conneC'ted to 'tile :HDMDport of 10m: graph·

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Meanwhile, QUr D]spl:ayMatesei~es or tests was not over],y kirrd fotthevx:2S'lSwm at extremes of whhe orblack, The monitor lost a bitmore dennm.lti'on <It those end points. in ooth <In..dog and. dig,i.t<ll medes. C:nu~J~ing the bnghtness and contrastup or down seemed to h<!!\l'@ nereal effect. Out:side of these boundaries, ev>t1!£Ything els'ere~Ls·tered perfec·t]y, especially color, 'Wili!ch is a mlljor plus for this dis:play-both in gra:phi:cs and video. TeNt: was perf.!eclly readable <:Ito!: above 6.8~oints. -Elm O'Bri.m

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Olen Ull,trilShilrp '3010a:WFP

Giant !lCD with a forw@lr~I"'lookilng ~intedaloe-ar~~ ,a hilgl~ prke

AT A WHOPP]NG ,$1}.I99. the Dell UltraSb:u'P 1QQflWFP isn't. for eve:~l'le. }3l~rr for that~:$:king: price, you g~t a s:tylish :3,p-t!lch d.1spla.y pa.ck.ed w,ith avarlety of couuectorssnd cOl'lVellieu~ fe;;atrures, .~.I.tlS. if$ fut'llre-pcroofed. with an upcoming disp'l~y eounector ~aUM Disp]ayPort A~tho'Ugh. fhe monirer's ~d'o'rmaneeisn't :a:spow-erf1U[ asw.e WOIuld have ti.k,ed., the :pkr1.H',e· qu:!ility is very' good. for most 1l]ses"indudiug, entertainmenr,

Den l.)asr1ecet';!tly i 1'11- proved the· design of its products.and it shows in tlw 3008VJFP. The 3008'WFP h':1il'l :a. bn~shEd-lnet;al con$:trnr:::tiotl th.a~ ffl$ts on <"11 degam (and heavy) glass $:~and- Th~ design giv~$,~h~ !f!on~t'Or. .~.ll1!XUri.o'ltS, higbtech quilh.y. With lW cantlleve~ arm, '~he srnnd ~n.QW'S th~ disp]a.y 'ill easily ::::,wiv,l!!i ~nd tilt. ,l'l!llId adJusting the h€'~ght ~s ,~q uaUy €!Ho:rtL~$s ..

'f~li!! 3008WFPis '@qtli:p]l'E!d

wl:lh nOt only Otl~· a:n~lQg D·s1!.l.b :<lndtwQ :DV1 !;>Qnnech;ll$l, butalso Mi(!lh·[)~fi~.ljhQn M),d· tin1!~dia~hterfa,re (HDM~.)~Hd ccmpcnenr-vldee conneetcrs for hooking up high·d@'fi~~jti.on WU1"c~S, <IS wellas co:mI:JQsite!··video IOIn,o, s- V~d~Ci'Q(].;t!ln€coorrs for o]d~r ~ '1 uipm€nt K~e,p in mind that' thesE' conn@efOrsw:iU only handle the video signal. The 3008WFP also h'als ~ pk1:1,.!re·by~pktl;lre fu~t.~re. ~lk"Nil'l& j~ to dlsplaytvifoy,ideo S.QUfCH Qnscwen, :side bys:ide.

The U]uaShaFp 3008WfP also hasone addiitional. v:lideo ecnIl@ctar, called DisplaY:f\()l1. I)]3f11ayPon is the successor to DV~, and th@i~lJClllllstry' OlI.!ocipate.sH will become thie n~w PC cHsp lay' s~all!datdL slini].::tr in ooj'g~oept to .HDM[. the IDisplay!Po.rt cable can carry not only avideo sigl.'J:al, but alse aadio and data (the latte~.· ['OJ llISB <lind. COIro I,eadel::S). Dfsplaypon 'POsi1]S:o C<lIl.1 be ba.ckw, a ]'d·C'Omp~ti.bl~ wid~ DW, throu;h th@ lilSHl:!' of Di:splayPort·w·mr~. ilda,p~em •. As of press time"nowEver. no, eemputers QfieI'll!d Dis-pl.<liyPott QUtPllt, W we weui-n't <!ibleto lesllhis :fealul.'e.

The ~OOBWfP has a lnfllximUIll resclulion of:2 ,'560;>;1,'600. butte display ait this $ettil':lg, ytJUT vi.cleo eard must be ::Ibl.e :to ,hive the screen ait that resolution, which means it will need a d\Ja],U:nk DVI port or the I.):O( ·yet·I.·eadlyDlsp!;;!,iyPort cermectlen, Othe'nvise, the fl'lOl1i.tor wil1 scale d!JW1'li t.o 1,921Ox1,200, which nOlletl'le!less del1vefs

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.. Ise states t:hallm1i:ke hs previous 3-o..hlCh model the ~OO8WFPIl;1iI5 ll. H7 percent co~or garlm:nt and supports the Adobe 98 001.01' s:[3tl'l!cl:~l'dL 'Tl:anslatlol1:11t: sl.;ould ·s':::I'l:is,iJ those- w no work, wit~l.colorprofessj.om:uny~

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such :3~pb.otogr<iphers il!n.d glllphic c:be:s,ig~iLer5. Other spec:s il~.dude 11. :3 ,.oCi()-I:O -1, dYi!1l~mk OO:tllt!1l!!lt r;;atio, :I hrigh~ne'ls, r:lii'i:ngof ~70 cancel;;:!5 per sqU3J~ meter, an 8-millisemn.d (ms) gra.y-to·i~ response rime, snda piwel pir~h ,of o.25mrn'L

With allthese g:re:tlit spe'cs and. fei;lture.s.~he 300s:wFP is :3! ~.al'ild!1l1~m. :ri~ht? I'I1 rhMry.perhap$" hut :noten:tirely:, when put imoo use. lin Ollll" DisplayMaJte 1('!Jif!NW.d~'Sp1:3.y:m8tle'.c:olm) tests, we kl1i;~nd d13l tllle3Q(lSWf'.P d.i.d!.n~~. perfonn as w,eU as we had hoped at its def8:1JI]t factory s,euing5. Using a VGA comlection,rne monitor was '111. tad we:;gk with whi.tIE·-:leve] saturation :a:ndloOw saHu'.!Jiofi colors. 01Ut default Window,s; d,e$:l.uop im~g,e ,of a green fie:ld looked SQI:ri'Ewhat murky. ]r 01,1$10 fa]t¢i!'~dill th~ low end ::;lind ~.X'tr~me high end (If the gr.IY-:ll>cale test. rt d](i wen on our prlmary-colers, eolcr-tracking, and color-rampingtests, OlI:lthough h: was s]]ghdyw'@'ak on co]o:r seali n;g. FtI!1t .s:c~llng was gond!-W\E we:n1! ableto r~ad. font s.~z~$ O!IU~he way down-to, 5"3 POlllts,..,...,but h"eanb~ uuccmfortable if you!leed to. ~ead5macll. whille -cclcred fonts on ~. bl<lJ(;k bl<ll;'kgroundi. We a]~o nctieed SOITH;: $hadQwing in the bJgh.· cent rast test.

Ai'ilfar our movie and gaming-motion '~@$ts, ths pictU.1'e> qll;;ul·· ity was g.e:n@'I·aUy :~ood. and we- notieedv>E!:ry few stI!JWm. during g~me:p[ay. m.uing our DVID vi:ewing ,oiTIie MQttI~, we 'thought the p:i;;:t\ql:e q~l<!iily ~ !>Ughtly Ilo;j~, but that cleared 1i.V~?

when we rumed on the Dyna.lnk CQntnast featur¢- Overall. tile 3008WU p@rfQrms ootterthan El103t monitorsin analog mode, but don'r ;eXpEct s,upE!fb pedQI11!1::tt!!ce-

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the ano:doij eenuaeticn, w@ tJiL01Jg!1:r the celces looked sharper; b:ri~ter ... nd.dleal~er. [f YOll. are looking CD'!' ,J monitor to h~l,ld]e celee-aeeurate WOfl'k, we su;gges:tY(}i.:itweak t:ti-!Iil!s,ett:D!ligsto see if H:le 3008iWFPt;::an fit YoQufl'leeds._:!.fS .l. Shill

REVIEWS DlllGIIAl CAMERAS

Kod,lkEasySlharal V1253 (om pad shooter takes stli~lls and iHD video

KODAK '5 $279 .9'5EASYS HAR£ V12 53 packs :a surpdsll'lil amount of capability' into asmall peint-and-shootpackage, Na't only does it 'came with a 12.41-!.neg_a,pix:e1 CC:D. d~git:<ll image stabilizatien, f;;Hc:e re cognition, a wealth of <1Ili,nom at lc modss.and -a ]arge LCD. bur you get t~~~ :abiliry '~O shoo'tt lligh-q uaHt'y,higb-d~finitjon 72,()IFresoluric'l'Il 'l!'ldeQ. JtIS,[ be p:repared~iO wait befwe~fi shot$ and deal t!.fit·h mediocrl!' low-light perfcrmance,

Th~ camera's ccunecticns <3!!'@ a di50a:ppO~!lt:m~I1t. UllleS$; )!10'll hllyKodak,'is, ,ol:Hio:l1ai Easysnar@ dock, you mnst uS€! all, luelud!'i!d lllinH1S,8 cable. which has ;:i! smal], E!asy·tD·l(l!?i~ ~d~pt@r Monowr. t~l@ c"u:neta reo cllarge$ through theUSBi cable" $0 \'lnles,~ yQll want

ro hlJ;Y Ul:a~ optional dicH:k or a wall dlaTg@f,you']l need

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As fOl illl age 'tjJ\.udlty,.

th>e V12S3 tal,es eXlCeHent still plerures eurdeers 8nCl inwell-lit ~tE!as. The CCU picks up an almo:s:t disru;rbing ,UUQunt 'Of detaUthink ~ndhl'i,dnill pores. on clesepertra lts hots-ancl the f~ce·r@cog;nill]oll

c:apabi]ity l'n.eal.'lt that most of our shots were!focuse! d properly. ]lnages w,ere sl':larp and vibmn~, w!.th accurate white balanc-e and reali!Stk~:dor (aga[n, in well-lit shots). [1"1 darker conditions. lH'Iw~,el', dlE! camem'shigh.er ]30 modes rssulrsd in e;);-

t [@ll1i!lly g,rniny hn,a~es. At night or in dim. Hght. I,e!:aving the cameof.::i on sutematie instead of choosini5 tl1e 3.Pluo~,.dMe' s~ene mode virtually' ,gllill:rantees lei grainy pho'to,

''['he camera takes sbcurthree secendsre start up, and you canS]1J<IIp up to three l:2-megaipl:!lf:l phctesin rapidsuceessien. Sut afterthat, the buffer fills up.1:Ind )1'Ou'1l1'l3ve 10 'Wi!iit up ee nine seeonds betweeus~.'D.ots. while the previous

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[I ~nkYf sillow [am isn 't worth the mane',!

GENERAL ElECTFUC dealdy kn(lW$wha;[ it's (i.Qlngwhenit comes to appliances <llrud.TV .n.etworks, Bu~ if the GE El04D is allY indkation. the eong]omer.;tl'e·s nal'l~le\!Jm f:a;]l f1::u in the d:igi.~j;ll-c~l'l'lIE{m market, The $249.,'1)'9 no.ro is a. dtHlky poil'lJtand -shoot that most phgtogra.p'hil;l'S wm wamto avoid,

lhe [1040 comes up slfloll't in s,i:l:e and speed. At 2.'lX:l,9>::(},9 inches a!~l,clI 5.3 ounces, it's h:~rd:ly the siimmEst model on.

the nUU~kleL MO.I:eover, 'th,e' E:104(l t:1i}:.e>s more than feur seconds to start ~p, and shut!!er 'I~g is abou~ Orli€ second,

]ma.ge qml.Lity was also su b:p~r. Thiil!EI04O SPOrtS

a 10.1-:megapixel {~CD (which ]e-ts y!J'U shwt pkturesup to 3,648:112,736 pix~I$~ e : :lI foc~~ [~:!l!gth <of 40mm to ]60mll! .• <lind a 4.;.1 optical ~oom. In g~~leral" irnag~s pl:o-dll.oedin the autom a tie lJl'odi@' came out crisp in good! ]ignting, 'but (hey tended! tobe i:lloisy in low· light «Indi'[ionJll:-espe('i~l[y a~ higiwr ISOS~tttlfi~, Wors~. we noticed that photo q:yali~ was inoonslsmnt in both light 'a.nd dark e!'lvifOnm~nt$"

sti 11. the camera hassome selid fearures, such as,12Slcene modes.and the S-h-Iell I'..-CD allows for 112'<1:51 view:iJ.1~ and C01'lJ,':l!:DeilSa1!@S for the back of avl!!!wttl':ui@t. The electrcnicstabmZ:atiOiri f@;ab.:m:, meanwhile, !2'ffe!::dv@ly 'C:Olll(l!e-I1S;a[,!S fQt shaky hands, And the eaSY-1)o·t]se i.n·ct!illlefilpanornmlclo stitching ,audlled·I:ye·;removal funenons are: good ferbasic retou.C'hiug,

As :for cenrrels, <I. 1110a@' dial O:l'lth@, back (lIfrel:::; iSf!Ilt!ull. .s·h!OIft1::'U 1:5 lOITEl(ij,lI@'IHly used o:phOIll~, Sili!p.<I!<U'e bl,llt!:om for the trash and. menu ME! nice, but we would l'l<l.ve liked a dedicrt.ted. button :for placyback In:s~eaclof havil':lg to switch out of sh!Ootll.l,g mode. -JoMihail Rou,\JtClt

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REVIEWS CONSUMEIR TECH

A.rEh'DS, 6:0:5 WiiFi

Wireless wonder redefines portalbl~,e vi~leo pl,aryers

WI1'.icl .1.'li'S BE'ST-1N-CLASS !!O'ee~:).. S!bl:lnd .. u'lt meltimedlia! f\eat(l.res. and grealt price, the A:rchoo 005 WiFi is the 'best portable v1.aeo player (PVP) weJv·e seen,

We tested the :$299.99 30GS hard-drive-based mode]. The device is .soli.dly built, with:<l. durable brushed-steel body that has sle e:k.S:~'lappY'-fesJ?<l!tiding bu tllOl'l;S ne:arly flush with its face, The ,~o:mp:l!niol.'l 4 .. :3:-]n~h teueh screen ]ooked 'E:l'!t:eptiorlOl] in Indoor lighting. with brig~t video and good. colo.1: representarlon .. We did have one dJesign. quibhle:

Th.ere's uowhereto store thestylus wifhi.n~he pla;y.er.

The 605 Wl.Fi ~iaJ'll fill nc-·

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ticn M a drag-::1i:!ld·-drnp $[it;;l'l'ag.e device (g,(lO d! n·~W$ for Mac U$NS) or a WltldO,W3; M~di", p]aY€J( device. For video plai"ybaJ('.k. It s~.p~ pons, MPEG-4! tina WMV (:lilt !)VD resolution]; for. audio, .M es, WAY; WMI\, and pretected VilMA. (Add'itkmtlil fd~ tYpl!l!S cost @'l(tr~._) [[1 addition, the 605 WiFi disp]:ays: liMP, JPEG, and :PNG pnQtoo, plus :PDFs. The device ;;1:]30 :3upporls wirde5s

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streaming o:f files from pes: Oil your wirele.ss network.

YOIJ m'n use the device'!1I Wi-Pi function fOl'Web browsing. tho'lClgh you'U ".eed :a, S;19.99pI11g-in ~f Y()U walt~. support. 'fo!' on-· lill~ vidso $t~<'!ming or AdQ 1m FJa$h.lnQnr t~t$. eVIll!!ly $it:e w~ browsed displayed and :scaledpmpe~rly.

For anadditional $99,99', A;rchoo off€!rSi 011" Ow. s:tarion, whid1 aJ~o.ws YOll to record TV progrnnI'W!:li:ng hnQ~he r::l!evic;E. The 605 WiFi wWI~sily downloads progD:affi H~tin~, somcorcij.lli LS as simple ~$ ~electi~~g a pmgrnm onscreen. One complnhlt about the station; it lacks O! bui:~t-in tuner; scit r'eco:w~ Qil:ly wha.t YOl]Jrew~~ching:2[ [he mcmenr.

ourbtgg~t iPe~f w:il;il:l.!;firh thE!' d~'~ b;JtJti~ty: It i~Wif U;S.f!!!!"· replaceable and, in onrtesta.Iasted rOl!gh~y 4.5 hours. performi118; 'llIideo playbadt. 30 mi iHltes: shy of Arl::hos' ~tim:alte. We ;)I]$Q yoearliled for an I.e <ld.ap~~r; unless you buy a door:k]ng IlrtatiO~,l, r€'C.h.u~gingis via USB cOil'Mii;!--Rich Gred1

Mlicrusofl Zune 8'GB

A smarHy featured A/V p~layler~bu[ still not Em ~Pocl

MJCRoso:n'SflItST. nash-menuN:y-bOlsed ZlHli:!]S a cOi'npemng pi.e>C1f 'of h.ndwa:re,bu1i It can't beat the fPodfQr ease of use and (lomp<u]bllity-a.nd. it can't even beat other Zlll.1e models for value, A.udio'phil@!ii wirth a large

mE!diia eollseticn would b Il! better __ iI!!!I_===".

:soerved. by sprin~;ing for th,e naJrd -d~iw· 'based ZlIme 810, which offers 10 thnes lin@ sto.ra:g@ of the $199 SGI:! U~sh model we tested, for jllst$SO mere, lMicTQooil <11.150 'ofters a 4GB iJaJsh model for $1419.)

for navi!l\l<ttion, the Z.une ~e arures two hard buttons, along wi.U"I the .Z.\me Pad. 1'his rounded, D-p3d-st.yle· centroller is laue h -sansulve .. Hitting the selset bUUiOl.'l at '~he center of the pilld c:an 'he a bit tricky,

S]l1iCle It lacks conteurs to ~\'Iid,~ YQ1JI.rd':Iuml'l. But this was aprcblem only when w@ tried to select songs whilJe on the mov@,

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acl.di.tion is the Z:UIH1'S, wg:rel.e·S's-sJn~ capaJbUides., wJ.lkh <I]1ow you to upload nileS from 'y~Hli:r FIe to your p]ayet ovefYl:llUf home network. tHe support [0[' vla·eo inI::lllcll@s MPE!G-4, and WMV files: audio lIl.cludes H.2G4, MP1,. WMA, WMA lesaless, Me, <ind. protec:ted·WMA audio files bought from the Zmu'!' M::lI:ketplace.

[Iil ",,11" audlctesrs, seund came through dear. and dean, with plenty or volume. A;sfor batte1:]f lifiEl, M.1cms,oft: mN~S the- 4GB and 8GB models at 24 hours for audio and 4 heurs fer vicleo.

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REVIEWS SOFTWARE

SOlundTec.h VoclIl Tra·iner Softwcwe/mlc combo for virt ~Ja I sin Ig!i,r] gll,esson,:s

IS YOUR SINGING closer to Sanj:lya than Sil'i~'ttra? The sO'U1TIdR!ch Voc::~lT:r.aille'r!T'lay be abl~ to h~Lp you s:pW: th~ difference. '['his $9~ pau~k;ase---'whkh includes C.a:rry-ATh:nllll's singing c,oach 50ftwate and <!! USB micwphotl!e and atand=can teach you the' basks; ofsing.ing in tune, providing r·~'a].tim@' fe~dbOil.ck :as you croon :lI.long.

The!rOo:ut'Walf,E'ttakes you T:h.mllgb a. series. of:1O Jeng~hy lessensthat teach jlOlUl rh~ f\'u'L,OJamentals o,f range and pitch. Along the 'Way, the Si.I:1.g]ll1g Co,<'!.'Ch $I0ft-W:;ill'e! tests your "lbmti~$ as; you hum er ;singi nto du~ i:nduJi€ d UghtSI1:ak~ USB microphone. Pi.tch bars show Wil·l:''!:@ y'OU should b'@ singing, and a rE!~l·tim~ ]ud!ic:;ato;r ]€'Hl you ~nClw jf you'r·!:! too high or low.Eaeh~nson works to h@,lp y'Ou determine y.oU[ range and then extend contrQl over you r voice within that :I:angiifi.

In additicnto lh€ ]~$:$(Ifli1l. yo'l;,~ C<l!!l pra('iti.<:esing~ngwi~h the included songs, using the real-time pitch indicator to uy~o improve your abHiti.es. You can then play back a recording of your petf.Qullance· to heai' how the song sounded ou:~side' OfY01;U head, 'The C<lirg;y~A-Thne Web site has more than 530c'OlUlitl"y, lcoC'k,~OI?" andklda' songs you 'Can downlead re supplement the lndu,d@d[:lublh:-donlJin ltits, You. gd four downtoads f'(),r fr'~,@, l.Hi!t afterthat, tn@! cestis $3.95 fer Il]Ostscmgs;. Tha,t"s darn~dpncIllY- il!$p~l;i<tUy s iJ:'ICI@ these are just ,MID.[ le~,'lditions th<lit seimd Hkethey'r@ b@j,ngpJayed on a cheap C1tS]O synthe'S,!Zier.

Vi~t3 users, take n ote:

Our ini1l:ia] copy of Singing Coach wouldn't inst~d] an Ollr Vista U'1t"i.l.nat:e

Gm Singi"!,! ~SM'!:r1'5 iI!~D'IIid8 ,<In e:Qie~118I11l fOlllluit.atioiil in tIJJIdallJ1ielit<!ls:: adld:itlciilll!i!'~ prO! c:liice sott{lsa.vailaIb.1e-; g,ood iJun~lIed

'I!lmiI Addm6n~'I· !i0~iJi5 <III'!! !l'.)l:.1. b~l1iIe IYpr[(ey, i.lin,{j are Il1iIediOCr~ MIIl11o'ii,r:5ran5i,$li:IfMi!I~ rlelll,uir~

'i1I if\e~'If dig f~!' Vi!ri~.:I QI;ln'lp;itHbilily; !'IO !l!lJi:li7.!ij1lle<e' yOJj'11 ac:t!J~II!{ SO!.l"ti ,good i1ftlE!l" p:rar;t[dl1ll!1

t<sst sysu:m,b@,t:aus@

it weJu.ldn 't n~c::ogni.ze the microphone,. U you enceumershls issue, 801[uudi1':"errh wil] mail you an u pdated ]Ilsta t· l:uiom dise that fix:e S~IH~ problem. -rkrmy Arki~j

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Advanced toots forfme~tur1lingl your hard drive

COMPUTERS ARiE: LIK.E CARS: l:fyou don'r ma;int3.iu thel~. they' C::I.n ·tose ~he'ir pep . If ~u'\le ever lCopieda.i:lJrge video file to :your hard drive and seen it :pause and stutter more thanusual when you play it, you 've probably eIlIXlHtr:!tered a,fmgrnen~e,c] drive, 'WindC'Wshas :3 hlllit-in. def:r~glnen[~'~ion!;l@ty U'!::!Il !n::1lny win find ~deq:Il~'t!eri bur me

$99. ~s. Diskee.perl: 2008 Pro :Premier ".an do its ma.g'rc :il"l the ba,rkground 3:U'ttom,atk3!Uy wllile yO'lJ work-withQut s]ow:ing dow'll yom:sy:stern,

This is thauks to, a t&'hmoLogy ~bied Invis.bThs,k'ing. introdueed ~n DiBlw@p~r 2007. If the s1s~m ~~d!1E!', [liskE!~p@!r 20GB might grab ;;i.I:JJ:rge pe~e!lta.ge of the ldle resOU.rces, but if you sl!dd~nly ]Q~dI up ~. program or 11$t'EHltQ ~n M1?3, ]It n1,QV~~, out of the way until the tJeS(!fUl'Oes are aV2I:i1a.b]e; ;:!.gain,.

on. ourtest syslI€m, me CPU l;;uliagf1!w'h~n idle nlljl.g~d: from Om 2perCe~ii[ before we installed the software, followlngth~ hl$.taUatian (a!'ildi w ith .3!U [om:3~]~

de-fr .. g ei1i.<lJjled~, CpU us,a:ge increased neari~np@'~ceptibly; r~.ij.giHg from 0 to ;3 percenr when idle- From the progr.am~s 11I1Rin scteen, yQ~1 can 'easily monitor the activtty and wale h Disk@:@'p@r 2008 P~U$~ the d~fragmil!ntatio'n wh@t! preces$tOr·ituer!!~iv~ OIctiv]tie~ 'come up. on ail 01 diet compurer, UU! impact was more s,ig~.1ificanx, bl!H still ta&era.bIiS!.

YoU can mill on die autcma tedfe<ltures if

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The PG2:21's most

netabls extra, however, is b:sinte.gr,a ted til neepout speaker :system, which ecmprisss two S-WaJtt stereo, s<!Itelhtes aa,.d ,<I l'5~watt subwMfer, The ~peaker'$: yielded the mostimpl'essive sound w~'ve heard [[Ol'l1J moniwr.

Navi.gat:i.ngth.e Hl()gl.cal menu &tJ;·lI.lctm:'e! of the cnscreen display ecutrels was a hassle. We had 3 couple of other nits:Wewhh AS1Ils h<icl included 'he:tte. doeumentatlen, and we found the four-In-one cable for VGAlaudi.oJm.lcIUSB a bit ch:mky.

1:~'iI. our DlsplayM::ue. tests, themouitor turned hi exeellent graiy-sca.le and c~lor-tr~ckit'lg results, and tlext fonts we-:re e::lJ~ily readable down to 6 points. ] n our DMTn. :3. MSItS, the, mOllit:or's perf 01'1n 3 nee W:I!S, e~i$p at ].28Ox:1,O~4" !but it demonstrated some UlH,igh try ho:riz:ont<1lil jaggies when HnkiEd via an :an.:dQg cenneetion. 'W'h!en ccrmecte d 'I!i:1ll!DV[, howe'ver. ;€i,a.mepi~y was: ~olJ'geous.DVD p srformance Was v~ry good. In a:n~log mod)e" but once again theresults were notke8l~bly better whhDV],

MULTIMEDIA

.~ngh -.De nnl~:I,onMu.h.i lll.e·c'lia lnte rface (HDM!} port that's :HDCp·.c©mpURn'~, if ~u:n.d[i:s~l.'t present; you (;"'1':1 also use

<I mn·to·HIDMJi1dapter (\I']d.eo only)., hu!: the DVI :port mnst S1.1ppOrt HDCP. as we-it

If you W'amt:~o use lthe displ8!J' as a televi$iol1!,~oOkfor thesame rhing$ you would with an ordinary tei~lII.ision: pi.ctu~e-ip-pk·tll:re ca.pabililr:y, ~. rel'M~e ecntrol, a built-sn HID tuner, and ellpabKe buih-ltl $peaJ"Er~. You wil] also want 3. he·~lthy mix of video inputs, such ;<LS component video" s-video, and eompcsne vidieo, p:~1.]s. an audioour: port ro.r hoo}:i'llg upthe monitor 'W'" stereo $J$t~m. W:!Int to vi~w photos all plugina USB dev:iver Ii mMhor with a built-in ilJs:ShuJ)

and memory-c8!rd reader offers that ,eonv@lf!le!fl(\e, lnu t:he dat~ must g<l tluough a (:omputer before it can be di$p).ay~d cnscreen.

D~111 UltlliDiSlh:illlFp 2J407WFP .. HC E~mtlf!.' RloUIi'I'5I: 'e out ofm

PlFQS,: rlOi .. l!JJr~·ficl1. strong p~dQfllf'!i~rl!;;e WIth '"' cl~1t.;;l1 C:Orlll1e"Cti~li: ~etrel"!,t hul!d1t1l!JaI.l'!;;

fJe<):i ble !Otll~d

C!!.iiI!!:= Weaker perflOM'!!.al"lc:e wii~n an OIM!ol;l toMection: smaU 'flOots Mt e:;sily re~doIhlE!'

II:t!II!!!!I!III!M FOR $&13, the 24-il'lch DeUUl!n'3'

I sha,rp 240'7\V.FP-HC dellitef$ oot .......,;=-... onciywnY~~,lie~~,t features such as USBpon:$, a njne,rtJl11'~J ffi€i!'lllozy,C":(Fd ['eaci!i!t, and all@Albl@ s'tand, b,.u· ~SQ ~I·

~enltimage q!!l::llity and pelf.o:rnlance.

The SQ1idlyibuilit 240llNfiP-HC 110113 a 1,1atiw J@Slolmion of 1,912.0"", ~ ,200 ~uld a 'r!imlS respc!l~se lime. Dell

also inl;'Ol'Jl'OtaW'$lts 1':rneC-olor teChnology, whkh it s.ays offer'S d@@Fl@trr~ds;! crisper b]ue,s, and! oott!N'oo,lo[' aVi!?rall_ lu a~~,tian to an analog D·S!lL'b ('VOA) OO!1bnectio.n, this rnenilOr has a DVI COJ.Ulectm: tll.:n supports HDCP. Plus, ~1I.1'1!l :ffnd "onrl,ec,oorn fa.: S~Vi.deo, aomposi.tevitioo, ami component video.

We ran our Dis· playM.i1Ite test [wice"

This category encompasses several groups, mel uding g~ m ~ rs, movI@ fans, and TV vl@'w,eu;_ rn fact, with LCD mo'nitor:So fha[ ~ffllo.aded wi~:h :lJJJ. dio/video coniu!c,tions!sQme~? e oi~!e m<li)f W<!l1t to usethem as. :se~oild:aty TV displays, As 'With meniters suited for g;t mi!1 g. YOti 'Il nsed to look: for .;1 dis:play that has. a fast Iesp cnse time ~tO keep up with rapid mo~io~n), offers gQQd color qU,<lility, and 1$ large enol;lgh for vie:wtn,g a1 a dist a nice. h'l ad d.itiQn, ]0 ok for a wl~h! screen for W <Itching DVDs in tb.eir prop @'~. asp act ratios,

rf youw:an,f to hook up <I h]gh~definitien dlevice:such <liS, <I ne'Kt·'genern:cion gaming C'Ol,lso'l:e, 01 11~gh-definltion liD Dvn orBlu-ray player, or a digil:al cable box, ensure the momterhaa ~

using both a.n~IQg and digitrd ccnnections.Jn QU.r analog test,

we were 'Somewhat disappofnted by th~ panel's g~neraJlyw@'~k gr:)jy,sc:Jl~ peTfnnn:!lin~e. Colo:r reprodUlct:ion, however, was: quite good" wilh the 24,Q7WFp·f.l:C excelling in tn'lcking,

ram pi~:lg., and 5(;a]~ng. Font scaling. 110W@V@iJ;", was subpar. with a digital cenneenon, matters i~nprD"'E1r1. Th~ mcniterproduced far better 21'a:1,:,c<l1112' l?~rf'Or;m~nee, ~nd oolaf p~dQtm~fI(;e teo,l.dned iSlOUd, althoughtl1!i!' lnonit~t still h~d treublewjthscaled fom$.

]f yOU'Ie! ]ooking vot a display (h,i!.( can m!2'lives: perfOln:lanC@, you can't go wrong with (his big boy-so lQng as yOl~ llSf:! a digit il J, conn ectien.

YI!llwSoni!ll: IDh:!lli1iIi!!n~ NXI516!2w EditD~" R<I~i!1!i1I; e out of 10

Pro:.; W~~1t~ or in!pUts, ill1d~cli'nl1l H DM~ ~ifY g~ ~rform"rJQe; buil~"il'il HID ~Lm~r

CJlH15~ C<ln .. chle~e M9~-dle'F oolot nop refioluliMl; oollOSO",

VIEWSONIC':S $349 Diamani NX1932w ts-iueh d:i'splay includes ::I host of inputs: HDM[\Vith HDCF and audio suppere, as wel] as compo51teo-video, cempouent-videe, and S-Video eenaecters, P::.ir these with its built-in tuner, and (hi,s jack of 'SElv,~ra I,vldeo trades can deubleas a hig!i-definlt]on te]evision (H!llV).

1n tnt til. the NX'19S2.w is lTD ~re ']'V than l1l'loni~QI:" A10ng w'itb O'ller~tlle~a]:r rseeprlen from an HD r-IllHmn a, thE! bu]lt-]fI tuner accepts aJ st~n.dar.d C:<I-

ble- 'fV signal. U you want [;0 w'aJ'!:ch lQ8Gp HD content at its [inUre-solution, however, it worn he poss.ible due to the "OfigU'3iJ~lSi of~he display's 1,~411x:!lIOO resolution,

In om: tes[s,~he W.X193:2w went rhmugh D]splayMate showing no serious :I:latws:. Color andlSr~y-sc:a.le reproduction W!1'!re' mostly accurate, e~cep t ;'iii the very limitaofthe test l:auge3" and text W3:5 're'11i!c1!::1Ibl.e :aJt:

6_8 points ='Ina larger. In our gamirls-mor lon e-:';i?rdse, w~nott~d no ghQ$'ting cr 5m.lIld,gi.fQ.:!l: d1!llrins: vigol"ous :play whh Doom 3and COrnp:3!lY of Hero es.

1h~ dis-play r~qL11red us to hl1k~r with. itsaeem fea1tun

to b"llat!il;'~ <I full-screen vet:su~ a dlsprepcrtlonate '<I:ppeadng image, how,~ve:r" ones the tW@':ildng was done" picture qua1itywa::o !:!x(@U@m.

The 'tWi) 5 '\V:ai'tt sp eskers den't ~'X. ",,~dyprovide ·thea;ter.·q\l<l]ity~r;lynd, but th~y hav~ :sm-plisin0 rich bass and V@1)i' linl~ of the buzz that:oheu. aCCQm· panies audie fl;-om t1l.'l, speakier drive-Is.

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In th]s category, it's 31] about the size, and that means :a screen 24 inches erlargar, You can eXp!H:'t to pay 3,

preminm i' a]t1'lough monitors in ~hi;s categol.Jl are also dropping in price, wid:1i some mew .28-i.nd~ models priced wen ~~klw $'ll,OOO. (Check out p. 43

:for r,ev.lew:s of Ilew 28 -inch LCDsfml'l'i :H:"~'H':W!l'pn::e and View$oPlc.)

Grapldc artists, such ,:115 p:hot.ogrnp]ler$ or designer$,. areone group that '!.11m. benefit from using a large screen, If YOll belong to [his group. p~y ar-

'~ell1 rion to the :monitor's; l:'e501tl~'ion, geomeuy, (:O]Cl'[' and g.r:a!y-sc:aJe perfcrmance, 31.1J.d. caHbmti.oll. BecaU5e you'.11 ne,ed eo replicate what JOu SleE! 011- screen on paper, you'a Hilled to ensure ro:iOT ~'e(:u:r:il" isperfeu.

A~S.Q, fW~~ that V~ly l:<l!rg~ ~o·inch m(M~h!orn~eq1!lire graphics cards that support "dual-link DV],~ which €i1.' ables thO!? c~rd to drive the screen :lit ~ts lMgh@'~H n~ti\!'e rEl solution- Although these h1l.1g:escnens will wad:: w.ifh single·linkDvI and HtlNlt ecnnectiona at 1,,~'2Oxl,200 u::so]utkm, you will need dual-link 0"1.11 to achigv~ 2. 5~11 ,600"

GlIlbe,w*,y XHD3DOO !5~lt~P.ii· R~Ij!ilg; I~ out ,or 10

1P1'~: ~erfull peri(mT'k"lfl1& with d'-uai-~in~ DVllt.(lOt1Ielt'lorr; 100 ds @f ~udir;ivldeo t~liItS. il1dl!Jd'ing' H I:lMl~: ifICll"u:l'l'~1 :!>p~~~~ Q.;Ir

It;:afl!;; Ornlii·-ye-ilf warr<l"~Y,; ~ .. ker perfOl'!!ilOInc:e wfllei'l 1!!I~Fi!~ V,eA er .. ili'lgl~·llnk [WI oor![1Iec;l<jgn

a;~.THlE: SOLIDLY BUIU Gat~ay X HD3000 3(Huch db:plaJy offers imptessive perfennanee :and eau serve well as beth ,a saeend-

Ci~~ew<:lY XH[)1301JO

ary te'I.,e!i~s:ion and . .\1i compu ter monitor. That's thanks. to its w~<lih:h of audic and 'Video ccnnectors, whic1n in~h.l.de VGA, D\I'I {slJpportingHDCP). ~o.mpOin.e n~: ... kll.eo, ~.nd. HDML It alse includes a, Sop E.akerbacr th~r attaches e'3si1y tothebottom OF [he display; the eight-$pe~k~rr a:rr:ay produced e:x:ce Uen'[ soun d. ill! our tests, n you Wa.l1t to ge-r fhe most out of d'le pallet however, 'jIQ,(~"n need the right 'e,(Jjuipment=and $1,699 in your waUet.

The XHD:3000's n ati.ve resolution is ::11 very high 2,5601).;],600_ To a.ch.ie\!''e this f@so]mion, you.:!" PC"suid@o eard must $UPPOU du.~l-linkDV]----<i!d\erwl:$'~., the bigh~:'>t r~$:ohrtion yot! can set the mo'nirlor to l$l,920$l,200,

Th~XHD3000 handled celors

weU with an a.M]og conneetion, al[bough coler sc.aling was: amiss aft

the extreme light end o,f the :range. r'Onit ::l'CiiI.Hng. on. the other hall d. wa~ excellent. with the :singl!e-Hnk IDVI.

co nns Ct]OI]. II'! a U:elS imp rOWE! d. ibut the meniter still had same twubles. with g~y scales and 'C!C! lor SiCa ~i nilS,

At 2.Si5Oxl,600 ,ll's,ii,'],g dual-link ·DVI). graY'5cal~ performance W"'5,Wry strong, all d. (lv@raJ] cclorp erferman ce was, exeellenr.

Our main beef: thewarnuny, The di:splayis C:O\I'E!'red for. jnst <I ye-arfOlrthistFl~e of high-end d]5p]ay, we expect lOl.'lgE'1: coverag:e,

HPw~l!iJOS,

Ei!!Iitors' A .. ~iI1i9': e outof 10

Rros: Good dlQilalfjer ror'J'l'lOar'lce; flel>; ible 'stO!oi1ld that pivot .... ~rlO'E:~-lookiogl

(.f! JII 5: Warr<!nty C!1'1~ Ol"l.e year; We<<lk-ef perliOl'U'f'l<!l"Icll!' wilj;rJ a 1l.11C!!! ~oo ilec:~ion:; glossy 9< reBrn t'ln be. djstt;l[:;trng Milder bri!;BM lighL'S

"["'1'1 E $570 HI" w24,0824:- inch d~.s:play

doesu't off!ll~erfe~l perfcrmance, but its balance of price, gf@<li[ Looks,H~x.ibmt)'. t@Ht!JIl@S, and abov@-avernlle N!:5t resuhs makes it i':I gc.od buy,

A:p<ltl f[Qm dle- ~lee k pian Q -blac k de$ign" the wZ'4GB's moot noticeabl€ trait is its glo.ssy sere su. When used ]n a brightly lit E!nvir,onment, rh€' g1,.!da.c~' '1S: hlghly refil:'cti'le- and prone togla ~e. (AhhO'vgh~hew240$ h~:1l o:!. built-in ambient-li.ghtt 5e-nSOT,we didn't notice i'e w()rk~ng+) Whl?nl!$~d under indirect ligJnhClg or in the dark, hOiw@ver, the w24D8i:s a pleasure te look ar.

T{h e moni~or has a f1ati ve t·uo]u· den of 1 ,9:20:l: 1 ,,20'01, which iSe'I:1.Q]J.lgh to handle msop HD content. Wh:at's; unique about the w2408,. d1ltrugh, is i ts n~xibl~ stand .. It swivsls. tilts, pl.w,ot:s, ra]5@S, and lowers. i\.dju!Ot·ing the staadis simple, and its[]<Ii~ base 1e<ts yQU, s:tow your keyboani beneath the panel,

'J1Ui! w2.40S's p erf.ol'"rn.mr:@ is v@ry good" With aJ .• ani8J.log ~Ol'lJ'le:ct]ou. f.h,e m:oni.tor showed some hiccups with grnY'·sc1ile ren denll_g, cQ]or,ram:pi ng,

plimary'cQIQrs, and ~Q1Qr :jO~<llillg,

but casual users em.p,loying itfor everyday tasks: won't notice these issu~s_ With,Q. DV[ ecmrscticn, th'il! w2.40S pe·rformed we]l displ ay.in,g g:raysCaJle centenr, paft"i.cu.l:a:rly an our ]OW-:'''H1i.lJ'OIlion color test and at rhe dark end of ou r ex'tren'le ,i5.fay-sc-ale test, It alae impfQVeciwh@n CO,~u1i@ct~d vi a DV[ in .3Ii@!ClS where it was weak

in our ana log tests.Pent :scaling Was gQQd cverbcrh connections, and

Wfi! Wl:£<i::! abletc read text as sm,alll as 5 .. 3; pein rs,

At: press time, .H.P announced an

'U pd3 ted versiea ,oHhe w 24Q8 th at fea:tll.u:e:s: an H.lJM [ con n ector instil'! ad ofDV[. 1..1ke Its, wlS10;7 couuterpart

~he display ]5, only covered bya elisa.p· pointing one-year wdiuaI1t)'-

Additionai reporting by Il:il.l FGtrtie (lnd Bill O'iBriel'l

M'lUTIMEDIA

8tXI-686-fjfi88, ....... W*,'i$!Ii1lUOOll

Mother'boa· d Buying Gide

'TO, ,P,IICK~IN(j TIHIE' IRII[ji.HT MDTHIEIRBO.ARD

By Denny Atkin

FI:S;IIJ" P;RIlCE:'5S0IJS and 3D videocaro.s gl;!t 3] thE! ~OlY when if c;omes tol:n1llJdlil'lg or upgn_di!~g a :sy:srem, bUll: me !:D~ti!:herlxm!!'d is th~l!!I'!Jj~mg hilltn m;;l.t ti~ ,~~lYth~l'1g 00' :sether, MoOre thalf! just: a circuit hoard wrrb st()!~ ands.oc'k€-~ fur your compmm com· pm,e~lts.,the :!llOlh~~l;'d is alsohemeto d\~ cltilts and traces those oompomi~nls U$~ to C'Ommll~;i(,<IJt'ewtth e~cl"! other; C'l1oosiing the ri_gb:t mothefbo.atd wheHiUpgradi~lg

or builJdinga PC is key !O g,ettiTlg5'~;;!bility 3ndthe iJ@$tp~rt'orn'U.:il'l~ fJ1lJJfI yrrur other oo~OJ.'lE!nts..

]f you'v.e ,e:wr add~:d an ·expansi'Ol"I

~m or a disk ihivew yQur PC, you :ill.re,ady hav~th@o nec€fils:al)' :skilh, 00' install

i. Il1.CltheilJo.atd. Tll@ most dl:ffiadt parlt of d'l~ p~d!n~ actUalty (TI),nes oofon;you cuack 0J.Je'l1 the case: selemngthe light ~rd for your l.l~$1 ~nd I;l'ns.~ril1g ihOllt ym1haw the p;rope. hardw.u:e to plug

lt1!to the IJooni. This guide wil give you a qu_i.d rundown wthevari'[email protected]~ to oonsid.@r when ~iJilOCha5ing a motherlxlard, in OR'l:i:i: to h~ thl:! best :foulldation rO·f

buildimg your perfect Pc. Then v.re'I~ t:li~e

a look a~ :1!va~~ty o:~' m(}th~tOOaros,~ngillg ftomperrl:Jrma'I'iCie m.(l~'!Stersth~~ ~n. handle m1!Alri:pl~imk~d grar~hies cards to mmpact,al!l-in-one rn.olhel1boa~_8. [hat just need a CPU., mmnocry, and $(orag~ ro mab a. (()!I'ilpFete PC

K~p in miltd th:;tt simply l(lpd~tmg th€ mot:herboo~rdwil-] off'IEr a :margilPai pe'l'fermanee increase Ott be$t~t's: ot!!1ywotth domg if yall also p~n to update some 'Or all of 1]1I,e ((lmp<ll'!~!l1:S Ibata._l;'J;![_h~ b.i_gg~t perlOml~n'K'e botnonew,in yt:lursyst@lll, such as th.e CPU, graph!ies Cam, and hard drive, ('iQ'u ean g~tmQre help OJ::I1JIpgrading t'hos€ oompone~nts atoo~p~t~[!:.o:p~!!!; OOJn.I'tn.:!ild.~~'_"Q\I!!ll.)

CH~PS: ON 'YHIE TAB,LIE

t)p~d.ing to a f~$h::rCPU i$ a (10111rn,o!1 ~~t1 f:w ml)'ilJlg a new m~nherboa((1. E'IIE)1 ~fyour6id OOaird sportsthe &1-11' $OC_1';~ @tyoltr llew CPU re.q~, matlces om! that an cld@·roo.ud.won'( warli:.with [he n!!W@St chipS due 'to differences iil volJtage, B~OS S~1pPQrt, and d'1ips-et fe<1itto:;es,

Intel standardized o:nili~L'GA77S socket du,~yeall! "go. 00 viJrtuaRy' all modem i.1]othe[boa~ for lntel

des.kitop CPU:., use that seeker, On the .A:MD front, the camp<u1jI' mov,ed IiOl'l'!. Socket 939 00 Socltet AM2 baektn mid·2,C(!!Gi, and with tih-e

introooctionof. tl.1>e 7- s:eties d'l!ip~cs, has I]'lml'li!d to Sock@tAM:2+. The new AM2-i' &OCk~~ is: badcwam& rompi31rible Mt'l.'l S0t2~t AM'2, so we!:c:t suggest going

'Wlith au .. AM'2+ board even ifyou'r:e! plan:oms: tv lise an Ci~r Athlon :<2 ]?l:tICflSSOr, to :keep ope:n~h~ p¢SiSctbilky of u~ij!~sro a ~rvpl~··Q;lt',e (If qY;;l,dI·c~· Ph~l1Qm chip.

ThE big dedsi_on here is: choosing ~ :motherb~rdwl:ili th,€! ri,gln dUp$t't" 1)pi· GLUyco1'!.:sisting ofrwo ,ehips ,(we Nomh, bridge and :sot!Jth'ixri.d~}" 'th~ c:hi~p.se'~ de'~Enni:nES: various :fu~to:rn such as ~~ernOlJ epeeds, ~twiQ!1-'S1,Q1: c",~bi]i,t1~$,.andl bus speeds. Int-l:], A!MU, and nVidia are ~_t!llong th@ d:uipS@-t m<1lJ1!l¥f<il,cm~rsyou'l!I @nO(lunter;Th.@'@asiest way to de:~E!rrnjnE!' ~h.Etfe..attrres: of a cllipse~ is 'to lOok a:~lhe mothe:J'bootd's f~~.tu~ lw,t chirp!lt't ch~(:acteristk;s; will be reflttted by the 1Xl00'd~ (E!pabiiines: how m<l11!i gJ]lP.llics·c.ud sklt:s are Ot]e-Md, w[u!iliel.· Sel1a:I .. AT'A (SAT1\) ami'S are sU~j:lal1:ed, nQwmany n~twotk· ;iJ~g. ports <III.'E! a'l'.ait3bJe, rnmlso ,al1.lfyml want tQ usethe newes,1l technQlogl.~~, such as p~rs with a ]il:s.t fronhiide bus. ~FS:B) O[UUllbiple graphics cou&" you"U neecl to pick a boatdwith arnipseit that 'thaitSiuppom; (~~em. W~ suggest stiCkii'lg Vllith the l,,,test chIpset foeV~s:h;IIU', ~1(;h ,<IS ltWel's, G, P, and X Si"11:fffi; nVkJia'S ,600:1 and 750178Oi;<ll'ld AMDS]·[email protected],lng :mcrtheiboonis ibued on these neweor chipsets willgi.ve you the latest felilwres and. possibly :spa~ you !lOOm having 00' replace YOlwlf motJ:u::.boardj~ .• lB mcnths when you're lie,any to upgrade agalin.

MEMOR.¥MATTERS

~f you'r;e uslJ.~ m~mooy jit)m your prm-

0'l15 mmpmer on. YOUfl1.e\l,I' mothexboatd, choose a bo<l~.dwith D:DR2. nlemozy supPJll: ~lll~les5 your eld PC iSre.tlllJ ancient anduses :p.taiIl old. DDR.'-at w1m:h palln-,.lt's tin1@'

·~o buy new ~, :l-ilWi·el.,dllntel-dxilp;set beanls aJea;vaihb.~ein both IJI])R2 and. :[)J)R3~nlo'ry·sl.ot vraaieti.es. D!I)R;2 memory :~ma]ns Mal:il.llltimlly less, e:~~ve tl'lan [)DR3fo:rtl:t.e moment, bur DDIO offers f<t!ster s.(P@eds 3.fld the· In est pot~ntial f()l~ I:"u" mrelliP,~cles. A few J:a:lIatnmru:::hH'efS, sud! as

Clg;llwte. oIJ'e:rooaros suc.h as the GA-X3SDQ.6. wliIieh hrus5!X1rets far both D.DR2 and. DDR"l,.:lI~owirt,g ya,u to use'older memory l'lO'!lJ andllpgJ.ade afterpa4ces drop.

CU:rnmtly. ] I'IIte l- ba.sed bMrds 3re{I.~e ml1y Q'!1:~S '~hat c~n mak~ use of DDR3 melY.lOly,tl'lo1.1gh .AM.ID plans teintrednee ~Ul?port fm'the m:e'W m€i'l,!cwyin 2{).}9!.

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Tlw n~t mQtheroowm liet yQU go e~n mrtherby add]!1g up tOI three l3~Way SLl) Of ~b1Ji[ (Grossfir@X) vid~o cards. You'n getth€ bes~'~nrrmlance if ~11 of :you'rvl(iro slo~s support X16 romlll"J,1"mica:tions. some d'U~"$lotb~rd$, $I,lcl'!~$ those ba$ed Oll the InmlP:3i5 cMpwt,nm, the ~oond card inx4mooe. S"gtl]fi~,ultly SlOW,lalg. down tl'.ll'llti.card o:peraMrt

~u'I,] ;also WRnt to check that the'fe arl.! enough rem<l:in~a~g slets to support a~,ly Olthl:,T ~ YOY. waIn ltl! add. Many bcatds hawpl!enty of pele slots, which ·often go l.mm;edi. but skimp onslow that sUpp<J~.t Hr:J.E! fading PClstandanllfyou'oo b1,;fild· ing a ho:me-th(!a:~er I?Cal'ld want: to add, say. 3 pair ofPCITV"tune:reams and :a PC:! sound caed, you'U need to em'1.ue that your Systoel.'l:l has three open PC] slots, and that nOJle of th@ln is b!~d iJyou'Ui! using a oouble-wi:dtlt 'IIi.doo earn,

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compU:~E'r eases, Alsoj SOl1l1e :PCs, from ml:ljol" man.ufaCtl.ll~ SUQh a'S Hewlett~ P:8danrl. SI.ndl.DeIl use elMltom ease:a:nd.ooolingccombinatiClm. tl~<lit might prew'fit iMttd1.~tion of th.ircl-'p:uty :mO'[J~rds,

MlcroATX bO!ards use the gt'neml ATX df$ign. but they~:ndude fewer exp{lrns:io:n slots, :illbwmg for a shorter bO:1lrdthat ~n ftt ip ::fl: i9m~Il!e.r ~e. 1ilese a!fe popular Wilthbuilclers ·of home"theaterfCs" '\vho are (R':iting smrul compul{"I'S ~o:r p]acfment ln their stsreo ncb.

R€<:E!l'1it ~~ saw'a push to ere::1I~-a new is,ttI!ld~rd, B'FX. which movOO. bQ~Rl oomP'Ofi~n!t$ around and (hupped the pD,we.r sllpply~o thebottom of '~h~ ease, with the airnor impmVil~8 thermal m~~~llllent: [1}si.d~ 'th~ Pc. Wlt::hlh~ o:Id~m- 0.( ('()!)]er pnx-esoors aInd I:n:tyers' ~5ig;tance to a new :standard, how~,t, ~:'te not seeing newBJXboards on the marbt.

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if )Iou plan to' puq'l;hJi$Ii;'- or somil;'diOlV lIfig:r.;w:le to-a protessor UllOi~ supports .:J \600Ml!=lz frCl:l1t·s~de bus (FS B), Y·lJodll w.mi: lo purchase a motherboard based on 11'1t:er~ iJptOmJlr1ig X48chips,.e.1:. It's the

f[ rs.'t tliilP,set tha t lets you nin .[Ii CPU ata 1,;6lO01v1H1 FSB ·wilhol:.il (H.e-rdockin9 (osuch as LIMe Intel Ge-re :2 &ll'E'm~ QX9770 review~d om p.'3·2}. Un !orl:una.'I,e-ly •. X4S-b..sed n10111e;roo,mJs. Mifoerq'l y.Ei't 's!iippif1lg wli'ie-n this article WL'!'r'll 00, press,

TI\>i)1.!9h Intell jSp'j't Lhe firS!: oomp..ny thiat comes to Inti iidl when you tlfiink of ·e>xt[eme 931miii"llg. lhe ,co.mjlOlP1.y'sUJpeoming X48 ~o.;Il'd, wtloE!-f'i,Olm~d

., Bone T~i11~"looks. ro hiM? 0I1~ fhl!:! r~q1.lisit\f! stuff to bui k:8 a h~gr'-Ii;.'!ld ~i'fClm~.:;~,o!;~ PC There ';]:i'Q thf~~ PCle x16 .$Io.~, klUI' IJDR3 rnemory slot'S, heat sinks ,galore, and, ,of course, support mr the 1,,5QOMHz f'SR ~t'5 also one or tl-1e first .ATh boards. we~'I1~ seen that tires. awa;y wd'lih the 'f:lopP'lM:ini'le COlfll1etmr;

~rl'tel doesr:{t of'ACletlly '~jjpporl 011 erC. leek il'l g, blit the ,compali.y ~'II~S mdide,;, \I\Ii!:!<'IUh of Oii'.e-rdocker-fniienrJlv ·settil1gJs av.aJtablI? in recent verslcns (]if its hii£llh.~rtdI boards, ASliJ5 will<!lso OUe-f Ule PSE3. PFe'miLlITI, wmnch is an X48-b<i,se-di updBit,e of the P'5E3IJ.elUJ{e thaJt 'we W.e'\iuew here.

E..lt'ltl'!moe CPU with itE 1,6(]!QM.R~fSB. m fa.c:~, the psn De.]t1xe is the board 'IJle (1jrrendyUSiEl f:o·1' muih of our proc~r <lind grnphlcs·~rd (:e::;ring.

Ih~ FSE3 Del1!;~~€W;:f'i-AP0n uses Intel's X3S cbipset and indU!diesr'Qu.a:~I.ots f6rDDlO m.emory at 'LlP to ]"BOOMH2. Iit':s lO<ldedw:ith cOllitiecl'ors.ind'l.ulil1;B: six

U$:B.poru (plus su[";!pO'rt for' $~ mo·Je vii a header&) and a pair of ,~~t(:€'m ",1 SAT!!. (eSATA) POrtS for eXt@rnalhard dm,n~s.A.]so, It l.Isss[he AscUS Q-COlmeclOr

~nodul.e to make a:ttl.lC'hingthii! t<ing~ ofU::O <l/Dlidls;W':itchwi~'es [[om j!'OlIU case a ;snalp. There's a pair of PC [Ie 2.0 xlJ.G\l'iide!o slots, m]~'po:rhl':lg All's GrossFifE! standard. Also on. oo.lI:d is <I third x1l5 slot th;at runs at x4 s!p(\elds, phl.ls an Xl. slot and a pair of PC.I slots.

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802,11n VJj,·fi'i,whkh, eanaet as an access ptJIinr, in additiO!1llo

its pair of Gigal>it :Eth,ernet peru, A gilTlu~kky-ye~-cool feattll'E'!

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,GIgabyte MA791J.r-'x·[)SS

:EI~~d Qn.A:Mtl~ 79(1f,\!; i;hipse~, Ci~byte$ $219' MA700fX-DSS: can usethe new~he· nom CPU as ~[J a~ SOck~.tAM:2 Athlon X2 aJIro Semprr:m preeessers. Us HyP@r· 'TI,<I{11Sport bus runs ax up to 30Hz, <lind it supports: DD.R2 memooy ltil'lliung at up to :l!.oo5.MIJz.

This board lacks the fQ~r..skrt ClOSSFilI,eX supponohhe MSiIK:9A2 Platinum (se@' 1]~It pag@'). Qff'ering lIMHi:'OLd just tl,V\(;I Fall! ;,::16 slots: :SUP1'011i:rJ,g sta:ndmd CtoosFiR, I:mt '~ha:tt: nQ1l1jkeiy~tl'b~ Oil:li ~'\IIe fermost lJ.tsern. It also spal,~ thfW .PCJe xl skililii and a pair of ro:sklts"ln a.d.d.1lron tosuppon ['Of upte 10 USB ports, 011 pair o[ .Fir@Wim cennee;!w.rs, ::lind t\II'O eSAT1!. pons, tl.'lere"s also sn oid4ashi.oJ.1ec'lse':naJ porI, a. fu<3ib.!l.Te!

that might diPpeali~o usem woo wrlt~

;and debugso!hv,as.·e.ltsAlC889A 7.1' channel i.'I:miio f~3.tU["KDTS Connect, whidl. enhanlJE'S: s!.urouncl seund it YOllllse the dtgi:tal output

Th~ ooard.~ayout is ~1le:mllyveIIY good, wlith, pl!en1i'ji' 0'( clearnnre far ~l kI~ CPU coo~ers,b"tt the BAM S:lots 3ire ~5 tigbJtIy spaced aIS wtl,'ve seen, whkl'lmight cause' coolingiS5UM ify()u lXlpulaite all four slots wit:1.1L IlIMMs, thrltt h.lVl:1' th.icl::heiii.t sinks.

M~ sure you instal] tb,e latest BIOS updates:;, eur ooa.mi:nitt1lll1y haciprool("ll1s m.aintainialg l'l'lemcny setti~lgsi b1J~ the :B,IOS updclle rured tihose.

MS[ :1(9.1\:2, .Platinum,

Based, on AMIts new lOOP;:: dlipset-we $179' MtHK9A2 P1atinum supports both A.ruiD~s new C[11Ladoo:re' Phemomp~orancll Scd:.et..A:lvl2~ba,sroA:thlon X2 and Sen:'!.p:I'otl pITl!OE~rs on ·ilI. Hyper'I'rID:li5J1On bus runni.ng i1I!t up tlQ 2.600MJ:i:Z. Four brigh:~ly oolorecl slots suppar[ up to :BGI. ofDI.lR2 lJil66 RAM. The chipsetis. eooled ~ MB'J's siick Ci~u-Pipehe~'I:-pipe oooli!lg, $J$t'~m though Wfi! havm't had heat ~b~em$i with other mFX oodJds;, MSl'$ cooler is d~fjni~lYID~ mOStaUffi~1l' we've seen,

TJ:te. flJJurPCle ~16 Ctlnnectons :al:''€ spaced! so that the K9A~P]atim,lm c.;m :;!t:Ctlm-

moo.<'lte f.our do,uble·viidth An :bd@on HD 3870 ~ cards, 'OO1l1pa~dJ w:idl, soms n~.othell;i.o;m;ls that ]i.n1,]1 you to singleW'idth cam'!>, when filUng all fQ1i1J C~F'iJ;eX elets, YQl.!l '11, need a case it'll.athas <In additional slot OJVerbe·lbw th.emotherboard, hOW>i:Voer, to use tlns colmgur.lltlol'l (not ttl mlfmuon ·1lI.U():t:t:SW.r ~owe'r :mppl;1,

'fhl!! beard's leaded in other I:espects: suppo:rt for 10' USB ports, a pak of r!l;,eWire connectors. a single Gig<lb:it Efhem~t peer, dual eSATA cOI]''IIrteCilot:S, elgin-channel] R@:;)I~ekA1C'888 audIo,

<Lud M·rnlflnee:tDT adaiptefsthat silnp]ii'y C:Ol"Hlocting C'a~e switche,s <line] LEDs. As

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g~ve us an cccasional lodmp,

Jllit its plik~·, rh~ KJ1A2platlnum is an @l!Oi![lem \lalu~ as the :foundation fora 'topp~ffbrma~Phet'iom ,s.ystem.

XYX' !1!Fome 1,8oi. SiLl

Th~ ~].@W~st boaro. in this: roundup, tTI~~ $339 In nforc:@ 780li SLl is

the- first we'v,!:' seen that'su.pports

nVidi:a's, tripl~·gra.phi~·Clil;rd 3-Woa:y :5,U rea'll.lN O'int of lh~' boo-!;. flO',l can use 3~Way Si..t 'With some old€r 6soi dksigns, but you'll need to' obtain th@triple-SU eoaneetcrs t~.~3t .>Ire induciedil1 the bo;.: here.) 1b use 3· Way Sl], Y·Oy'n need a trio

,of top -end G:~:Force ,8800 G'TX or 'lJln'a! can:i:s. the board also s<uppO!Jl!S ;Z·.Way SU with any SU-cap<ilble Geoforee card.

Tbis lf1tel·c::ru bQ~~d is b~~d(l:n hVidia'$ Il~wllIQrC1e 7roi o!;'hip~i:!t O!.ndn:ppo,rtsf5:S :5J.OO1:'& ru"p to 1,331MH;1';, pelt zo (though irl jusl twu aHts ~:r[@@ :1:16 slots), and DDR2 mmlary up jo 1,200MH2. 'It's glii!-a~d toward gam@l'E and icE'3tllires:tol'1softwe'abng ,options in the 8[00, ~n b€~er. nVidia"$ tlpdatled COJ:1iUol panel gives '~l,l:pl:ecedent:edl oo1"1!trol <lind ]l.lOl'1itoring ofvolta:ge, [l~que;nties, and! sp@@ds men wiIlrin 'lNJ!lldoW'$. ,Alongw:ith ril:r'e@ PC[e MiS slets, it f@iaJtlilreS a .single PCIe loil slot and a. pail: ofPCI con-

necro~ W~th wP,pt:1!)[ f'Or up ~o 10 USB2£l ports, a pair. o:f ,fu@w~ ports" dll_01l Gigabit :E.thenle<t ports, and onboordi, e~~,t-channe] HD audio.Hlis Ward is loaded.

A1w new en the IfX nForce 700. SUI.s lillthu&lSlSt Sy~m Arcbi~'ecture (ESA) certilication. ISJ\., is a new oon~mm.l;katioJ."1 pTO· wool th<t~ lsts llw moth~rbo,""rdnad;; and oonh'olyoul"powe:rsupply, coaling :system. and cllams, status, NQ ES.A eemponenrs were avaooble to connect lio,tklle Iboam durin:g mtr tests,lbulI: majQr mnlp:a!nies such as Allhmwam:e, eool![ Master, Deli, EVGA,and tIP' ha.vE! S]gllOO on 10 suppmt it

:~[ you're an SI1 user looking wr ma'ci,· mum Jl'O'~oell,~;lI ]K'tiOlmanoo~ooCiy, the Xf.K urerce 780!, SlJ is <lIlexceIlelltcook:e. You shou!dI be fibre t.o m1tfi<lge a ],fIOOMHl fSB with tll@ besnl, thOllgh ef eeurse Olli''er~ dockingp~rfol'1mmc:e isn 'It gtl!9tant-eed. It YOIil w8nt ,cutting-edge rt'lemcny snd CPLI suppo:tlI in a.nSU SYS~e1'nl., nvtdifl :5hO\11i1, be reieasing another diipset u~telflt:erin 2rJ08 mppol'tin:g 1,600MHzFS£S ~:nd['U:ll~.3 lUemO'l'Y;

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Asm. PSK :Pro

The Asus:P5K Pro is a itl.idn:mge tI.1.oth· erbcardthar'se litrle green as well :~!i;l, not in co~,o[--i!:'s black-hut in power usage, 'The board [eatm,"eso the Asus En@rgy PWc1E!:80si:ng Unit: (EPU)chil]l',. d,-esigneato drop CPU power eon$;ultil,ptiQlI when idUng or Iunning nonG:emancl:lng appl1cadons:.

Ih@ board is also w@il·@'qrl.qi.pl?~clL Its Intel.P3S chips'etsnpport:s45'.;n<lHol:lle>t@'[ Inl'Eil Penl,~'I1prot::@ssors on aJ l,33lMHz FSEI, and! its fQUT .[):CU~:2 sO!C'ke!tssl1p:pcli1! m,emo:ry at up to l.,OISGMHx, The board. eperts a 1"'.<1]1:' of CliossFJre -cempatible PG[E'K16 slots. but the' second. sJOil @uly runs at ;;:4 s~Jee!d. Wit]],t'Wo'slots <I.biI@to tun at M16 speed, an X~8 chi.ps!1!'l is :I be~ter choice f'OJ' CoossFJa-e ll:5<'1g,e. There are also two .PCle xl sL<.l,ts, tW"oP'CI. slets, two FireVlire pons, support: ror up to 12 USB pens, and. RealtekAC883 HI]) audl~o, but 110 e'SATA ~o:l"m.ec:~ors.

Ot.'le'aspect oft:he :P5K's l3Yout is cumberso:rtl.e: Tnt!: main .~moreT oorllnector is v.redg.ed between ~ pc:re :11:16 sl.o~ and the CPU, The thi.ck 'lJundlle of .W'tres. fPOm the :p""w,~r SIJPplytJ'IJ.'!J5 :sell;, in the '~'whe:trl :instdlin~or rem.oving yOIl~ vi,dm card, or insta.Umg a lUge CPU moler. mh'e:I.ue, the design is good" with~he other (1l;bl.e (011- :n~:to:rs.pkt~ :.'liootlrldthe edge; Ilndllow:prol'i!e C'hJip.se'~ h~t s&nb O~\ boom,

Gigabyte GA·:p:35C-:I)S3~R

Though it's not the newest motherboard in GigaJbyte's: midrange stable, the $159 GA-P3SG"DS:1Ii. is n,ot:ible fOI: its support for beth DOR3 aud legacy :DDiR2m~mory; [f you 're building :11, :syst,e~n 11,OW' and ypu~ve l!l1\1'ested in :high-p~rfor:mOlin,c@' DDR2 RAM. this board wiU let you continue to use up' to :four modu'le$ a;t SPIil~.dIS up 'to' I!JDR2 1l.[)G~MK~. Then. in t'he f11!~u:re, y,ou can remove the DDR2 memQry and update to :a pair of [)10M 1.333MH1: or slower modules. f'totl can'tmix DDR2 and :DDR9 modules, :how@vet:)

Tll.l!s: fuU-si::::e AT}! board uses '~he In~el :P35 chip:.et, ~~~i~Ql:t]ng [tlte) prceessors atup ItO a 1.333MH~fSB> Th,@n's a sing]@ PCI,e )l16s1ot, as W@!U ~:S 'thre,~ pel Xl and ihre~PCI slots,

Though there are aJ nu]Uber of adj'!.1s1ablepa.· rameters for QV,erdodl:i I'i,g the beard, mOiSt or rhe'ITI ~:rehjd.den. (Precss Ctd+Fl from t'heB]OS screen to enable the Advanced menn :),

This blue bo:ardi, with g'Old!colored he~L(i:htks and neCiUCOIOifeld. mel'iL'lOlY :nul drive connectors, is sure te s,~an,dl (1\1'1: hl '21. !,IIlndowed case, T]u~ bClllud. supports; eight USB connectors, but itlacks flreWk@'and ;8SATA. perrs, U: fll'a'!:uffls 7 .t-channe iALCaS9AH][) ~ udio,

If YQll want to use DDR2 ~n@,~l~ory }lOW but l1lfaJnt headreomfor future p@'rforma.nC€ updates, ths GA~P35C· DS::3:Ris, :a. good! dloke, as longas yo,u're happy with a sing;I,~ video 'card.

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13:~:ge,r:lI 01"1 nVidl~'$ nFrm::'e 6:3.0i ch ~p:set: w~th a CdorC'e '71(lo!J'!tii!!~gratedGr~pb· i':$;Pt(lC'eS!~ot ,~[G:P}, tht$84 'GA-7SPVMS2H s1l,lpports ]ntE'l processers using

an FSB u.p to il,333MHz, and 800MHz; DDR2 memory in two DIMM slo~'3 ..

CNQt~ th<l!~ nVidia s:ays that irs 630i, 650.i, <lind ssot ehipsets :may have iaSL'l@'$ with ther!l~\iJ'~s:t ot5nm quad-cor€! processors, such as dl@ Co~:@' 2!Extr@me Q,X'9'iS'SO, but dual-core :and e-afHet quad-cere ChlP!> will work figl~.}

TheCieFot"c~ 71'(H) [GP aces a good job witI'D. Vista,'s Aero illi:ledac@ and whh DifE!cfK '9, g~Jn@ [i. ~t ]o\!J-'(Q'm!2dl11n'l r,esolutiO'lls, bm because it lacks

oVid fa.'; PllreVl:deo h~!rd.ware videQ a:cc~]~'raIWI.1,.it',s, dcesn't play back hi\gh-definition video as :S-Inooth1'y as H'lte1's: DG33l'1 {SI'!!@ the nll!lltwritelitpl [f you wanr to beast lOOlU HD or 90 perform alice .there 's a PC!ed6 video slot,in a,d.dJtion to, a PCI:e xle:IIQit and two ,PCI, slots. The board fe:<I.tures: VGA, DV]!. and HDMl outputs. so it's ready

to eennset to an HDTV, Tl'le'l@ at@ j1!.'!st lhl:,@e intern a I. SAIA pens, but also all 'ErSATA con.,!~ctol:',SUppoirt for 10iJS[! ports, and a p'air of FlreWire pcrrs, You also g~t a HO'llPJI' eenneerer, as 'Well as

a ooun!l! cterfer an opt jon alpara llel prin t:er porr, 3 mn~ :~E!"lt!Jf~ nowad ays"

En;U~!J;slast5 ]ooll:il,'l,g tebuild a fustsys~ t.~rn on the cbealp shol]ld notethat the GA-73PVM-s-:m dees.include semebaslc o'ife'rdocklng c:lIpabil.iti.es: ]ike wi~h thE!' previons board, hlt: Ct:r]+F1 in the BIOS: [:0. enable advanced settings. Vo,u can even ()li.i'e'rdoc:k 'the integrnted ,graphiC's ~hip,.

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makes an e:;cenentfo.mda:tio;!l~m a small general-p1Uqmse PC erhome dU~'::lirn~r computE!f. B::Isem on ]tltE!l's G33 Expre8S C'hlps:et within~egr.:lted GMA. >:3100 vid~g. th~ board $Juppom CPUs: at up to 1,333MH.:: :rss, <lind 1,]P to four DDR2 OOO'MHZ rnem(l~ DlMMa. Th~ BIOS is old-sdscol hll@l-nQ o,wrclodt.ing suppart!: h€!)E'_lrr d.o~" how~E!r,lli!lt y<l1U d1(1{lSE! whether (0 amgn 128MB or 256MB of SY.'lt!l!m MM to video m€mo~

The-integrated vide-o gi.vu yotli enough, power to nlJ1i Vista with, Aero enabled, and it does a good job playing back HI) viJ.dE!o,b'lU :forg<llming. you'U want 110 add a dedicated vid!!!!;) card. YOY can do justth.n,thanbtQ the sil.'lgl:e pele ,!'i;lGslQt Th@re 1S alse apair of PCI@x 1. slots. al.ld ;Bi Shlg~@PCI slot, The D G3JTL has Ol goo d! assortment

of pens for an il'lex:p,ens]ve. compact beard, w.ith support [or 12 U5.~ perts, !two f:iTeVl:il:,e ccnneerers, 'O]g:abit Ethefl'lEH, and rn!'~ standard SATA ports and an @5ATA port. You also get motherbeard eenaeeters fo[' a Winda.ws. Medi.a Center-cQI,npat]ble inka.red (IR) rec:eJ,v,er and tfanS]njt~el:':, Both "'lOA

and DV[ video outputs are included, al'lid lll,e i.l·chtllm.el HD :mCli<l'll'tdud,es [lo]by .Home Ti.,.·e:ulE'rs;oftwar·e,. There's no !f.Ioppy COlUlectoa" haweve:r.

The DG~ 3Tl's s:t~bU.ity, wealth of pons, and eoSA:'1'A S~ppOict make: it: 1). good choice [err budget builders as long as; oVElrcLocking_ and eur-ef-ehe -bex 3.1) gailning :aren't concerns.,

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The p~sswQrd-pmtectiOl'l scheme that's Jocking you our is ba ~d in the pC's B~$ii~II~:pl,]~O~L~tU Systel'ln (BIOS).I:r's desigMd to Ji!l'~Enl wr1rkitlooil.1,nds. but it's not inf$iUib]~. To get around it, yOliil,'U ha'li€ to reset the BIOS settiugs, which 3]@ storedin a specially!?€' [email protected]}call1ild C:Mos~n the motber'OO~m.

[f you II a,ve the PC.s 11'[email protected]:d m:anu~l (or can find it online}, :Iook up :s"'meth~~1g called [he "dear CMOS" jump€'r'==<l! 'tiny pltl!stic: connector bri.dg, ing a set of Plol$-Fo[lQ,wtnep!oc@du[@ inth@' m.anua] to f@Setit: typically, you'll shut dO'Wl'l the PC"rem,Q1(f,e the~ower ~Q[d, ~hifl:~he j m:r;l,j;le<i,' tQ a clIiff~R'mpaiJr or pins. pl~g in and restart, then I'~p eat tile pro e ess , r@tnming th,e!' jUI.nPe'f 11:0' its oligin!:!l state The procedure varies by oo.n:d,thou\~ (.modi can ha,vE' l,H.otherboard-moit~l ~ns@'qj~en(;Kif yot! devi~ue fulr:I,~, ill, 50 don't }US:l wi.n~ i:t O'n my 3clvi(;~look it: up!

Aquick-and·diny alternative, if you can't IlO·C:<'Ite the jumpe'f OJ [l'Ianual,is, t.1O yam].:; the CMOS battery. UsuOilly a coin cell (sjmi~,1u' to I!i.U overslze watd;l batte'I:Y~" it: feeds <I trickle of power to the, CMOS memolY '1:0 preserve the

cia! ta itholds when '~he PC is ,off. Wi·th the power detached, as :above, remow the CMOS b:lit'i:elyfor about 10 minutes, H~pl<!l~e' hJre~onJ",ect eveTYtbing, and boa~ up .. T]H:~ PC should bfl.'!.!'e< fewened to Its f:diC'tOl'Y BIOS settings, minus the BIOS P<lSiS:WO:rd.

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J":n:q:lh:n~nf,tQ9 to p'LJ:r:dti3se rl PC ~s~ Ql'ld do i1. bit of'-er~persoil'lailizil'l~, De you halle e~p~rtlm(e drmi:fi9 ha-Je~ .. s~Y.f'Ort~.e (t(bi'tl9~$~d: jqrwQt-wr OOt:;I!itl~, d~:i'1lugh ~JI ~i~tI'I~n:um c-a~? Is thft~ (I rffl~jn drill' l1ir f should 'use? r wi U pt>oMbly also ~i~ve W ~rm~~!liI~ror s~ lto!!1'tt

Also, Witilt's tllebm' ~. 00 c-aroe ou('pJ'exi· g!tl$? ~. WQS hopi~g to cdd QrI ¢;ctmJ~MI e.;dtQiUsl: h~fll wdlthr- Cl!:~'1,t1y, ~ Oh!y id'eNI i.s a D~· mE'! {so:njl!~it19 I haUf' no l1~m~ wfth". KWH!l'A,!;:[

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of th@ mods you want aln~ady mplace, Aruec's F182 and .P190, for @'l!a;mpl~, h~vl2 ptedriUed holes for watE!t-cool:iJlg hose-so

T h e most e ssenti a I [001: sa fety glasses. Fly~ng slivers of metal or plastic are no joke-and no, vour eye,glasses won'tprotect YOIU.

A [email protected] er simlihu.· rotary tool. is a han - dy ~de-kick for til]!> 'kind of CU$·'tomi.z.atlol1, It. q~j:J.l(mcal. vllIri;ablE"·spsed drill that acOi.!pU drill b:it$,it alsocan ~r\!\e <1$ :<1/11. edge 5J~.wtherir yen] install <I !>ilcldl.IJig drum or disc, a nUl-erif outfined with:il "c:ut.ting WfUl!@r dise, and many other frmr:tions-

A Dt:emelis ll~fn.l fClf rutting outand smooihirng shapes inPle!rl;gtas,lIu:t fot Cl.ll~ ling cifcularb~owhoJes in, ~rexi.gl&£; fur f<l!l1s, a ~~.roLe saw" bit f'Or }!lour regul .. u· h01..~&eho,id drltl (l:r dJi11 p l'eSS ]5 mu:c:h~m:l'. Look

rot' :3. [email protected] :saw 'Mth mughty i:il."I!e same dii1t'O""~~rM the fan type you intend to ira" stall (OOnll~l, 92.mm, 01' l2On.un). HigJ,-

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sells cheap sets '(0 expe:-rWnf'll.t wit~L Mike sure: th€ hol€! is big f;>nOiJ,lgh onlyoo~~p.ooe [he r"l'l bla.de5'-le;a_ve .el1ough material anmnd. the ~dges, t~ mount th~ fa~il fmm~! Ansa. dwugh pl9.lgJas is e!OiIsy (0 cut, damp ~t down !iL.nd wiltfo~ the ~a :cI!round!

the hole with rapetc mil':l!irt110!1e' tl1-e chance (!jJ~J:~kLn,

curun~ iblowh,oIe~in a C'a>S@'S aluminum pan!;) i.s mdciet; yO'lj m.ight need CI!t[:~

tins 0'11 (whidl can be m~~y1oo ke,ep the hol~ ~aw from5~iz;~ng 'Up, .As for dri]~i!1g luo1.ilndl,lglwles fQr fOlJnsl Of hob~'s 00 P'~ watier-cooling heses lhro~lgh. 'st~]'Idard st@e] drill bi:ts sufficefo'ra]umintuu, whi.ch is soft. YOu''U pJ:obablyneed cawide ,ot eebalt bits (<la~,d1 a.mng oil' to drill the st;:~] portions of a case, howt'ver.(fol: large..hol~s. start 'Wi:th a smd-dia~,]l@~' ibi,t and work your way to bi~er ones, enlarg-

~g the hOile.) U:se ~ i'lselle file otUreme] debumng <!lttachment [Q[ smoothing.

And, ['Or holes th'l'ilt wi]] host water·«loli~.'lg hoses, buy and iinsit<ll1'e!dg@ lJ~.olding so d1e! h~ doesn1t c:hafe all the nut: edges.

Above all, the most essential 'teal: s3~e;ty glas&e'.s. Flying sli,ve:rs ,o:f lm.etal or plastic au: no jO'~~<lnd.llo, yam ,eyeglt'u;s.es ~IJO!'t'1 p.mtied you"

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J haJJI? a,ixJwt 2,000 35mm sl~des ftl CCllnJUsels tl'la:t J'd Nke to put an diSC, ~Ti" ",~em'o· ry. is there a device w methodJo!' doing' tf'lis wifhoutsc.a:rming eachsiidr!! by [~f'li?' RICHARD MIi.·'I':E:R

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] ki:lOW o:ftw'Q'W'ay~ 11;0 per;form, bulk slide sC3Dning. Th.@ first (and less: desirable) :ffiquires ,afllatbedl seannss 'l:h>i,t s:uppo'!!ts; ua.nsp:uE'nq

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sml'lniI1;g;. 'fou can purchase nmltisli.de he,Idling (runes (die' scanner nl'ight eve!, com~ w.ith one) thatlet yo!.:! mOUl'lt s~.d.,es :in a.~dI the size of the 9C:innin:3: bed. (Check for bund]ed ooftware t:ha,t autom~tiiCaJbr'p.arse5 the scanned <ll'e:l into $epO!Imre inl~ge fi~e$,,)'T.he downside of ~he :f:I:atberlapp:roa~h: Fl:atbeil!s :provide much ~!~~e:rior 11l:Ility'fo.r slidesca.nning than moo'~ dedinted. :slidesca.nners.

The second method is to purdulise

a de;Clka.led. slide scannertnst has ;'lin :llj'~oflEed option. Some slide scanners aceept ~wernl s,l~de$ at OOOE! tn a ~nnp·style holder; (K:P<nioC:;l. Mhto]ta'$ D~r.n;1i~,e sC;;[" IJ'\,!,\,ll UI. :a;l'ol,J,nd $JOO. (~k~s four at a cim~. for ~rnp]e,J A few support htghel.'-VO~.~ ume mffi:ho;r!1ocalf~~u~ !l@'lth~r the fee.ciers northe ~nners themselves arE:! cheap, On~ sample p::!l.iri,ng is Mkon's Caoirscan 5000 ED series slide scanner

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sJlide-scaJ,ming attadnnent (about $450).1 (an"tvolit:h for tWE!' freed"er. aud I notih'edi 1:1 refrain of oomp~'ilintsonUI1i:! about jams. hut ~t dQc~sacQ~~'t slides in batches of SO.

,~Q,oomkl~~lllg hQwlm!l.lly s:hcl~ yo~! have,insl$t on a scanner tll:alt employs DigiltalICE or a Qompatabl(:! automatic imar."~(ora:ti.o!1 tochnology: Ai[jt(H~mo1l::i!l (Ii,rscratthes" din, and other debris common on aging s:~ites call s<'ivey'Ou loads ofti,me. Al,'IN1, !,lQn'~ ::iltiimp on t:he ilqU]p'lllenti-thls

is <I h!.Jg:e job. and yoru, can always, ['t'&eD.the gearwh,er! yOU'll? dornl.e-

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8Y DAVID EINGilISH

o UIil.lll,I,11L C:A.MI~A.A.!Il, .A R,I S'IlJIIJi1I'PO:~j,I::D tom ake photography easy; yet we churn out millions of bad photos every day: Smne problems are unavoidable due to the hmttanons of the camera, Most, however.. can be solved with just a little knowledge or experimsn tation,

Here ere five (01'111110n pitfalls that everyphotographer encounters, as well as sunple ways to preven t them. Wlth film-based ea. rneras, you didn't know wruchphotos were bad until long after they were taken, and you had to pay

to process the bad ones along rwith the i

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good. With digital cameras, you can learn 1;:

from your mistakes nnrnediately=at no ~ additional coot. !

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lmag.e blur hag. seltMa] possible C~1JIse;, "Il~~~k of .:11. pi'!l,oto as a slit:'e of time. H thi; cr..mera's :ap~rtu:re is open [or just 1I25mh >Cif s semrlll,theR'~ litrle time rm'the $'Ubject or camer~mOo ~r'rll:lli'e enOllgJ'I to c!!'ei!l'E·e a 'blurred photo, If the ape'r~me is open for a q1l~~rter of a. second, hQW,eve'l':i' (h:li~'s '!10~ thE' case. Phomgraphy is; all about tracIe-oCfs, W.ith less. available light,the shuttell" speed! m.ust slow dl)w]~ oocaprru~ mOl!:e ]Jght. ]I'~ sud:t ca$e$, cmll:siderushlg atripod or monoped, OJ si,mply once the Cil.me:t:llI ag;llnst scmething whl~e' shootil~g. Clmel~ all' lenses with built-in im~e stab:ililn.t!,on can h.e~p to ~1iminal~,bI1Ur by roo~lr:ing camera mt)!!liE'n~ent. 'rhoughthar f~a,tttm will have no effectt on blur eaussd by 3;ubJ€'C[ :mQvel'l~,ent. such as; ~ ~:trn~ting dog ora spe¢dil'!g bicyde.

1b see firsthand th@ @ffect of e .. rmsra mO'!f·E!m~mony®r

A tr~t'I·Ol1· n,ol,~od Will hell' vow, 'S'~d,y ~ur photQs, try an cal:n1l.~:ra. fo.:rless him: il1llm'jl\"tig~lt (lQ]ldimolls"

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lowUght whiL@holdingth@· camera away from your body.lB~ sure to tum ofhhE> fl::.sh ~J]d! jm~g·~ :s~81Wi~t1o:n. Nnw r~~~ ith~ ~,me shot using a tripod orr with. 'th@caullernpl<!iced 011:1 3, table. The sKOind shot sholJlldbe sl::liBrper 01: have less vi su <11 no.ise. 'TIl' both shots again, this time mnside in bright light, a~~,d YOlfLl ~~ 1ll'$S Qf a differe·noein sharprress or noisebet'lueenlhe two.

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Why dO' your Low-Ught phO'tos: look like a ,distant TV stata.Qn: morevisualnoise th,<I;l:l recognh:abLe ]n:!ag>e? One tradt-offthat cameras 'Can maJ;elO achieve low-~igl11! phattlsis to allow h~gher ]~~.5 o:f ws:u..,l noise, :By i!]:crt'asif~g the- 1:S0 s!p@!l!d. say from 100 taBOO" you can capttll"Eiwrel]-iUumlnated !O'l,oV-I~ght shO'ts. but the nQi~~ le~]:j; nl,ayi.nc[ea~ dramatically,

if YOll;u; "am ern has asmall sen!Jar, ,d.l<ll'"il.C'teJ:is.ti.c of most in~xp@n$i1l@>1.nod€~s, then 1l0lS@ can be ap~tlbllil!n'J: ~V~l1 at ISO 200. Don't confuse- the I'lJmnberof n':l(!g~prn@]s; with sensor Siz.I@, ho·\\I',ever. A s..

meg.api'!!.el. digital sJngle&l.eusI"'mlflex. ,(dS&..R.) model 'With :8 large senser luay 1.1:1:111 l1.n~ <tmllnd 8. 10.megapL1lel. po.hltand-sheet witb

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SlllOOtillg in lew you~ eJIlvl.ml1llle'nit ~o ~('!t1!Ufl@ no~sll ~n :phoros.

iight. bemuse the noise levels are much '~OO .high. OtJle:r cameras, es]X'd,I:IUy ones with Inanua:l controls. let you decide whether the qu~.tity trade-off is worthit.

1h ~e· h~w weU::rour can'leraj'll:ggles low·li:gJu pe'rlcl1nanee with higb le'Vels of I,'loise, ~hetC'kr]:<e phll'tOO you\'ealt"Mdy ~3,p~ h~r<ed, Assuming you'velOopied the phooo$ to Y0I.IJ C'Ompu~er.'s hsrd drive, open, WIndows EMp]orerJ rlght- diCk each photo me, and ,C:haO$eProperrcies from the menu.In Wiodow:s XP. select [he Sumrn:::lry tab, ",n.d dl!::k the A~naed 'button; in Vis:t;;a, se]e('~ ;the neJl:a.il.s~ab. Am-emg f}\e lis-ted hems,YOQ should ~ee ulSO Speed," look:rnT phoTIQSth:lt ha\l'e~n lSO ·of 2ilO or higheT. YOn 'll be 2Ible to see ~t, wbk'h :ISOspe1ed the v:j!!ij,al noise becomes. abj:E:ctiol'l!' able, If your ca:mem aUo'!W':S you to m<llnm;jUy set the ISO speed, you'll h<L'II'e ::11 bettersense of how fa:r~o push th.e ISO setting for your low~Ught photos,

A commor; mistake i:!! to move up close to a subj€C't ;itg:)Jdi thenwonder why th€ shotis QlI;!~ of focus,. The tm.age' w1:W !'1~ve ]ooJ.i:edifine'on y.a:lJJJr cameras tCD $CM€rn, bur when youllOok:at th,~ shot full-size ou your computer screen, Y0l;lt1Ealize the focus wasamiss, check your ~,uTlel:<!':$ mannaler online specif:icatio!l'1ls '~O see !~ow dose your :zoom can f'Orus. th@~l. see if your camera h~~ a macro mode fotsub. }E!d~ ~h:a,t are @ve-ri. dooet.lf YoOu bl:p in mind the distance where the notmal focu(l: ends ~Hd the Macri]) focus begjn;s, YCiU, C~l1 ;red~loe the ll'Uim,o.er .:;rf our-ef-fccas !>hQI~ by swi.tching t~,1e focus settings,

whil~ you'r@ ).ooklin:g oVm'th~ manual or online $P~$" ('h~d;, outthe r.m:~;e of YOlU cameraa built-in 01'1: aeC'e!>scny flash. H you'~ too Close, the fl~;s.h may bathe your ~ubjeet in a bUnd· ing whit'@' li~:n, wa.shing it 01i.lt. if yo:maecessory flash can tilt, ny aiming it at the ceill~g te sQilter", the light" St:al .• cl! toOo [<IIf away~ and the fi,BlSb will have no e{f:ect. You J1t.ightthii~k thatlast plO,h1:l'i:s ObVl.ol]S, bUlllllghttirne 'visiooil"S to tbe .~l':n:pire' SUl:te Building routinely fire thelrflashes out oV1er th<@ ci.ty, somehow expecting New '!fodi's buildings and the' New Jersey coa.stline to bemuminatecl by.3 tillY Hght b,ulb.

TI~!tillg yc>lU" H"sh ,~[1 :S(if~~n Ill}@' lo:gla,t w,hen "'Q"l~,'(e shl.ncdiing; cbs!! to YOUT :S.'t~bjed.

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Dc the ta hl'e1 ]flJInPS 11':1 your phetes emil a strange red·o;ran,~1!1 ~~ow, while- e'll@l'Jthin~ elsE! rlIaintains eeler :integTi:ty? you~' esmeraisn't out QH:ii,b:!J-it's simply that the wh]te·bah,nc~ central can't ,adjust to two types Qflighl 501.I(.Ces, Sunll:gfflt and t(lu:gsllen ]lgfil:3 lmve' different coler tempem.tuu:!,s=OUl' ,"'yes can't se>el the cliffe-Hinee, but photos. show the lights 'l1S lunl.ing 'two distinee eelors,

There's no way jl'o,ur c:::ameorn cal':llulndle both, sumaltan e-

ol~:sly" ~ f you setthe wh.iteblll]::lince {lor :5U n.1:ight, the t[mgstel:l, lamp w.iUlook red, or h:JO Wium; if you set the white balance for the lamp, the light from the window 'win lao.!.: Mae. or too cool . .Add a fluereseeur lig,ht, and. it [llay ,gi'l.l'e off a g~last~].i' gree'n 6nt .. A prof~$Sional photographer migh t repla ceo l:he ~l1mgs'ten bulb wirb ,;Ii. spe. dill dayl{ght[en'!!.!? erature bulb or 5ti.ckl1l

'[t,mgsten-;~emper:uul"e plss ti~ fUllEr onto the window glOil.s;$, You i]l just have ro b¢ c a rdul not ~o ~ni1( Ught sources with vOllrying colcr [,emper:uxrre:!l.

Mo~~ca m<eJ<li s;1!~t 'You s.w:itchfrom :aUlam atie white IJ alance to ~ rrlaJl1l'1,al se:tting far d~yH:€;~lt., ove:rc3;St:sunUgllt. t1ixng~,ten Ugh'titlg. crflucrescent Hghting. E;,:pet:irnoetlt. with the setdngs to see how they would O!fvect YoOIlU photos, and 'U'-y them out: in ~ f~w mi~ed·lighi[ environments, You'H b~ tl!!!'tt@t pr@pued for those times Wh~~.l the automatic white ba~:ll.ru::ifi! m~sjU!dg~s th~' optimal cO](l!r 't~mperat'i,.tre.

]f ;roy!': ~OO'n~r.~'~ wh'i~ll!-~];;i!!1it.:~· ~~!~t:!·,o! ~!H~'t pWPllrily ,canJbmtl!d, y.ou-aoo @V'l1!ryoU(! wito, vi~, yal'll" pl:u:.ltQs.-'ITh1lY see iied.

A;v'oid exl:remeSi

Cam@Tas ean't reeerd the same broad rang!!' of tight and, d~dl:th::i!tt the human ff1~ (":iU'!! sae, If du: c'Onlr.ast~'Hlge is ,!!'x,t'I:eme, the camera will h<itve ~(I $~.;rifi~ sQme:thing. T'h~t m3'k~$ Iba~k~it phetes, such as 01. p~[fQnll:er onst a ge. dimc1ilJt

00 expo5e <:orrect]ywidl. th~fuUy auoom",ti.c settiug. You wam thl: camera to set the @:;:pOSl.llfe for the perfonn@r-nolt the dark bac:kgrou~.'ld. SimHarly,. a child p]aying in the snow is f'ru:ne! import.mtthan thssacw its.il!lf.IHh~

camera tries to a,v@~;ag,e the e:q:Jo.sllm,. the cn]ld wi.11 ap~ aar too dark.

~fpQS:$ib~~ , uy to u:posiricn the csmeea or su oj@r:tt)IJ reil'l il. the! ",,,. trerl1es o;f lighr, H Ji"Ollf caJrner:a. has manual conu"Ois, ex~e'rim@nt with settmg the exposure (or 3. speclflearea, SUCll as a (<lice.

Check to see ifyo'lt:r camera has pr,erprogr:u'll.rnJ.ed :s:tyl,es, or scenes, that are opl,imizeci !for stage, nlghtrlme.beach, 0,1.' snow. T~st those med es to :s>ee how much they dlverge from the a:utcm:ti'lftlc setting. By becO'nli.ng f~mi!ta,r wlth the modes now, ),'Ou'U be luore c:clI:nfal't~ble :s:w]'[:C'hing to HI~m later.

S'!i!t. y01l]~ GilII:fiI.'ii!'ra;-'s 0Xpo:n11i11l! flJf nu~ pl!f'Sion a;r '~l1ihg yci;i m.Qstt Wl'liill~ to cii[p'~ire. PhotOg;i'~I1~ iln.l~ommother :POaitioa.l, aliso flL'tight help,

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so you and y,ollu:plrrch<l£es am protectedLYQI.;! m:ay be able to dispute a seller's d1;R1l:ges if the goods you buy on~~ne' don't alliv@' or it you .<Inm 'ls-atlsliie-dwith your purchase, ]f)'Qu have an 1.l:ltau· thonO'led ch,ngt' on :yowu; cre.c1!i.t card, under f€!d!;':ral~aw your li<lbility is Iimi~ed to $'50. ][1 fact, m,'lc'ltH' C::EHliliin eneumstanees, some !tteCi.lt-cal''d comp<;lI'l]1i!5wiM, ellen pay this tlUIOIJJI.nt (OF}Il)U.

In addition, some credit cards Wll1l'bl e'."1nel."Jited W<li~llties; or other advJnt~gesfu;rpun::j~,1l;Si@S madle with the eerd,

6 T.HIE.- D. IE. V I.: L. . )S .. ·.·· :IN THE DETA:n:.S

nipJe .. dhec'k ORten;; bE-fOlie finaliz· i.ng (nelllCi on Ill. d.lee:l;:oUlt p3ge,

tA ~2.'2" ins~eadl oJ:I:':I" 2~ in the

qilllil:il:tlty' box can be tragic .i:fyou don't CIl:tch l[ in tim.e,) And ah'lays ~eep a rectlm of. everything y01i1 buy onliin.e, Be StlFe to p.rin.t: <:I copy ortake, 3~e':u C3~'tture of your final erdersereeu, 'INil,tch cmt for. s.it:es;thaJt J1f'fi),Kt to send ~. ,81l' e·n1.<lii] oOO1,'lIfi:m'l.1lltiml ef'purehase. They Inay ship a lligfuel"lcost it,eM, and U!d'eSlS you h:a:v~ a receipt. the'l'reJ's no proof the e-tlliJle!rs-err~ die W~h:!l: prod.urt.

7 DON'T F'OR.GET'

TAX AND SHlPPING Scn~tilli:i!le the sbippinii! ~r~dI handli.ng feES tacked onzo YO~lr hill ·hefme youllnrrdiu: a purchase, P.¢r·Et~m fees and ~li~di~~d.ihlip· 'p~l~g !lleit1lJ.Od:s mn Iblooi!: ymlr total 'purcll.'a!se pn~. Look, fur S;it~s,thail; offer low-coot shipping methods or th .. t deliver f~e Qf ~ha~' when you p~;!Ice a large order. cha.rging s:aj~ tax !5 ~q1l,i!l_tli!d by l.awhl 14II.:1I:ny ~s:~;;a~e5>.

8 ES:T~MATE YOUR 'ElEL~VEIY nATE:

Know th at Ith@ federal nad@ Commissi.on's: Mail o:rT~l~phofleorder Merol1anaise Rulli! I!:'x!lends to !Jl1lin..e ord'ers,. Th:~$ me~iJt$ th:atun]e~,theco~:o:pany stares olth~~. your me-rcha:ndi$I?' must 'be d.@Ltv@red within gO days,~f ~he!l'~ :are de~.ay,s,,(he sen~r must notify YO\l.

19 •..•. A ... · 'VOID .... UNHAPP:Y

·llETUR'NS

M a ny euline t@'ta:il@rs c:h:,u!;e a l'estooong fee (l.tiliJ1.1ally ,a.l'Cllunc'l15 perCelll! of the pl,Jlroh~ptil;e} fur the return ,of n011,de[ecli,ve items. t!i@ SUI@' abou:tyour c-hoiw .. and don't (o.rg,etW check the rstum pcl.iey befn:r;E! you buy, 'HIe wary oJ online vel'ldal:5 th<llt ,),on't post Qont~ct cletal.]s or return PQlicies on theIr si,tes, .ReplQ,tabLe selllers 'win alW'aiyste]! yotuhow to :i1l1i!'l

in ('oudl witl'l ~::Ii!H:n. and hoW' to l'etllm :lIl)]lod'net,.

1-0- O'EM'AN'DDJECEN1"

..... .' CUSTIOME:R SERVICE [frau do ~xperience a plobl~m wi~h. sn online p1L'l.K'ki.3se, ~lotify

the colllpalljl' immeCi13['I1'ly. Check

the site for a fu}~.-flIee phone number, an e-mail address.

or HlClks to c~tg~ome]' :semr:e. ~f the company i.tself doos

not re:so~.'jI\e the, tlmble1fi, contact the ~Uer .B\lIsin~:s ~h.l~INm ~lb~lJl,Qmlnoe.c:r;g)! the Fli:ldel'ft[ Jir.ade Conul1.issJon (,Www;kclgavlfitdoompl~mt. hfilj)~ or Y·Qllr Sl:aite atltllmey gene:rars offi.ce {\VWlN.n.lilag •. a:rG1,oQ :Iodge a coll!1pl~i.nt.

HELP & HOW-TO

BY LIES L SH U

(ombinling a copier, a scanner" a printer, and, sometirnes, a fax machine into one' device, multifunction printers [MIFPs) are idea'il for home' offices or small businesses. Hen~'s how to pick the !rig ht one for the job",

L,A,sE:R V:lE:RS.uS, INKJET

For print dnties, MFPs. are :aVi1I,i]:able that nse laser or i.nkjet technoIQa:ie's" AI~hQugh laser MFPs

:<lJre more e~ll1iPensive', they gl!j!\e

you sh:afper te;l:'I: and fas[lerpr.illt speeds. Malflocillromeh~!ser MF.P:s are agood her for those on a ibuclget, though pricier eeler laser units areal5io, available, I'nkje'~ MFP~ orf~t color printig'lg fQt much less money, but [hey can't compers wifh laserson prilrn qu aHty and (!Ope'n~.ting CO:S(S_

BU:SINE:S,:S FEAru:a:ES

:rot '1.~mall~Ibl!:!line~$ ,$etup, seek OU[ MFP$ tl'l.;ai!: offer built-in wireless netwoddng $0 muJdpbil!'Pc:;: can share one devi~. If you're $ea~li."1ing, c('pying. or fax~ng l;li'g~ lliYU"lber.!:\ of decumenra, a, unit that Ofi'€f3 all. automa tic document feeder (ADF) and, oprional p~;p€r tr.ay~ will e(llfle in hOllnolr

PHO'TO ~P'RINTENG CAPA1EUL,E'TlIS

If you need your MFP to also p!dllH out digital photos., look ftJi['in~j@t l<'lodi@lswiEh bniH-in memerjcard slots Or a }lictBrid ge peat. 1']l'!!Se features let you print di:reedy from OJ: camera or it'S memory card widun;~t lH>ing a FC. Some MFFS off~'r <I built-in .LCD thatlets youp,re,v:i,ew and edit shots befou= print~n:g,

:~Sion S~~,~ "':X8400 1(WWW.;~pSOil·ll(Jom! $'99~9i9J'

'['11il' CXMOl j;sn't ~,' b1.u ool'lSiclerintl its low price,[J)l.s oo1o.rinl:j@t MfJi dnJn~s nt ~·"lu3.ity't~~ doou.meliit'l> :lnd ~h3J]J'pho,to£,:Ii!s l.nciMdya] i'l:tk tID.k5 he~p .yml :S<iV'!il mOl:ley when. replacing Galnidges, and the pi~e'n.t inks dley"li'e fill~d! with ~]:l.SYlie your printed photos wil11ast for 'yelal'S. ]tlS ~ line dloicce foil" home users,

D~·nM~tiifiulncllior.ll. Laserr frln:teri 12:5, (~,dtell.c!:lm. $19:9'),

]fyo1!t dOIl't need to pri~.'l:t in co:lor, the: 112Sis <11:111 aif:ol'.:l!31ih:!'mollocl:1!ranU! la.6<er .MFIP thialt ,o~fers!ipeedl, idea:~.~o.r ihos.e who need "1:0 QU;t;pl],t a lot of

'l:elllt documents .. BllIrsi:nesslISt'FS w:i11 Il[ppl'e'ciate the st31ul.",fllone'[8x fealure, 30-paige AI)F, <lind ool.oT-'5C1l.1Ili1iliing capabitl:ities.

Ciliin.or.ll,Piixm:a. MX7ilHili .tI'. l(uiiia.CR!l'lcOliilt,OOm, :$lU9.9')

The only d.own.side to th]8 remarkabie inkjiet M,~P IS lts semewhar slow print s:pE!.eds,p<i:rtic:uJafl.y wiltliii photos. Otl'iLll1lrwise, t'he MX700 provides excellent pri.nl and copy q ua1ity. and Off'lilIS u:s,efu.l stnaH-offiCJe features such as [:axing capability; .~the'rale'l ne!'twcnk_, i~].g. ~nd aJ.l1 AD:r.