ATI today introduced a low-end Radeon X-class graphics card that utilises the company's AGP-like HyperMemory technology to save money by limiting the on-board memory. The Radeon X300 SE is expected to ship in 128MB and 256MB versions, of which just 32MB and 128MB, respectively, consists of on-card video memory. The rest is taken from the host system's main memory bank, accessed across the PCI Express bus.
Clearly anyone who's chosen a PCI Express machine is likely to have a more powerful graphics card in any case, so ATI is pitching the part primarily against PCI-E machines built from integrated chipsets, in particular Intel's. Integrated graphics core are not only offering ever-better performance, but crucially they're grabbing a bigger and bigger share of the graphics chip market. That's why Intel's graphics market share dwarfs those of ATI and Nvidia even though it doesn't make standalone desktop or notebook graphics cores.
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News source: The Reg
Clearly anyone who's chosen a PCI Express machine is likely to have a more powerful graphics card in any case, so ATI is pitching the part primarily against PCI-E machines built from integrated chipsets, in particular Intel's. Integrated graphics core are not only offering ever-better performance, but crucially they're grabbing a bigger and bigger share of the graphics chip market. That's why Intel's graphics market share dwarfs those of ATI and Nvidia even though it doesn't make standalone desktop or notebook graphics cores.
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The converted digital audio files can be archived on a computer or burned to a CD. When combined with a Mac system equipped with Garage Band (included in iLife) or Sound Studio, Mac users can export directly to their personal iTunes music libraries. Music files created with Instant Music can be played back from a PC or a portable MP3 player and are compatible with digital media receiver devices like the new ADS Tech Media-Link Wireless Receiver. With Media-Link connected to a home stereo system, consumers can play back all of the music stored on their PC.
To begin recording, users simply plug the Instant Music device into a computer's USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port. Once the files are converted, the Nero Mix, Nero SoundTrax and Nero Wave Editor software bundled with Instant Music can be used to arrange them into play lists, edit start/stop times or add a cross fade from one track to the next for a smooth transition. With the step-by-step wizard features, even novices can personalise their music by selecting tracks, adding transition effects, and using the equalizer to set the volumes. For professional results, the Audio Cleaning tools can be used to filter out unwanted pops, clicks and hisses.
In addition to Instant Music, PC World is also selling the Instant TV range, from ADS Tech. This new family of products will allow users to watch record and manipulate analogue television through their PC.
Pricing and Availability
The Instant Music is priced at 39.99 GBP including VAT, and is available from PC World, Amazon, dabs.com and savastore.com
But isn't this exactly what Nvidia has being doing with their TurboCache thing for months?
While this card is way too econo for gamers, low end consumers need a decent affordable 3d card and perhaps this is finally it (can anybody say Longhorn?).
I dont know much about videocards but I like to play occasionally...
It's expandable, so to say...
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