Items tagged with DVD
Good morning everyone, welcome back to our not so little corner of the internet. Things are bumping up here in the Northern portion of the HH labs so we are going to get straight to stirring the ol'news pot. Enjoy you morning friends, here is your AM shot... ATI vs Hauppauge @ HTPCnews.com "Using the Theater 550 Pro solely...
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Good evening folks! If this is your first time checking in today, make sure to check out Dave's latest article, as he takes a look at Intel's Dual Core technology. HardOCP has also sent us a link to their review, which can be found below. Well, I'm off to watch the game soon, adios folks. Kingwin SS-350S-BK SATA...
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Hey folks, how's it going? Corsair sent us a notice today, they've produced a document that takes a look at the importance of memory latency and it's impact on performance. If your interested, you can download the PDF file: Here. Here's the rest of your news... Wireless Networking: Setup and Security @ Bigbruin...
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Good afternoon folks :) There are a couple items in the mailbox that I haven't listed below, but are still a decent read. To help you get through all the reviews we post, how about giving Firefox a boost? ipKonfig will show you how. The next item is a review of Sony's PSP from Designtechnica... incredible device I must say. Well, now I'm off...
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Good morning everyone. We're starting off the weekend with some news out of ATI and SiS. ATI is unveiling the Radeon XPRESS 200 with DX9 and DDR2 support. SiS follows that up with the release of their latest AMD64 PCI Express chipset, the SiS761GX. We close things out with a NEC DVD 16X...
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The Friday night news update is here, so sit back folks and enjoy the read. I'd like to throw a little console gaming news in with the rest of the bunch, so get this... we might be seeing the Next Box(X-Box 2) before the year's end. I still don't own an X-Box, so I'm hoping this thing is going to be backwards...
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Good evening loyal HotHardware fans! It's BW again, here to let you know that we've just posted a comprehensive Dual-Layer DVD Burner Round-Up - there's a link right at the top of the page. We've got drives from Sony, Plextor, BenQ, Lite-On, and Asus all represented. Click here to find out which drive was our favorite......
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It used to be the case that the fastest optical drive was, by default, the best. Reducing CD burn times from 12 minutes to eight and then to six was considered significant evolutionary progress. But then a barrier was encountered, where the imperfect nature of mass-produced compact discs precluded, or at least made it much more difficult,...
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Well folks, once again I've been stuck in the house all day since the snow/sleet mix is still coming down. Oh well, more time to play Metroid I guess. Well I've run out of things to say now as I'm getting fairly tired... you'd think being in the house all day wouldn't wear you out... apparently not. On with the news!...
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Good morning all :) With my good friend, Mr. Coffee, not working this morning; I have to seek alternate means of getting caffeine into my blood stream. Our friends over at ThinkGeek have a good selection of various goodies, but I think a quick stop at Starbucks is called for this morning. Mmm, expensive coffee..... ;) MSI...
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My head feels like a brick. My head feels like it got hit by a brick. In other words, being sick sucks. I need more sleep, so I'll keep this short... MSI DR16-B Dual-Layer DVD Burner Review @ PCSTATS "Conventional recordable DVD media stores data on a single 4.7GB plane (level) of the disc. On dual-layer DVD media, there are two recordable...
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Good Morning All! Just in case you missed the new link at the top of the page, I'm here to let you all know that we've just posted a review of MSI's DR16-B 16X DVD+/-R / RW Dual Layer recordable drive. We tested the performance of every aspect of the DR16-B, and compared it to a similarly priced dual layer DVD writer from Asus throughout the...
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Now that the DVD format war is essentially over, thanks to the advent of Dual-Format drives, the market's next big push is towards Dual-Layer recording. One of the most noticeable differences with the next generation of DVD drives is low pricing from the start, unlike the initial DVD offerings of years past. This instant affordability...
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Good morning friends :) Awaking to a cold and frosty morning, it unfortunately looks as if winter is fast approaching. I know us Canadians are supposed to enjoy the cold and snow. But, all I can say is that I am glad I installed a remote car starter a few weeks back; nothing like pre-heated seats in the early AM ;) Tsunami...
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Good Afternoon Folks! If you take a gander at the top of the page, you'll see that we've just posted a new review of ASUS' DRW-1604P Dual Layer DVD+/- R/RW drive. This drive sports a very complete list of features, including the ability to burn DVD+R and -R discs at 16X speeds, and the ability to burn dual-layer discs at 4X speeds. And it's...
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Choosing a recordable DVD drive has always been somewhat of a difficult task. There was a bit of initial uncertainty as some wondered which format would win out, DVD+R or DVD–R. After all, each format has its advantages. In the end, however, unlike the Beta vs VHS battles of the early 80s, this war was quelled...
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Good morning everyone :) The news front is bumping and it is getting late. So, let's skip over the banter and get right down to business... BenQ 16x DVD -RW Double Layer Writer @ ExtremeMhz "Based on some email requests from our readers, today we will take a look at yet another 16x DVD writer, this time from BenQ. ...
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Welcome back, NJ here with your AM shot of juice. I just put my good friend, Mr. Coffee, to work behind me and fired up some new tunes from the slightly deranged crew of Prodigy. All in all, I am settled in for this wonderful Monday morning. The news front is flowing at a fairly steady rate already. So, go grab a mug and...
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Good morning HotHardware fans! How's everybody doing today? I hope you're all doing well. I, myself, am walking around in a fog. I've been benchmarking like a fiend for the past week or so, and yesterday was the first day in a while that I didn't have to run any numbers. It was weird, I think I'm went through some form of withdrawal!...
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Good morning gang, JeffB here ringing in yet another weekend. The HH labs are starting to really pile up with the hardware lately, guess it's a sign that the holiday season is right around the corner. With so much new hardware this year, things should be real interesting. I think there are going to...
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Good evening folks. Awfully sorry for the long delay in news postage today. We had a little miscommunication on coverage that left things unattended longer than we wanted. Don't fret, however, we have some evening tidbits that should hold you over for a while. OCZ 1GB (2x512MB) PC4000EL Dual-Channel...
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Hey folks! It's Friday and most are getting set for a little R&R this weekend. Sadly, that will not be the case with most of the guys here at HH. We've got a lot of hardware to review and I myself have a piece slated for early next week that you're sure to like. So it's going to be busy for us, but that's what...
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