Novosti - Kolovoz 2002.

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TerraTec phono PreAmp Studio USB: independent preamplifier

We’ve all witnessed it: The good old shellac recordings in the hi-fi rack have
been sent to the back row. Some have disappeared altogether from the shelf. But
enough is enough! TerraTec is now introducing the phono PreAmp Studio USB to
the market. The TerraTec phono PreAmp Studio USB is a perfect combination of
hardware and software. Hardly the size of a deck of cards, phono PreAmp Studio
USB lets you edit records and cassettes on your computer at a professional
level of quality and then immortalize them onto CD-all without the need for a
sound card! Simply through a USB port. The phono PreAmp Studio USB will be
available as of September.
When vinyl recordings are to be edited on the computer, normally a hi-fi
amplifier is necessary in order to transfer the songs to the PC. Record players
and sound cards use different audio signals. The TerraTec phono PreAmp offers a
real alternative, which, in respect to sound quality, leaves many hi-fi
amplifiers far behind. The external housing, which is completely protected
against distortion, makes opening the PC case unnecessary. Simply connect the
record player to your PC through the phono PreAmp. That’s it! You do not need
extra drivers or even a power outlet: the power is taken directly from the USB
port.
The record player pick-up is easily to configure. The most common input
capacities are adjustable in three stages. For the right “oompf”, the output
signal can be regulated in two stages. The integrated RIAA equalizer guarantees
optimized processing of the pick-up signal, thus providing pure sound as good
as the original.
In addition to the PreAmp hardware, the phono PreAmp Studio USB includes a
powerful software tool made by Algorithmix. It lets you dramatically reduce or
even get rid of unwanted noise such as crackling and static in real-time while
maintaining the original, authentic sound quality. TerraTec Sound Rescue has
been specially developed for the multimedia user who does not want to spend
hours learning complicated editing processes or use the multitude of parameter
settings necessary in other professional software.

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CAMEO 200 DV Mobile: on-the-move high-speed digital video editing

Just the thing if your camcorder’s feeling a bit lonesome: TerraTec Electronic
in Nettetal, Germany, will give it the companionship it craves with the brand
new Cameo 200 DV mobile video editing system! This attractive partner for the
laptop has everything it takes to raise the pulses of beginners and seasoned
video directors alike: a PCMCIA FireWireTM controller for fast data transfers
between digital cameras or camcorders and laptop computers, and the powerful
but user-friendly Cyberlink Power Director Pro 2.5 DE. A 1.8 meter FireWireTM
cable is also included to keep the sparks from flying. The Cameo 200 DV mobile
will be available as of September.
The Cameo 200 DV mobile features two FireWireTM ports with a capacity for up to
63 devices with data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps. This extremely high
speed, which corresponds to a data throughput of 50 MB per second, is
complemented by genuine hotplugging, permitting devices to be safely connected
and disconnected while in operation. A whole range of devices such as hard
drives, CD burners, scanners and printers can benefit from these advanced
FireWireTM features-above all, digital camcorders can transfer their data
conveniently, without losses and in the best possible digital quality with the
Cameo 200 DV mobile.
The included Cyberlink PowerDirector Pro 2.5 DE application transforms your
notebook computer into an on-the-move digital editing studio with capabilities
limited only by your creativity. With its ease of use and wide range of
functions, even beginners can achieve astonishing results-without long waits
during rendering. Thanks to its SmartRender technology, only those sequences
just edited are processed, not the entire video. Naturally, you can also spice
up your video creations with a wide range of video, sound, text and 3D cross-
fade functions. And if you don’t want to keep your blockbuster to yourself when
you’re finished, you can burn it onto a DVD/mini DVD, VCD or SVCD directly from
the program itself.

R300 ili Radeon9700 od Gigabytea je probio granicu od 400MHz i to s “default” hlađenjem. Memorija radi na 674MHz. Dobitak u perfomansama je oko
15-ak%. Prijedlog barbe Ananda je da Gigabyte stavi veći pasivni hladnjak a
makne ovaj bučni aktivni jer je to jedan od glasnijih kulera na tržištu
grafičkih kartica.

O ovom modu je već bilo riječi a dodajemo na sve to da je mod završen stavljanjem vodenog bloka na GPU. Kartica sada ima vodeno hlađenje
heat sinkova i GPU odvojeno. Što se tiče subjektivnog dojma on je za 5, a
praktičnost moda je isto na visini jer je kartica uspjela dogurati do 351
GPU i 770MHz memorije. Link obavezno pogledajte i bacite pogled na najdonju
sliku da vidite kako sve to skupa izgleda u kućištu. Previše vode za moj ukus

Test KT400 ploče, i to MSI KT4 Ultra. Ovo nije prvi test dotičnog chipseta, ali je svakako jedan od rijetkih. I vrlo opširan, nema što. Za podsjetnik, KT400 nam osim podrške za PC400 memorije donosi i AGP 8x, taman na vrijeme.

Ljubiteljima i teškim ovisnicima o Marvelovih stripovima ova će stvarčica biti
puno više od zaštite ventilatora. Naime, Marvel je izdao licencu tvrtci PCToys
za proizvodnjom ˝fan grillova˝ u oblicima poznatih strip junaka u reznim
dimenzijama (80mm, 92mm i 120mm ). Tako će ubrzo, osim ovog Spidermana, izači
još i ostli strip junaci kao Wolverine, Puniser … Tvrtka će izbacivati svaki
mjesec ˝fan grill˝ sa novim junakom.

Svaka čast novim grafičkim karticama koje se pojavljuju na tržištu, no ipak se
čini da GeForce 4 Ti 4600 još uvijek čvrsto drži dominaciju na navedenom
tržištu. Proučavana izvana i iznutra, toliko je rađeno testova na njoj da je
već poznamo u dušu. sa tvorničkim postavkama daje hvale vrijedne rezultate
(9500 3DMarksa do 10500 3DMarksa ). Svakom overclockeru to će biti nedovoljno
pa će je on malo clocknuti i dobiti negdje oko 10500 3DMarksa do 11500
3DMarksa. Nakon dva mjeseca takvog rada i to će postati ˝sporo˝, pa će se dići
voltaža na kartici. Ovaj proces samo neka rade ljudi sa iskustvom jer se tu
može lako desiti da vam sve ode kvragu. I tako sva nabrijana GeForce-ica će
uroditi sa oko 12300 3DMarksa.

Kao što se već pisalo na našim novostima, u SP1 za Windowse XP ipak će (nakon svih demanta i antidemanta tih nagađanja) biti integrirana dodatna osiguranja protiv piratskih korisnika istih. Kakvi su to antipiratski potezi, pročitajte na dotičnim stranicama.

Radi se o ThermalTake 9 koji na sebi ima nešto pleksiglassa i četiri spojene
LED-ice. Dvije crvene koje se spoje na matičnoj na HDD LED, i dvije plave koje
se spajaju na ˝power on˝ LED. Znači, kada je HDD u pogonu tada se po cooleru
razaspe crvena boja, i kada je komp pod naponom svijetle plave LED-ice. mora se
priznat odlična fora. Uzmimo u obzir da je ThermalTake 9 iznimno dobar cooler i
još uz ovaj ˝FanModd˝ sigurno zauzima sam vrh coolerske ljestvice…

Nekima to možda ništa ne znači niti obračaju pretjerano pažnju na to, ali i te
sitnice koje život znače pridonose izgledu i važnosti kompjuterskog okoliša.
Podloške za miš znaju dosta često biti razlog izgubljenog ˝fraga˝,
bezuspješnosti izvođenja nekog gerilskog napada koji zahtjeva dosta pomicanja i
kliktanja mišem, jer skupa sa mišem se miče i podloga. Kod ovog mouse pada je
to riješeno tako što je postavljeno šest malih gumenih nožica koje ne
dozvoljavaju podlazi da ˝mrda˝. Sa pojavom optičkih miševa mouse pad je
promijenio svoje karkteristike prilagođavajući se novitetima. Tako morate
obratiti pažnju kada kupujete mouse pad kako funkcionira sa optičkim mišem.

Usporedni test 18.1″ Hitachi i 19″ NEC LCD monitora. Kako su u našim krajevima veliki LCD monitori rijetko na testu, smatram da bi vrijedilo pročitati jedan kvalitetniji test dva diva.