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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Best Buy ********** Find your freedom. Lose the wires. Your own wireless network lets you roam all over your home, surf from the sofa, print from the patio. Now save $150 by mail-in rebate* on select notebooks and desktop packages. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94805-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. Windows XP SP2 should roll out to everyday consumers some time this week. It contains important and useful security enhancements. Will you download the update? Tell us why you will or won't and what you think of Microsoft's big OS update in the forums. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94808-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Review Roundup: Dual-Layer DVD Burners * Security Watch Letter: New MyDoom Piggybacks More Dangerous Worm * Plus: XP Firewall Guide * Review Roundup: Low-Cost LCD Monitors * Review: DVD Player App Does More * Show Report: SIGGRAPH 2004--The Future of Graphics * Review Roundup: Olympic-Class DVRs ============================================================ Review Roundup: Dual-Layer DVD Burners The most amazing thing about today's new dual-layers DVD burners is not that they can store up to 8.5 GB on one DVD disc. It's that among the new drives we tested, some of them cost well under $200 and still offer 8X burning speeds. What happened to the days when drives based on new burning technologies cost at least $500? Oh, these are good days for tech heads willing to play on the bleeding edge. Read our full reviews to find out which drive you'll be taking home. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94811-1 ============================================================ Security Watch Letter: New MyDoom Piggybacks More Dangerous Worm Don't let the name fool you. W32/MyDoom.S-mm is not a very scary worm, but the Trojan it holds the door open for--the aptly named Backdoor.Ratos.A--is a very nasty customer and could do some serious damage. We can show you how to block the new MyDoom and defeat Ratos. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94814-1 ============================================================ Plus: XP Firewall Guide Learn how to make Windows XP Service Pack 2's new Windows firewall work for you. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94817-1 ============================================================ Review Roundup: Low-Cost LCD Monitors Getting a bargain on a system display used to mean you had to settle for a 15-inch LCD monitor or, worse yet, a CRT. But now decent 17-inch LCDs are entering the affordable arena, with many models available for at or under $400. We tested 11 models from leading manufacturers like Envision, Sharp, Viewsonic and more. Read all our reviews and don't miss our top 10 tips for buying an affordable LCD. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94820-1 ============================================================ Review: DVD Player App Does More PC-based, DVD playback can usually be handled by small utilities that offer decidedly limited options and features. But for around $70 you can have a truly pumped-up experience thanks to InterVideo's WinDVD 6 Platinum. We put the new version of this software through its paces. Read about what we found in our full review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94823-1 ============================================================ Show Report: SIGGRAPH 2004--The Future of Graphics Perhaps the hottest spot in the world earlier this month for cutting edge graphics technologies was Los Angeles, as thousands of graphics and technology professionals gathered for the annual SIGGRAPH convention (also known as: The International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques). Our intrepid PC Lab's leader Nick Stam traveled out west, with camera in hand, and recorded all he saw and heard. It's a one-of-a-kind, in-depth report that you won't want to miss. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94826-1 ============================================================ Review Roundup: Olympic-Class DVRs Find it difficult to keep up with the 24-7 Olympics coverage provided by all the NBC stations? Perhaps one of these personal video recorders (also know as Digital Video Recorders) solutions can help. These TiVo stand-ins will let you record all your favorite events on your PC and watch them later or even pause Michael Phelps mid-gold-medal-stroke to get another tin of Pringles. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1033-1-1-371668-94829-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. Well, you can rely on Neil Randall and your friends at PC Magazine to correct that oversight. 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