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Tuesday, August 31st
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In This Issue:
Feature Story:
* ET Rescinds Rating for ATI's HDTV "Blunder"
News Flash:
* Sony Divulges New PSP Chip Details
* Motherboard Reviews: What Do You Want?
* Source Engine Video Stress Test
* HD Dreams: VOOM HDTV Satellite Service
* Four Fantastic Case Mods
Discussions:
* Apple Unveils 'World's Thinnest Desktop'
* Is Microsoft a Monopoly?
* Favorite Free Multiplayer Game
* Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in Developers
* Power Supply Woes
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FEATURE STORY
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ET Rescinds Rating for ATI's HDTV "Blunder"
Based on tests of an early version, we gave a 7 out of 10
rating to ATI's HDTV Wonder card, calling it a "solid
offering." After living with the final version for a week,
we can't give it that strong a recommendation. At least
not yet.
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NEWS FLASH
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Sony Divulges New PSP Chip Details
At the Hot Chips show, Sony Electronics lifted the veil of
secrecy and revealed significant new details about its
upcoming PlayStation Portable.
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Motherboard Reviews: What Do You Want?
Notes from the Lab: There's an ever-growing mountain of
motherboards over at ET headquarters. We want to review
them, but thought we'd ask you what you're looking for in
a motherboard first. What do you need to know?
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Source Engine Video Stress Test
A special Source Engine benchmark is part of the recently
released beta test for Counter-Strike: Source. Does this new
benchmark give us a picture of what Half-Life 2 performance
will be like?
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-174-2-2-145394-19243-1
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HD Dreams: VOOM HDTV Satellite Service
Review: VOOM blasts onto the scene with over 30 HDTV channels.
Is VOOM HDTV nirvana for that shiny new widescreen? We do the
tough couch-potato work to give you an answer.
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Four Fantastic Case Mods
These entries from the PC Case Mod Contest blew our minds.
Even though they didn't win anything, they're winners in our
book. Check out these four wild and crazy case mods.
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DISCUSSIONS
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Apple Unveils 'World's Thinnest Desktop'
As was widely predicted, Apple Computer Inc. used the Paris
Apple Expo to show off a radical redesign of the iMac, its
first consumer computer to feature a PowerPC G5 processor.
Read the article, and then let us know what you think.
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Is Microsoft a Monopoly?
What do you really think? Vote in our poll and let us know
what you think.
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Favorite Free Multiplayer Game
If you're into gaming and you're broke, you're the target
market for this poll. Let us know what you think.
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Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in Developers
Developer reaction to Microsoft's decision to hold off on
delivering planned parts of the next release of Windows Longhorn
to meet the 2006 deadline has been mixed, with many calling it
a prudent move and others outright upset by the decision. Does
the delay mean anything to you? Read the article and let us know.
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-174-2-2-145394-19261-1
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Power Supply Woes
It's an old superstition that bad things happen in threes. If
so, then I probably won't have power supply problems for a
long time. Check out the latest posting on the ET blog for
the full scoop.
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-174-2-2-145394-19264-1
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UTILITY DOWNLOAD
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AppLauncher: Control File Associations
AppLauncher puts control of file association and application
launching in your hands.
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