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ExtremeTech Weekly
Passionately Committed To Technology
December 21, 2004
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In This Issue:
Feature Story:
* Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC
News Flash:
* Big, Bad, Behemoth Alienware Laptop
* ATI's Radeon X800 XL: The latest and most interesting GPU.
* Display Technology Shoot-Out: Part III
* State of the Industry: HDTV
* The Tech Generation Gap
Discussions:
* Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC
* Say goodbye to your modem?
* DVD cloning
* Big, Bad, Behemoth Alienware Laptop
* Cartoons & Sigs: The Best of SETHNESS
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FEATURE STORY
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Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC
You can build your own Windows Media Center PC today. All it takes is patience,
the right set of gear, and TV feeds. We show you how to find the right hardware
and how to put together all the pieces.
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NEWS FLASH
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Big, Bad, Behemoth Alienware Laptop
Too large to be called a laptop, the Area-51M 7700 is a portable desktop
replacement. Offering a 3.6GHz Pentium 4 and Geforce Go 6800, the latest
Alienware behemoth targets the hearts and minds of LAN party gamers.
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ATI's Radeon X800 XL: The latest and most interesting GPU.
The seventh X800-family GPU to come from ATI may be its most interesting yet.
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Display Technology Shoot-Out: Part III
In Part III we examine the complex world of display artifacts for CRT, LCD,
plasma and DLP display technologies and how they affect image quality.
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State of the Industry: HDTV
2004 was another action-packed year for the burgeoning HDTV business that
featured LCoS losing two champions, new DLP chips, and prices that keep on
dropping.
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The Tech Generation Gap
Whenever a generation ages and a younger one comes of age, transitions are
inevitable. This time around, technology seems to be playing a major part.
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DISCUSSIONS
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Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC
This hot article has generated quite a bit of feedback--for those curious and
those who've tried it out. See what they have to say, or contribute.
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Say goodbye to your modem?
Do the cheap offers of broadband make 56K useless? The results are surprising.
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DVD cloning
What is the best DVD cloning software available on the Internet?
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Big, Bad, Behemoth Alienware Laptop
Not your normal laptop, nor your normal desktop, although quite a delicacy for
those who want to take their computing elsewhere.
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Cartoons & Sigs: The Best of SETHNESS
Let's switch gears for a moment and have a laugh. Here we look at many
different sigs and cartoons. Share yours.
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UTILITY DOWNLOAD
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GCM: Send the Best--On Us
Greeting Card Maker makes it simple to send a personalized email greeting.
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