I’m getting a bit tired of all the iPod coverage in the press recently, including my own iPod versus PDA article recently.
This has just been tempered with excellent technology news for the Pocket PC video playback freaks among us.If you’ve spent most of your waking life waiting for videos to finish transcoding into a suitable Pocket PC format, read on.
ATI has introduced GPU-acclerated video transcoding in its latest video card for digital media hounds. This translates into a way, way shorter duration as the GPU actively assists in tasks like this.
Consider this article a public apology. Hope you’re reading.
Jason Cross reported on the ExtremeTech site that their new Radeon X1800 XT video card can quite possibly make ATI the king of the video encoder mountain.
You’ll remember that I referenced the Pocket TV application in a recent article as a Pocket PC answer, of sorts, to the ever increasingly ubiquitous video iPod in their WalMart-like pervasiveness.
As it turns out, you’ll have to spend some time doing the dreaded video encoding dance with this app.
There are a number of Pocket PC encoders for optimal playback in Pocket TV.
If you’re looking to encode with a smaller size and bitrate, the Radeon X1800 is your answer to Pocket PC transcoding hell.
Of course, prepare to give your financial pound of flesh when it hits the market on November 5th, 2005 for $549 USD ($648 CDN) for the 512 MB version.
I’m not really looking forward to paying the hideous GST and PST inflicted on we Torontonians, either.
Still, it may be worth your while if time is of the essence.
The Extreme Tech author conducted some encoding tests on a video clip of The Rock.
The clip, said to be brutal enough to make any CPU cry uncle, is used as a common benchmark.
The 5 minute DVD clip, at DVD resolution, was clocked at 2 minutes 17 seconds using DivX.
In the ATI Avivo Transcode app, the same clip took 24 seconds.
Both test were run on an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ with 1 GB RAM.
He discovered a general 5 to 1 super boost over CPU transcoding speed.
Not bad at all if you’re on a quest to encode all three Harry Potter movies into an optimal format for your Pocket PC SD card in one evening.
Nevertheless, video iPod users are probably covering their grins right now.
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Do you intend to buy a PC monitor, if yes, then have you planned your purchase, or you may be trying to pick a monitor, from any tom, dick and harry site?
Buying a monitor is like buying something very important. It’s important that you purchase a monitor, which won’t spoil your eye. Bad PC monitors could spell a doom to your eyes, as rays from the monitor could spoil or affect your eye forever.
Therefore, always learn to pick a PC monitor, preferably, from a place where you know the guys are reputed to supply top notch PC monitors.
Do you know Tesco have had some of the best PC monitors on the web? You should visit the site to know what the firm sell. You would get monitors of every category. Whether you talk of base units, or LCD screen PC monitors, Tesco provide every category of PC monitor you would imagine.
If you are willing to buy a LG monitor, you could well choose a 24” PC monitor, which comes in glossy black. A very good monitors to look at, and priced below 170 pounds. The monitor also provides you with a rare flat screen and the picture quality is worth to stare at. You won’t find your eyes ever suffer from the light impact.
Tesco also sell PC monitors from HP, which is also priced lower than 170 pounds. The HP monitor come with a VGA monitor, and it has a size of 23” screen. Tesco is more popular for offering considerable discount in select model. You need to go through the site to see if your select models do have a discount or not. Special discounts are also available during festival period, for instance, Christmas is the best period for availing discount, as firms are ready to sell more and make less profit on each item.
Therefore, always learn to pick a PC monitor, preferably, from a place where you know the guys are reputed to supply top notch PC monitors.
Do you know Tesco have had some of the best PC monitors on the web? You should visit the site to know what the firm sell. You would get monitors of every category. Whether you talk of base units, or LCD screen PC monitors, Tesco provide every category of PC monitor you would imagine.
If you are willing to buy a LG monitor, you could well choose a 24” PC monitor, which comes in glossy black. A very good monitors to look at, and priced below 170 pounds. The monitor also provides you with a rare flat screen and the picture quality is worth to stare at. You won’t find your eyes ever suffer from the light impact.
Tesco also sell PC monitors from HP, which is also priced lower than 170 pounds. The HP monitor come with a VGA monitor, and it has a size of 23” screen. Tesco is more popular for offering considerable discount in select model. You need to go through the site to see if your select models do have a discount or not. Special discounts are also available during festival period, for instance, Christmas is the best period for availing discount, as firms are ready to sell more and make less profit on each item.
The new HP ePrint Web Connected Printer allow to store documents remotely and print them from wherever you are in the world. It will also be useful for setting up scheduled prints like news or Disney activities for kids.The HP printers will be available from 99$ to 299$.More information on slashgear
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