Hardware Inside Xbox3 Reviewed and Explained by Aaron Brooks
Gaming has reached new levels with newer and meaner machines coming into the market. The Xbox 360, PSP3, and Wii are all set to fulfill gaming dreams. What makes a console powerful and state-of-art is its hardware. The Xbox 360 has a 20GB hard drive; wireless controllers; headset; DVD remote;... According to the reviewers the Xbox360 will support high definition gaming. ... The power supply is oversized, the fan noisy, there is no inbuilt wireless networking, no DVI or HDMI output, a substandard DVD player, and no suitable storage for high definition content.

HDCP - The Worst Consumer Nightmare, or the best Digital Content Protection? by Andrew Ghigo
Why HDCP? As far as the content industry is concerned, all channels of distribution - whether it be through over-the-air signals, Blu-ray or HD DVD, and cable and satellite HDTV, need to be secured. Now, digital HD content delivered though DVI and HDMI represents the highest quality video... It is true that most of to-day high definition boxes still support full high-definition through component video, but to prevent pirates from creating high resolution copies, the HDCP standard bans compliant products from converting HDCP-protected content to full-resolution analog form - unless...

Digital Displays - Things Are Not Always As They Appear by David Little
The most obvious thing about digital signage is the display panel. It's the first thing you see, and probably the last thing you think about once it's hung and showing the content you want others to see. But did you know that just because your digital signage messaging is playing back on a flat... Enter HD HD or high definition can produce a view of the world that's lifelike. ... There are many different types of high definition standards, but you only have to be concerned about a few things when it comes to digital signage.

The Facts About Plasma Televisions by David Fishman
Today’s market is filled with different sizes, models and manufactures to fulfill any movie watcher needs in today’s world, there are so many choices that most people are confused. There is a wide range of sizes, manufactures, models and screen choices available which would fulfill the movie bug... The new LCD televisions are High Definition Television ready and digital television ready which will make these types of TV last much longer down the line as the HDTV signal becomes more widespread in homes.

Basic High Availability - An Introduction To RAID by Brian Stoffer
RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (other definitions may vary). In practice it is two or more hard disk drives configured for use by a single computer system. The configuration varies by intended use, but the most common use for RAID arrays is for high-availability installations. ... This requires a minimum of four distinct hard drives, so the cost overhead is high, but this combines the high-availability benefits of mirroring and the high performance of striping into a highly available, high performance disk cluster.

Icons in Windows Vista by Vlastimil Miler
Microsoft Windows Vista, the next version of Windows, is scheduled to arrive in H2 2006. Vista is loaded with new technologies, the most visible being an enhanced graphical user interface. Vista’s user interface improves rendering of text, allows smooth, eye-pleasing window transition effects,... Conclusion Microsoft improved the visuals of Windows delivered a future-proof solution compatible with high-end system as well as with lower definition screens. ... Because PNG is loss-less and supports 8bit alpha channel, the quality of icon is maintained.

Small Computers by David Ovienmhada
Today, small form factor computers demolish the myth that bigger PCs are faster. Specially designed SFF computers from Ovi PC, like the Prometheus, deliver tower-crushing performance in one-third the space, and at the fraction of the price. In today’s world, the core of technological advancement... With features including the latest dual-core processors, dual-channel DDR2 533MHz memory and high-bandwidth PCI-Express graphics cards, their models deliver the power gamers and computer buffs yearn for.

HDTV is What Technology is All About by Scott Bianchi
If you have not yet watched TV on an HDTV you do not know what you are missing. When they promote high definition they aren’t kidding. When my daughter was born I knew I’d be spending a lot of time at home so I invested in an HDTV and two years later I still think it was an excellent purchase. ... I think the biggest I have seen is 36 inches. ... They do not get as big as the flat screens. ... Because they are so much cheaper than the other two styles that is all I could think of as problems for the tube style TV.

Dvico Fusion Dual HDTV DVB-T Tuner Review by John Applin
This is a PCI card which I purchased from The Glow Lounge to complete my Windows Media Center PC (for which I shall be writing a 'how to' at a later date) to place in my living room to take over from my dvd player, VCR, standard definition freeview tuner and hi-fi. ... Key Features Watch One Channel While Recording Another Watch DVB-T Digital TV Programs on Your PC Picture in Picture (PIP) & Multi-view Function Record TV programs to hard drive as DVD/ MPEG2 format Scheduled recording from Hibernation/Stand-by/PC-off mode Pause and replay live TV shows (Time-shifting function) Analog...

What Television Shoppers Need to Know by Andrew Gates
With all the changes in technology and program content, buying a tv set is not as simple as it once was. While it is easy to be tempted to buy the one that looks prettiest in the advertisement or on the showroom floor, it's not always the best fit for your circumstances. ... Screens that are two 'green' or 'grey' will not produce high definition images. ... These might include picture-in-picture (PIP), or picture-outside-picture (POP), commercial skip timers, channel blocking (called the V-Chip), and tuner extras to make channel selection and switching easier.