LCD Flat Panel Displays: Frugal VS Cheap by Ellis Pullman
When it comes to shopping around for new displays, people wonder if it's frugal to purchase a flat panel monitor when they can purchase a cathode ray tube monitor for a much cheaper price. One thing to note is the difference between being "frugal" and being "cheap". ... Let's not forget that they are generally brighter and can be experienced in high definition which is not always available with cathode ray tube displays. ... Space considerations. ... 2. ... By having a flat panel monitor you free up much of your desk space.

Progressive Scan DVD Players by Roger Sanchez
You've probably heard about progressive scan DVD players , but you may not know what exactly they are or why they seem to be the hot item that people want these days. To understand why this is the case, first you need to learn about the different technology that progressive scan DVD players... But with the advent of digital and high definition television projectors , display technology has changed, leading the way for DVD technology to change as well. ... And then you'll need to realize that at the moment, only those who have invested in HDTV or other high performance display screens...

Home Theatre Buying Guide by Jeffrey Lawrence
Planning Watching a movie in your own home theater is a great way to escape reality without leaving the house. But before forging ahead with a home theater construction project, you’ll need to put serious time into planning the system. The biggest decision will be what room to put your home... Next, we’ll get into some of the finer points of the various decks used for watching movie discs — a group that includes regular DVD players, high-definition disc players, and a special category of players that process regular video signals on DVD to help them look like high-definition TV.

The Third Reality - The End of the Personal Computer Desktop by Romain Marucchi
In this 21st century of terabytes and gigabytes, in this high-definition age where new ideas "seems" to be redefined hourly, in this Microsoft galaxy, Macintosh stratosphere, planet Linux, where the only question left for desktop "consumers" is "which computer desktop define me as a person?". ... Actually irony "redefines" the definition of "tyranny", applied in this now saturated desktop market since the last few years. ... What’s described here may be sounds futurist to some of you, but isn’t it the logic sequence that we have been told since the beginning of times… 1, 2, 3, is it the...

Plasma TV vs LCD TV by Ian Tham
For those seeking to buy their first flat panel TV display device, it is easy to be confused with conflicting and counter claims by different interest parties. So what is the truth in the competition between LCD and Plasma TV? Here's are some pointers before you rush out and buy your flat panel... Generally, the native resolution of LCD TVs are higher than that of plasma TVs so you may get greater details when watching your programs especially in high definition video sources. ... Viewing Angle If you are going to invite many guest to your homes, a plasma screen will do better.

HDMI Switch: Insider's Guide by Jeff Su
Background: The High Definition TV “experience” continues to drive manufacturers to offer truly digital devices. The days of analog video interfaces are limited. In previous articles, we touched on HDMI connections. It is clear that HD sources such as DVD players, Cable settop boxes,... Design consideration of a HDMI switch: HDMI is extremely high speed digital transmission standard with an aggregate data rate of ~4.95 Gbps. ... Therefore, higher data rate, higher frequency sine waves. ... Incidentally, the frequency of the fundamental sine wave is ½ of the data rate.

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... Furthermore, some models like the Prometheus Pro can hold up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, three hard drives, high-definition audio cards and cutting-edge Matrix RAID Storage Technology. ... With features including the latest dual-core processors, dual-channel DDR2 533MHz memory and high-bandwidth...

The Modern MMORPG by Steve Hall
The massively multiplayer online genre is relatively new. Games such as World of Warcraft offer things that players could previously only dream of. The game's scope, complexity, and variety of options dwarf everything that has come before. The monthly fee based structure gives companies the... By their very definition, they can never hope to move through a game with the scope of any modern mmorpg at its inception, much less move on to additional areas afterward. ... Development, then, is rightly focused on providing content to those players who are most, if not all, of the way done with...

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. ... Plasma or LCD While there are still quality CRT televisions (tube style) being manufactured, the current television technology being pursued by manufacturers is Plasma High Definition or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). ... Digital and High Definition tv and DVD, sound quality is similar to that of CDs, so it makes...

Introduction to RAID 5 Arrays by Andrea Stone
Definition of a RAID 5 Array A RAID 5 array uses at least three disks and stripes information at the byte level across the member disks. Parity data is also written across each member disk to allow the RAID data to be recovered in the event of a disk failure. ... It also offers a high read performance making it suitable for a wide variety of applications. ... The parity data allows the RAID to be recovered. ... Since a RAID 5 writes parity data to each of the member disks, a RAID 5 can sustain the failure of one disk.