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ATi's New All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB

Posted by timothy on from the all-this-and-much-much-more dept.

KillaBee writes "ATi has taken the wraps off their latest addition to their 'All In Wonder' product line of graphics cards with TV and video editing functionality. The All In Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB card, reviewed here, has ATi's fastest Radeon 8500 core along with a full 128MB of 300MHz DDR SDRAM (600MHz DDR). This is ATi's 'Swiss Army Knife' card that brings with it very competitive 3D graphics performance as well."

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  1. sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    when can I get one with mac support? FP

  2. ATI SUCKS DONKEY SCHLONG by pdpTrojan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't stand those motherfuckers!

  3. ATi? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's up with this lowercase i? ATI trying to jump on the titanium bandwagon?

  4. DUPLICATE POSTING SANCTIONED ON SLASHDOT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:DUPLICATE POSTING SANCTIONED ON SLASHDOT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mod up parent post, less redundant than article.

    2. Re:DUPLICATE POSTING SANCTIONED ON SLASHDOT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      As an All-In-Wonder Radeon owner, just want to clear up the things the article glosses over. You can't set it to record the same show no matter what time it comes on, you can't view listings more than 7 days in advance, and unlike a Tivo, it won't record similar shows for you. This is not set-it-and-forget-it software, and people need to stop comparing it to Tivo. It's much closer to a VCR than to Tivo: you have to manually program it, and it's just not that smart. (The quality's outstanding, though.)
      Abouts Review!

  5. Re:Hi! I'm the one who trolled your journal! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Hi! I'm the Trolling FAQ Troll! It may or may not come as a surprise to you that I went to a "private Britain school", and I'd like to confirm the allegation that it is full of repressed homosexual teachers and boys sleeping together in large dormitories ("dorms").

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  6. Re:Hi! I'm the one who trolled your journal! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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