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ATi's All In Wonder Radeon 9700 Pro

Posted by timothy on from the sound-of-expiring-ndas dept.

FlippedBit writes "ATi has taken the wraps off their latest Swiss Army Knife 3D Graphics Card with TV Tuner and Remote Control capabilities, that rival most discrete solutions. The All In Wonder Radeon 9700Pro packs a ton of A/V features and is driven by their new R300 VPU. HotHardware has a look at this new beast and all its bells and whistles, right here."

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  1. Looks interesting by yobbo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The performance on these things is fantastic. Of course, being the cruel world it is, ATI's linux drivers prevent me from even considering purchasing a card. I'll wait for NV30, thank you.

  2. It's neat to have, but...... by FaasNat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is a cool gadget to have on the computer with the instant replay/time shifting Tivo-like capabilities and it's there on my list of "toys" to have. However, I don't think sitting at a desk in front of a computer with a TV tuner card and a monitor will be able to replace the comfort and convenience of plopping down on the couch to watch TV.

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    1. Re:It's neat to have, but...... by Com2Kid · · Score: 3, Insightful

      However, I don't think sitting at a desk in front of a computer with a TV tuner card and a monitor will be able to replace the comfort and convenience of plopping down on the couch to watch TV.

      Then do what I did, get a large monitor (or a good quality TV), hook it up to secondary output , and shove a couch in your computer room.

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  3. huh...Is it an advert by tanveer1979 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    "If ATI were a Winston Cup NASCAR, we'd say that the company is efficiently firing on all eight cylinders. The Mobility RADEON 9000 rules the mobile market, the well publicized RADEON 9700 Pro delivers the best performance to gaming enthusiasts, and the RADEON 9000 Pro is a solid mainstream card. Further, ATI's latest round of hardware has been complimented by relatively stable drivers - a first, as far as the gaming community is concerned."

    This is kind of irresponsible journalism, the reviewer has simply lost the objectiveness, and the article seems to be biased, infact heavily biased.I know many wouldnt agree and swear by ATi, its not about ATI being good or bad, its about over hyping a product.

    Infact while reveiw, the whole commentry is manufacturers spec sheet. Where are the facts buddy!!? No comparison, as if it were the only card in the market?

    I am sure it must be a good card but we need hard specs actual figures, not sensationalist journalism.

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    1. Re:huh...Is it an advert by steveha · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It may be a little over the top, but he is correct.

      ATI's Radeon 9700 is faster than anything current from nVidia. (nVidia will ship something soon that takes first place back, probably, but right now ATI has the hottest board.)

      And that last part is almost damning with faint praise: "after years of sucking, the ATI drivers are less sucky than formerly." His actual words: "relatively stable". Compared to ATI's older drivers, "relatively stable" is high praise.

      So his point was simply that at the moment ATI has their ducks in a row. And they do. I hope they keep it up. (And I also hope nVidia keeps up what they are doing.)

      steveha

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