Photo of the day: Hauppauge MediaMVP in our lab
Turtle Beach unveils Catalina and Riviera sound cards
Philips introduces 19" Brilliance 190P5 monitor
Photo of the day: Hauppauge MediaMVP in our lab
We are currently testing Happauge MediaMVP, the device enabling to connect a TV set to a LAN. This "magic box" works under a kind of Linux flashed into a chip made by AMD.
Brief specs:
- IBM PowerPC CPU
- 10/100Mbps LAN controller
- Composite, S-Video, RGB (SCART) interfaces
- PAL/NTSC output
- Flicker Control
- 2 x RCA
- Supports:
- MPEG1 and MPEG2 (hardware decoding)
- MP3 (M3U, B4S, PLS, ASX playlists supported)
- GIF, JPEG
The review is coming soon!
Turtle Beach unveils Catalina and Riviera sound cards
Turtle Beach unveiled two new multi-channel sound cards, Catalina and Riviera, that finish the series started by Santa Cruz. According to the press release, both will go on sale within these weeks.
The cards are designed for gamers, professional and amateur musicians, and for those building their home theatres. The 8-channel Catalina supporting 2, 4, 5.1 and 7.1 systems costs $79. It has 24bit/96kHz optical digital inputs and outputs.
The MSRP of 6-channel Riviera supporting 2,4, 5.1 systems is about $40. It features game/MIDI and optical S/PDIF interfaces.
Catalina:
- Optical S/PDIF input, 24bit/96KHz
- Optical S/PDIF output, 24bit @ 48KHz or 96KHz
- SPDIF supports multi-channel Dolby Digital and DTS for external A/V receivers
- Selectable analog inputs (2, 4, 6 or 8)
- External line-in
- External mic-in
- Internal CD/AUX inputs
- Supports Game Surround Sound API (EAX, A3D, I3DL2, DirectSound 3D)
Riviera:
- Optical S/PDIF supports Dolby Digital and DTS for external A/V receivers
- Selectable analog inputs (2, 4, 6 or 8)
- External line-in
- Internal CD/AUX inputs
- Supports Game Surround Sound API (EAX, A3D, I3DL2, DirectSound 3D)
- Stereo to multi-channel conversion
- Surround effects
Philips introduces 19" Brilliance 190P5 monitor
Philips introduced its new 19" Brilliance 190P5 monitor that is positioned for professional applications due to increasing popularity of 19" models among corporate users.
The letter "P" in the model name stands for the High-End TFT panel with the following specs:
- 1280x1024 resolution
- Increased image precision
- 300cd/m2 brightness
- 700:1 contrast
Similar to other Philips Brilliance models, 190P5 supports LightFrame technology that increases image brightness and clarity in selected zones.
As for the interfaces, 190P5 features both D-Sub, and DVI-D. Other features include Super Ergo Base monitor support with tilt and swivel. Finally, the monitor base features integrated speakers.
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