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Pioneer updates DVD±R/RW series with DVR-A08

Photo of the day: MSI PCX 5750 and MSI RADEON X600 XT in our lab

Leadtek PCX5750, PCX5900 in our lab

AOpen announces Aeolus PCX 5900-DV128 and Aeolus PCX 5750-DV128 graphics cards



Pioneer updates DVD±R/RW series with DVR-A08

Pioneer updated its internal DVD±R/RW series with the new DVR-A08 (DVR-A08-J actually; we don´t know if it´s to be shipped to Europe or not). The model can have black, white or silvery front panel. Sized 148x198x42.3mm, it´s slightly bigger than a 5.25" bay, so a 130x15.6mm panel is bundled. The drive weighs 1.1 kg.



Media Recording DVD-R Version 2.0
  
  • 4x DVD-R Revision 1.0 (video, data)
  • 6x DVD-R Revision 2.0 (video, data)
  • 8x DVD-R Revision 3.0 (video, data)
DVD-RW Version 1.1
   2x DVD-RW Revision 1.0 (video, data)
DVD-RW Version 1.2
  
  • 2x DVD-RW Revision 1.0 (video, data)
  • 4x DVD-RW Revision 2.0 (video, data)
DVD+R Version 1.2
DVD+RW Version 1.2
DVD+R DL Version 1.0
CD-R, CD-RW and HighSpeed CD-RW, UltraSpeed CD-RW
Reading DVD-ROM/DVD-Video (single/dual layer)
DVD-R (video, data)
DVD-RW (video, data)
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD+R DL
DVD-RAM Version 2.0 / 2.1(excl. cartridges)
CD-ROM/Audio CD
CD-R
CD-RW, HighSpeed CD-RW, UltraSpeed CD-RW
Speeds Recording DVD-R 16x (ZoneCLV), 12x (ZoneCLV), 8x (ZoneCLV), 6x, 4x, 2x, 1x
DVD-RW 4x, 2x, 1x
DVD+R 16x (ZoneCLV) 12x (ZoneCLV), 8x (ZoneCLV) 6x, 4x, 2.4x
DVD+RW 4x, 2.4x
DVD+R DL 4x, 2.4x
CD-R 32x (ZoneCLV), 24x (ZoneCLV), 16x, 10x, 4x
CD-RW 24x (ZoneCLV), 20x (ZoneCLV), 16x, 10x, 4x
Playback DVD-ROM/DVD-Video (single-layer): 5x in the minimal noise mode, 16x max.
DVD-ROM/DVD-Video (dual-layer): 5x in the minimal noise mode, 12x max.
DVD-R 12x max.
DVD-RW 8x max.
DVD+R 12x max.
DVD+RW 8x max.
DVD+R DL 8x max.
DVD-RAM 2x (Zone CLV)
CD-ROM/Audio CD: 9.3x in the minimal noise mode, 40x max.
Video CD 9.3x max.
CD-R 40x max.
CD-RW 32x max.
Buffer 2 MB
Interface ATAPI (PIO Mode4/Multi Word DMA Mode2/Ultra DMA Mode 4)

Photo of the day: MSI PCX 5750 and MSI RADEON X600 XT in our lab

In our video lab we are also testing Micro-Star International PCX 5750 and RADEON X600 XT cards. Both have 128MB RAM. The first has 425/500 MHz clock rate, while the second has 500/740 MHz clock rate.

MSI PCX 5750
MSI RADEON X600 XT

Leadtek PCX5750, PCX5900 in our lab

We are testing Leadtek PCX5750, PCX5900 graphics cards. Both models have 128MB RAM. The first has 425/500 MHz clock rate, while the second has 350/550 MHz (noticeably lower than 390/700 MHz AGP).

Leadtek PCX5750
Leadtek PCX5900

AOpen announces Aeolus PCX 5900-DV128 and Aeolus PCX 5750-DV128 graphics cards

AOpen announced two PCI Express graphics cards, Aeolus PCX 5900-DV128 and Aeolus PCX 5750-DV128. Both support NVIDIA UltraShadow, CineFX 2.0, etc. Bundles include user´s guides, WinDVD and LiveUpdate Wizard software, S-RCA cable, DVI-CRT adapter.



  Aeolus PCX 5900 Aeolus PCX 5750
Features 128 Ìá Micro BGA RAM, 16x PCI Express, DirectX 9, 1.5 OpenGL 128 Ìá DDR RAM, 16x PCI Express, DirectX 9, 1.5 OpenGL
Interfaces DVI, CRT, TV-OUT DVI, CRT, TV-OUT
Core 256-bit 256-bit
Bus 256-bit 128-bit
Core clock 350 MHz 425 MHz
Bandwidth 17.6 GB/s 8.0 GB/s
Fill rate 2.8 billion texels/s 1.7 billion texels/s
Vertices/s 262 319
Textures/pixel 16 16
RAMDAC 2 x 400 MHz

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