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GTX 280 on vista 64 w/ DX10 at 1280x800 (slightly higher res) has problems with very high with no AA. Runs beautifully on High with 2x, even 4xaa (drops down to 10s in high action, so I stick with 2xAA). See rest of system specs in sig.

My understanding is that 55nm refresh is to happen next week, not next month. The 55nm dieshrink based on the GTX 2xx technology Quadro FX 5800 is already out for sale today (if you can afford $3,300 for a video card). I am waiting for the die-shrunk GTX 270 and 290 (or whatever their names...

I see they are now listing the visiontek card (4870) for $309.99 with free shipping. Its out of stock, but they very frequently have 10% off E&A. Downside is that you pay tax. In NY, after the coupon, but with tax, the 4870 comes to $303 at my door. Compared to $310+tax+$9 shipping at the Egg...

...or use anydvd to disable hdcp protection on the fly. ...or rip the hd-dvd to your hard drive with dvdfabdecrypter and watch from there. I am starting to understand how the linux guys feel. All their stuff is legit, but they just can't watch the stuff they paid for because of manufacturer...

I got this reply from Nvidia: Hello, This support website is designed to support products purchased directly from NVIDIA, such as the NVIDIA Dual TV tuner card, NVIDIA Pure Video DVD Decoder, and QuadroPlex. We also address Presales questions about NVIDIA based products and technology. The...

oops, some clarification, this is for 30" Dell 3007WFP or Apple Cinema Display or HP whatever or Samsung 305T owners. Basically at the moment, if you have a 2560x1600 display running over dual-link, you are out of luck if you want a top of the line video card that also handles hdcp over...

I just saw in the release notes for the 163.71 nvidia drivers that they fixed the HDCP issue over dual-link at resolutions higher than 1280x800. I downloaded the drivers and grabbed my hd-dvd drive (360 hd-dvd) and popped in 300. But I don't have my copy of powerDVD yet to test it out. In the...

The release notes for the 163.71 WHQL drivers state the following: "Fixed Issues–Windows XP 32-bit Fixed Single-GPU Issues All GPUs • HDCP cannot be enabled with the Dell 30” flat panel on resolutions higher than 1280x800, which prevents playback of HD DVDs or Blu-ray discs. [328561]"...

Got my 37W3 from Costco today. Its got 1 stuck green pixel towards the very top of the display (nigh impossible to notice). Firmware version is 1.0 and the box looks like UPS played Rugby with it... So I guess the short version is, there is no way to calibrate the color via some sort of...

Nice! Four months behind schedule, but still nice to finally see it on their site.

I know the noticeable smoothness of 100hz over the 60hz, tho the lower refresh bothered me the most during 2D use, and not during gaming. I did not notice any of the loss of definition in gaming you mentioned, I will take a closer look while gaming with something fast paced ( I have been...

Lack of uniformity has been mostly fixed in the newer 3007WFP units as I understand it. What's left is, like you mentioned, barely noticeable. The main selling point for me on this HC, was the HC, and I can say, the greens and Reds really look fantastic. If you can get the HC for $150-200 US...

Hehe, reading all these posts about the matte finish and the light buzzing sound when brightness is set to 20, kinda makes me happy that I don't have perfect vision or hearing anymore! I certainly don't notice the matte finish's texture on anything (even really up close), and except for the...

At the snail's pace Dell has been in updating their webpage about this monitor. Expect to wait a while before being able to order it "officially" in Canada or the USA. From what I have gathered, Margie and Jonathan are amongst the very few sales reps that even know how to order these. At a...

Hehe, yea I found out about that "battle" too. So to level the playing field, here is the rest of Margie's info also, again posted with her approval: Margie Scudder Customer Account Manager- Software & Peripheral Business Sales Division Dell, Inc. 1-800-901-3355 Ext. 795-5720 Direct...