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TerraTec phono PreAmp Studio USB: independent preamplifier

We’ve all witnessed it: The good old shellac recordings in the hi-fi rack have
been sent to the back row. Some have disappeared altogether from the shelf. But
enough is enough! TerraTec is now introducing the phono PreAmp Studio USB to
the market. The TerraTec phono PreAmp Studio USB is a perfect combination of
hardware and software. Hardly the size of a deck of cards, phono PreAmp Studio
USB lets you edit records and cassettes on your computer at a professional
level of quality and then immortalize them onto CD-all without the need for a
sound card! Simply through a USB port. The phono PreAmp Studio USB will be
available as of September.
When vinyl recordings are to be edited on the computer, normally a hi-fi
amplifier is necessary in order to transfer the songs to the PC. Record players
and sound cards use different audio signals. The TerraTec phono PreAmp offers a
real alternative, which, in respect to sound quality, leaves many hi-fi
amplifiers far behind. The external housing, which is completely protected
against distortion, makes opening the PC case unnecessary. Simply connect the
record player to your PC through the phono PreAmp. That’s it! You do not need
extra drivers or even a power outlet: the power is taken directly from the USB
port.
The record player pick-up is easily to configure. The most common input
capacities are adjustable in three stages. For the right “oompf”, the output
signal can be regulated in two stages. The integrated RIAA equalizer guarantees
optimized processing of the pick-up signal, thus providing pure sound as good
as the original.
In addition to the PreAmp hardware, the phono PreAmp Studio USB includes a
powerful software tool made by Algorithmix. It lets you dramatically reduce or
even get rid of unwanted noise such as crackling and static in real-time while
maintaining the original, authentic sound quality. TerraTec Sound Rescue has
been specially developed for the multimedia user who does not want to spend
hours learning complicated editing processes or use the multitude of parameter
settings necessary in other professional software.

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CAMEO 200 DV Mobile: on-the-move high-speed digital video editing

Just the thing if your camcorder’s feeling a bit lonesome: TerraTec Electronic
in Nettetal, Germany, will give it the companionship it craves with the brand
new Cameo 200 DV mobile video editing system! This attractive partner for the
laptop has everything it takes to raise the pulses of beginners and seasoned
video directors alike: a PCMCIA FireWireTM controller for fast data transfers
between digital cameras or camcorders and laptop computers, and the powerful
but user-friendly Cyberlink Power Director Pro 2.5 DE. A 1.8 meter FireWireTM
cable is also included to keep the sparks from flying. The Cameo 200 DV mobile
will be available as of September.
The Cameo 200 DV mobile features two FireWireTM ports with a capacity for up to
63 devices with data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps. This extremely high
speed, which corresponds to a data throughput of 50 MB per second, is
complemented by genuine hotplugging, permitting devices to be safely connected
and disconnected while in operation. A whole range of devices such as hard
drives, CD burners, scanners and printers can benefit from these advanced
FireWireTM features-above all, digital camcorders can transfer their data
conveniently, without losses and in the best possible digital quality with the
Cameo 200 DV mobile.
The included Cyberlink PowerDirector Pro 2.5 DE application transforms your
notebook computer into an on-the-move digital editing studio with capabilities
limited only by your creativity. With its ease of use and wide range of
functions, even beginners can achieve astonishing results-without long waits
during rendering. Thanks to its SmartRender technology, only those sequences
just edited are processed, not the entire video. Naturally, you can also spice
up your video creations with a wide range of video, sound, text and 3D cross-
fade functions. And if you don’t want to keep your blockbuster to yourself when
you’re finished, you can burn it onto a DVD/mini DVD, VCD or SVCD directly from
the program itself.

Kao što naslov kaže, stigao je SP-2 za MS Office XP. Velik je oko 15MB, pa tko voli, nek izvoli…

Kako smo danas krenuli s AMD-om, ne bi bilo loše niti nastaviti. Opteron je AMD-ov 32/64-bitni procesor, a što može i koliko dobro, pročitajte na stranicama s linka.

Šuška se da će Pentium procesori tjerani na i preko 3 Ghz-a zahtjevati nove
matične ploče. Iz jednostavnog razloga jer novi P4 procesori trebaju 70W
napajanja dok stare matične imaju podršku za samo 60W. Naravno tu treba još
napraviti nekih tehničkih preinaka , ali uglavnom to će koštati. Novi
procesor , nova matična ; pa ti prati trend. Što reći nego:˝ Intele , Intele
sramota te bilo…˝

Sve one koje svrbe prsti da si ugrade tihu napravu za hlađenje, a usput da ta
naprava ima nekog efekta; da ohladi CPU na neku pristojnu temperaturu, mogu
preporučiti vodeno hlađenje. Taj sport baš nije jeftin , pa se neki “okuraže” i
krenu u “uradi sam” proizvodnju. Večina takvih slučajeva završava sa poplavom u
kompu , ali bitno da se nešto pokušalo , “level” iskustva se podigao.
Slijedeći puta će se znati izabrati najbolje za najmanju lovu.

Kako se čini, novi Athlon XP 2700+ radit će na dugo očekivanoj 333MHz (DD166) sabirnici, te tako napokon i službeno iskoristiti propustnost PC333 memorije. Pretpostavlja se da će imati i 512kB L2 “keša”, ali to (kako se čini) ponajviše ovisi o tome dali će dizajneri novog Athlona to uspijeti i izvesti.

Kako su nas na forumima opomenuli da nisma dali obavijest da su izašli Athloni XP 2400+ i 2600+, evo, ispričavam se na propustu u ime PC Eksperta. Problem je, naime, u tome što je veći dio ekipe na odmoru, a nas nekolicina koji i pišemo novosti to činimo s naših radnih mjesta (radimo prijepodne). Zbog vremenske razlike SAD-a i Hrvatske, nismo trenutno u prilici reagirati na sve novosti isti dan. Ali, zato smo se potrudili i pronašli (osim službenog linka) malo brdo linkova na stranice koje su ga imale priliku isprobati ili su ga barem opisali:

• Ace’s Hardware
• AMDZone
• Anandtech
• FiringSquad
• Hard OCP
• Hot Hardware
• Overclockers Australia
• The Tech Report
• Tom’s Hardware
• VIAHardware
• X-bit Labaratories

Što nam donose ta dva nova Athlona? Zapravo, samo neke sitnice. Kao prvo, i dalje se proizvodi u 0.13 mikronskom procesu, i dalje radi na 266 (DD133) i dalje ima onaj “+” u nazivu. Pa što je onda novo? Kao prvo, malo je pomaknuta ona “+” granica, tako da je 2400+ zapravo 2GHz (umjesto 1.93, kako bi bilo po starom), dok je 2600+ 2.13GHz (i opet, po starom bi bilo 2.06), a kao drugo, ovo su prvi Athloni raspoloživi krajnjem kupcu koji su 2GHz i brži. Sve u svemu, pokazali su se kao dostojni protivnici Intelovim P4 2.4B i 2.53 procesorima.

Iako se već neko vrijeme šuška o tome da će Intel ranije izdati P4 3GHz, sad je i službeno došla potvrda. Originalno je bila priča da će do kraja ove godine izdati samo P4 na 2.8GHz, ali dotični je pomaknut na treći kvartal ove godine, tako da će se (sada i službeno) prije kraja godine pojaviti P4 na 3GHz.

Sve u svemu dobar proizvod. Premda skup, ali kako kažu naši ljudi: ˝koliko para
toliko i muzike˝. Svjetleći ventilator ima dimenzije: 92mm x 92mm x 25.5mm,
bučan je 35dBA, te ima 56.8CFM propusnost zraka. Gledajući ove karakteristike,
ventilator kao ventilator, ništa posebno, ali njegov su adut tri crvene lampice
koje uz rad ventilatora daju drugu sliku cijelog kučišta.

Za sve paranoike koji se boje Autoupdate-a pod Windowsima 2000. Dosta precizno opisano kako to isključiti i biti siguran da je zaista isključeno.