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WD's TV Live Hub media box by Matt Trinca — 3:17 PM on December 9, 2010 WD's TV Live Hub media player has a terabyte of network-attached storage and works with just about any media file under the sun. We... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia Storage Personal tech	38
Asus' Xonar DG and Xense sound cards by Geoff Gasior — 11:22 PM on November 21, 2010 Do you really need a discrete sound card? Simple question, and we've taken a look at Asus' new Xonar Xense and DG sound cards to... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Multimedia	217
Corsair's HS1 gaming headset by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:54 AM on October 1, 2010 Corsair has ventured into uncharted waters with its HS1 gaming headset. Is the HS1 worth the $100 asking price, and does it handle music... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	21
A quick look at Psyko's 5.1 PC Gaming Headset by Geoff Gasior — 11:00 AM on April 22, 2010 Psyko's 5.1 surround-sound headphones promise to envelope gamers in a perfect room filled with accurate positional audio. But can fancy waveguides really trump a proper... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	57
A couple of months with SanDisk's Sansa Clip+ MP3 player by Geoff Gasior — 10:33 AM on December 11, 2009 SanDisk's Sansa Clip has been the best mini MP3 player for a couple of years. Now there's a new model: the Clip+. We spend... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia Personal tech	120
Swimming laps with Finis' SwiMP3 player by Geoff Gasior — 11:42 PM on August 30, 2009 Few things bore me more than staring at the bottom of a pool while swimming laps. Finis' SwiMP3 player promises to inject music into those... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia Personal tech	46
Headphone-oriented sound cards from Asus and Auzentech by Geoff Gasior — 10:26 AM on August 11, 2009 Asus and Auzentech recently released the Xonar Essence STX and X-Fi Forte sound cards designed specifically for use with headphones. We've taken them for... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	105
Western Digital's WD TV HD Media Player by Matt Butrovich — 11:00 PM on March 12, 2009 Could Western Digital's new digital media player be the ideal companion for the company's external hard drives? And does it belong in your entertainment... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	83
Asus' Xonar DX sound card by Geoff Gasior — 12:23 AM on April 8, 2008 Asus burst onto the sound card scene with the Xonar D2X, delivering a card with solid performance and better sound quality than Creative's best. Now... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	135
Remixed audio cards in Windows Vista by Geoff Gasior — 11:50 PM on January 14, 2008 Windows Vista has largely changed the game for PC audio solutions, and two new sound cards are set to challenge Creative's dominance of the market.... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	97
Apple's iPod and Microsoft's Zune face off by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on April 24, 2007 LAUNCHED BACK IN 2001, Apple's iPod has arguably become the most iconic electronic device... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	133
Abit's iDome DS500 and SW510 speakers by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on February 23, 2007 WHEN ABIT WAS ACQUIRED last year, the new owners pruned the company's product line... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	63
Oxygen HD sound cards from Auzentech and Sondigo by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on February 2, 2007 CREATIVE HAS ALL BUT OWNED the market for PC audio cards since it introduced... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	91
Exploring EAX with onboard audio by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on November 3, 2006 ANALOG DEVICES RECENTLY published a document challenging reviewers not only to benchmark... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	95
Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty audio card by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on March 17, 2006 IT'S RARE THAT a new product completely outclasses its competition, but that's what... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	90
Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi audio processor by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on October 11, 2005 FOR A WHILE THERE, the PC audio market was pretty boring. Creative had... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	75
Counter-Strike: Source audio performance explored by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on August 25, 2004 OVER THE PAST WEEK we've seen a deluge of Counter-Strike: Source performance articles.... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	84
Philips' Ultimate Edge sound card by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on July 12, 2004 IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE no time at all, VIA's Envy24 audio controller has... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	55

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +24

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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