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TR's March 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 4:16 PM on February 22, 2012 Not much new hardware has come out since we published our last guide in December, but this edition is still choc-full of small, incremental... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	217
The TR Podcast 106: New Radeons and a new AMD by Jordan Drake — 12:15 AM on February 20, 2012 As Jordan braces for a visit from unwelcome reality stars, we discuss gaming news, the latest from AMD, and some SSDs fresh out of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	12
A closer look at the new AMD by Scott Wasson — 4:08 PM on February 9, 2012 AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers	78
The TR Podcast 105: Eye candy and SSD scaling by Jordan Drake — 7:38 PM on February 5, 2012 This week's episode of the podcast is short and sweet, with a look at AMD's Radeon HD 7950, stereoscopic 3D, and SSD scaling. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	10
PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts by Geoff Gasior — 5:19 PM on January 26, 2012 Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	65
The TR Podcast 104: The rundown on CES 2012 by Jordan Drake — 2:30 AM on January 23, 2012 In this episode, we go through the highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Jordan also gives us his review of several sets of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	14
Of CES 2012 and missed expectations by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:10 AM on January 20, 2012 Ah, Las Vegas. I had hoped never to return. Yet there I was last week, in the ticket line at the Vancouver airport, cursing myself... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	18
CES 2012: the shape of things to come? by Scott Wasson — 11:08 AM on January 17, 2012 One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech	15
The TR Podcast 103: Down and dirty with the 7970 by Jordan Drake — 12:18 AM on January 9, 2012 In this episode of the podcast, Scott and special guest David Kanter from Real World Technologies dissect the Radeon HD 7970. Our panel also... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	42
A belated podcast scheduling note by Jordan Drake — 12:48 PM on January 2, 2012 You'll have to forgive me for the tardy timing of this blog post. What with Christmas vacation, followed by a crazy work week, topped with... Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report Podcast	14
The TR Podcast 102: Future TV and a holiday Ti fighter by Jordan Drake — 11:05 PM on December 18, 2011 It's a short and sweet episode of vocal tech reporting this week. Highlights include listener questions, some discussion of 21st-century TV and Nvidia's new... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	11
Holiday gifts for the discerning geek by Geoff Gasior — 10:51 AM on December 16, 2011 I lost count of how many times my girlfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year. After replying with "oh, you know... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	37
TR's Christmas 2011 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 8:06 PM on December 6, 2011 With our latest system guide, we've attempted to weather the surge in hard-drive prices while taking advantage of some of the latest hardware releases.... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	82
The TR Podcast 101: Scott really hates the Kindle Fire by Jordan Drake — 1:31 AM on December 5, 2011 In this episode, Scott rants about the Kindle Fire, we share our enthusiasm for Arkham City and Infinity Blade II, and we go over... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	39
Congratulations to our 100th episode giveaway winners! by Jordan Drake — 7:08 PM on November 21, 2011 A week after we posted our big 100th episode of the TR Podcast, we're now ready to draw and announce our 5 lucky winners of... Type: Blog post Tags: Podcast	11
A quick look at Gunnar's glasses for computer junkies by David Morgan — 11:46 AM on November 18, 2011 Quick poll: everyone who regularly squints at a computer monitor or television at least eight hours a day, raise your hand. Do I... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	52
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
The TR Podcast 100: The big 1-0-0 by Jordan Drake — 2:03 AM on November 14, 2011 This is our 100th podcast episode, and we're celebrating it with a retrospective and a special giveaway. We haven't forgotten the usual staples of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	156

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +28

Mourmain

Pet peeve: "would have been". +21

Star Brood

Meanwhile on the desktop scene: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=... +20

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