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Matrox T2G-D3D-IF
ADS Technologies API-315
Apple Computer MB560Z/A
Apple Computer MA631Z/B
ATI Technologies 100-436014
FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS 444-3700
HPT USA/Highpoint Tech ROCKETRAID 2300
Apple Computer MB198Z/A
AVERMEDIA IMicro
HPT USA/Highpoint Tech ROCKETRAID 2320

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Matrox T2G-D3D-IF Triplehead2Go Dual-Link Digital Input Digital Edition
   Upgrade a workstation, desktop computer or notebook to use 3 monitors, (4 including notebook screen) at a time
   Features a dual-link digital input and digital output for high-end workstations and DVI monitors
   Brings digital monitor support to systems with an analog (VGA) output
   Support for a triple-monitor configuration for a maximum resolution of 3840 x 1024 (triple 1280x1024)1 stretched across three displays.
   Support for a dual-monitor configuration for a maximum resolution of 3840 x 1200 (dual 1920x1200)1 stretched across two displays


Matrox T2G-D3D-IF Review:   TripleHead2Go Digital Edition is an external multi-display upgrade that enables users to add three digital monitors at a combined resolution of up to 3840x10241 (triple 1280x1024). This device appears to the system as an ultra-widescreen monitor and simply connects via the dual-link DVI or analog output of your system and can support both analog and digital monitors. The latest in Matrox's series of Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM), TripleHead2Go Digital Edition is the ideal GXM for creative professionals involved in Surround Design. This enhanced configuration allows Digital Content Creation (DCC) and digital audio editing applications to run stretched across the ultimate onscreen real estate of three displays with full acceleration on all displays. Harness your existing graphics hardware's full capabilities for 2D, 3D and video. No parts to insert in a computer and no hardware or software replacement Matrox PowerDesk software seamlessly manages window positioning and message pop-up Compact device may easily be taken on the road with you


  $401.84    New Price: $311.89

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ADS API-315 Pyro 3-Port 400Mbps 64-Bit PCI Card
   Capture and Edit Digital Video
   OHCI-Compliant
   Three external 1394FireWire ports
   Transfer data at 400 Mb/Sec.
   64 bit PCI compatible


ADS Technologies API-315 Review:   MODEL- API-315 VENDOR- ADS TECHNOLOGIES FEATURES- PYRO PCI 64 r2- Retail box PYRO PYRO PCI 64 is one of the few Avid-Approved DV in/out PCI cards for your computer. The OHCI-compliant card and cable work flawlessly with Avid XpressDV. It features the latest in chip technology from Texas Instruments and supports 64-bit PCI slots. * RoHS compliant * Avid Approved for XpressDV 3. * 64-bit PCI compatible * Capture and Edit Digital Video * OHCI-Compliant * Three external 1394FireWire ports * Transfer data at 400 Mb/Sec. * Connect to Hard Drives, Printers, Scanners, Cameras and more. -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------ INTERFACE/BUS- 64-bit PCI CONNECTORs - (6) External IEEE-1394a/FireWire ports (6-pin) CHIPSET - Texas Instruments BUS SPEED - 100, 200, 400 Mb/sec. IRQ - An IRQ is required. IRQ can be shared if motherboard provides this capability through PCI steering. # DEVICES - Connect up to 63 1394 devices to PYRO. Connect to Digital camcorders, 1394 storage devices (hard drives, CD-ROM, CD-RW), scanners, speakers, etc. MOTION VIDEO CAPTURE- NTSC : Type -1 DV video in 720 x 480 resolution in 24-bit color. PAL : Type -1 DV video in 720 x 576 resolution in 24-bit color. Data Rate: Video is captured at 3.9 MB/second MOTION VIDEO FRAME RATE- NTSC: 29.97 frames per second PAL : 25 frames per second STILL IMAGE CAPTURE- NTSC:


  $29.99    New Price: $22

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Apple MB560Z/A NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro
   Requires Mac Pro (bus speed 1.33GHz) with PCI-Express
   Includes a DVI to VGA connector for easy connection to VGA-based displays


Apple Computer MB560Z/A Review:   For advanced graphics performance, choose the latest-generation NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 video memory. With a unified shader core and massive memory bandwidth, the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT brings advanced performance to graphics-intensive applications like motion graphics, 3D modeling, rendering, and animation. It features a PCI Express interface for a high-bandwidth connection to the Mac Pro and two dual-link DVI ports for connecting up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.


  Best Price: $310.54

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ATI Radeon X1900 XT Graphics Upgrade Kit - Graphics adapter - Radeon X1900 XT - PCI Express x16 - 512 MB GDDR3 - DVI
   Sold Individually


Apple Computer MA631Z/B Review:   ATI Radeon X1900 XT provides an ideal solution for motion graphics, animation, or 3D design and visualization. It offers two dual-link DVI ports that can simultaneously support two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD displays for an incredibly large widescreen workspace.Based on the PCI Express architecture, the ATI Radeon X1900 XT fits into the doublewide slot on your Mac Pro or a standard plus one adjacent standard PCI Express slot. The upgrade kit also includes a DVI to VGA connector for easy connection to VGA-based displays.


  $513.76    New Price: $275

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Radeon 9200 Mac Pci 128-ROHS
   Graphics Features - SmartShader / SmoothVision / HyperZ II / Video Immersion II / High Performance Memory Support / Integrated Transformation, Clipping and Lighting
   Twin Cache Architecture / SuperScalar Rendering / Single-Pass Multi-texturing / True Color Rendering / Triangle Setup Engine / Texture Cache / Bilinear/Trilinear Filtering / Full-Scene Anti-aliasing / Texture Compositing / Texture Decompression / Perspectively Correct Texture Mapping / Mip-Mapping / Z-buffering and Double-buffering
   Emboss, Dot Product 3 and Environment bump mapping / Spherical, Dual-Paraboloid and Cubic environment mapping / Fog effects, texture lighting, video textures, reflections, shadows, spotlights, LOD biasing and texture morphing / Programmable Vertex Shader / Programmable Pixel Shader / DVD playback
   Advanced Dual Display Support - Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates / VERSAVISION provides hardware accelerated display rotation (up to 180 degrees) and scaling
   Specifications - Radeon 9200 GPU / 128MB DDR memory / Dual Integrated 10-bit per channel 400MHz DACs / Integrated 165MHz TMDS transmitter / Integrated TV-Out supports up to 1024x768 resolution / Multiple Display connections - DVI-I port / VGA port / S-Video port / DVI-I to VGA & S-Video to Composite adaptors included


ATI Technologies 100-436014 Review:   The Radeon 9200 delivers stunning graphics and comprehensive support for Macintosh enthusiasts, powering the ultimate visual experience for OS X and legacy OS 9 operating systems. Flexible display configurations, a wide variety of industry-standard connections and 128MB of DDR memory ensure that the Radeon 9200 Mac Edition will support your creativity in gameplay, multimedia and personal productivity applications. Enhanced visual quality delivers mind-blowing gameplay and multimedia support at an unbeatable value System Software Support - Mac OS 9.2.2 (will not operate in Mac OS 9 with the Power Mac G4) / Mac OS X 10.2.8 / Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later System Requirements - Supported Mac OS version / Power Mac G3, G4 or G5 (with available PCI slot) (Certain G4 models are only supported using Mac OS X) / 256MB of system memory / Installation software requires CD-ROM drive / DVD-playback requires DVD drive Manufacturer's 3-year limited warranty


  $216.06    New Price: $113.49

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TView Gold
   Product #: 4443700
   Manufacturer: Focus Enhancements
   Manufacturer Item #: 444-3700
   UPC: 758110037002


FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS 444-3700 Review:   The new TView Gold utilizes the latest and greatest from FOCUS Enhancements. This incredible technology encompasses the essence of Computer-to-TV convergence. With FOCUS' exciting new Digital Video Processing technology, you'll get unsurpassed picture quality and clarity every time. The Gold supports high resolutions at millions of colors on both Windows and MacOS platforms. It includes a remote control, which allows for 2x zoom with pan control, as well as TrueScale image compression for accurate image display.The TView Gold also comes with a Kensington MicroSaver Lock Port, to deter theft wherever you go. It includes the exclusive UniViewer cable, which has enhanced monitor pass-through circuitry to produce a clearer image on your computer monitor than any other video conversion device. Bright indicator lights are included on the TView Gold so you can quickly note the current status of the unit. As always with FOCUS Enhancements products, the TView Gold is flicker-free, and is truly "plug-and-play".


  $245.03    New Price: $142.99

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4CHANNEL Pci-express Host Adap
   Product Type - RAID Controller
   Cache/Memory Installed - N/A
   Processor - N/A


HPT USA/Highpoint Tech ROCKETRAID 2300 Review:   The HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 PCI Express to SATA II RAID Controller is the next generation for high performan- ce computing solutions utilizing the latest interconnect technology PCI-Express.The RocketRAID 2300 is set to give much faster and improved I/O and supports features that are critical for high performance computing, high end workstation and enterprise storage server environments.PCI Express delivers data transfer in both directions simulta- neously with its serial data transfer system and brings with it higher clock speeds.Each expansion slot in PCI Express can have several channels which gives plenty of room for expansion. There is also thesame data rate in both directions providing the performance and scal-ability for the next decade.The HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 Controller offers 4 internal ports that combine high-performance storage connectivity of Serial ATA with HighPoint's advanced RAID features, includi-ng, Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration (OCE/ORLM) and HighPoint's RAID Management software. The RocketRAID 2300 supports advanced RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD for maximum configuration flexibility.HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server comp-atibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. Open source is also providedfor Linux and FreeBSD.


  $173    New Price: $123.33

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ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Graphics Upgrade Kit - Graphics adapter - Radeon HD 2600XT - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 256 MB GDDR3 - DVI
   Sold Individually


Apple Computer MB198Z/A Review:   The ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card features a 256MB GDDR3 frame buffer, PCI Express 2.0 interface, and two dual-link DVI ports. With up to four ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards installed, a Mac Pro can support up to 8 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays.


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Avermedia PC/Mac-to-TV Averkey Imicro Scan Converter 1024 x 768 No Flicker


AVERMEDIA IMicro Review:   AVerMedia's AVerKey iMicro is the easiest and most affordable solution for displaying your computer presentations on TV. With a high resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, you're assured your presentations display the high quality graphics that you intended to reach your audience.AVerKey iMicro comes with all the advanced features you'd expect from AVerMedia. It features zoom and pan so you can magnify up to 200% of your images. You can view your presentation simultaneously on your PC as it is displayed on a larger television screen. It's Plug and Play compatible for effortless installation and is compatible with both PC and Mac systems, as well as notebook computers.


  Best Price: $109.99

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HighPoint Technologies ROCKETRAID 2320 8-Channel PCI-Express Control
   Product Type - SATA RAID Controller
   Cache/Memory Installed - N/A
   Processor - N/A


HPT USA/Highpoint Tech ROCKETRAID 2320 Review:   The HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 PCI Express to SATA II RAID Controller is the next generation for high performance computing solutions utilizing the latest interconnect technology PCI-Express.The RocketRAID 2320 is set to give much faster and improved I/O and supports features that are critical for high performance computing, high end workstation and enterprise storage server environments.The HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 Controller offers 8 internal ports that combine high-performance storage connectivity of Serial ATA with HighPoint's advanced RAID features, including, Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration (OCE/ORLM) and HighPoint's RAID Management software.The RocketRAID 2320 supports advanced RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD for maximum configuration flexibility. HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility.


  $371.9    New Price: $265.87

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