graphics

One graphics card or two?

Digital Living The problem is, I'm really confused about whether to get one with a single graphics card, or to splash out for one that has two graphics cards -- as I heard the latter can run games twice as fast. What makes things more confusing is that I'm not...

23 March 2006, 11:40

Which TV should I buy for gaming and a Media Center setup?

Digital Living Firstly, it's worth remembering that if the resolution of your graphics card exactly matches the resolution of your TV, you will see a much sharper picture. Because HDMI also supports sound, you'll want to make sure that the graphics card is...

14 February 2007, 12:51

Is my PC ready for Windows Vista?

Digital Living A modern processor (at least 800MHz)• 512MB of system memory (RAM)• A graphics card that is DirectX 9 compatible GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor • 1GB of system memory • A graphics processor supporting a WDDM driver, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32...

20 July 2006, 14:21

What's the best budget PC for all the family?

Digital Living This comes with a massive 300GB hard drive, an entry-level graphics card for playing games (this can be upgraded as more demanding games are released), a dual-core processor for running multiple applications simultaneously and a 19-inch TFT...

29 November 2006, 16:23

Can I buy a cheap video-editing PC?

Digital Living Ordinary graphics cards have very little to do with video editing, so don't worry about splashing out on a PC with a fancy 3D gaming graphics card. Hi, I'd like to buy a PC for video editing but I don't have an awful lot of money and I've heard...

10 August 2006, 10:55

Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC

Digital Living But the Newton uses a 100dpi display, which is comparable to modern monitors and produces smooth graphics. The Q1 may not have a dedicated graphics adaptor, but it'll let you play the odd bout of Sudoku or Solitaire to help while away the hours on...

27 July 2006, 16:39

Dell XPS M1730

Digital Living This monstrous gaming laptop throws down two graphics cards and a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit. Meet 'The Beast'. Is it worth its weight in gaming gold or just a hunk of junk?

Tags: dell, gaming, ageia physx, graphics

16 November 2007, 11:25

How do I connect my laptop to my television?

Digital Living PC monitors and TVs have different scan rates (the speed at which the picture is drawn on the display), so the scan convertor is required to change the faster scan rate being spouted by your graphics card to a slower one that is compatible with...

25 October 2006, 15:26

How can I upgrade my laptop?

Digital Living It's nigh-on impossible to upgrade the graphics card or central processing unit of a laptop because these components are so tightly integrated with the system board. How can I upgrade my laptop? It's running like a dog and I've tried everything to...

2 June 2006, 15:55

Cool screensavers for your beloved Mac

Digital Living The liquid quality of the graphics is mesmerising and the ability to change the colours is just icing on the cake. I regularly check the TalkBack from my columns to see what readers are saying about my software choices and how they feel about my...

9 May 2005, 15:12

Are slow dual-core CPUs better than fast single-core CPUs?

Digital Living In the future, games will utilise separate cores for things like artificial intelligence computations, graphics rendering and audio, so multi-core is where it's at. If I have a computer with a 2.66GHz quad-core processor, will it run my software...

4 July 2007, 14:35