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What is the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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What is
new with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500? How does it
compare to the other All-in-Wonder® products?
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Does the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500 graphics board support AGP4X?
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| Q4: |
Is there a
PCI version of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| Q5: |
What operating
systems does the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 support?
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| Q6: |
Can the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 graphics card support more
than one display at the same time?
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| Q7: |
What connectors
are available with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| Q8: |
What are the
system requirements of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| Q9: |
What does ATI
mean when they say that the Radeon™ 8500 is "HDTV ready"?
What can a user do with the Radeon™ 8500 HDTV decode capability?
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| Q10: |
Is component
output enabled with the initial shipment? When is it available?
How do I get component output?
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| Q11: |
What modes
will the component output support?
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| Q1: |
What
is the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| A1: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 is ATI's
premium all-in-one video upgrade. Powered by the Radeon™
8500 graphics accelerator, the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500 comes equipped with 128MB of DDR memory, TV and
video capture & editing features, and an wireless radio
frequency remote controller
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 is the
revolutionary experience in 3D graphics and multimedia.
For more information on ATI's All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500 please check out "Specifications" section
in the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500 .
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| Q2: |
2. What
is new with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500? How does
it compare to the other All-in-Wonder® products?
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| A2: |
- The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500
boasts a number of new features that are not available
in previous All-in-Wonder® products.
- Radeon™ 8500 GPU
- 128 MB DDR memory
- Wireless RF (Radio Frequency) remote
control
- ATI™ Multimedia Center 7.6 with
new user interface & features
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All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 7500 |
| Hardware |
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| True colour 2D/3D accelerator |
Radeon™ 8500 |
Radeon™ 8500 |
Radeon™ 7500 |
| On board memory |
128MB DDR |
64MB DDR |
64MB DDR |
| Bus Support |
AGP 4X/2X |
AGP 4X/2X |
AGP 4X/2X |
| Clock Speeds |
275e/275m |
230e/190m |
260e/180m |
| DVI-I for flat panel support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Refresh Rates |
Up to 200 Hz |
Up to 200 Hz |
Up to 200 Hz |
| Stereo TV-tuner |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Digital Audio Output via S/PDIF |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| High Res 3D graphics |
Up to 2048x1536 |
Up to 2048x1536 |
Up to 2048x1536 |
| O/S Support |
Windows Me/2000/XP |
Windows Me/2000/XP |
Windows 98/2000/Me/XP |
| RF Remote Control |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Two External IEEE 1394 ports |
no |
yes |
no |
| S-video, Composite Input/Output |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| TV Output |
1024x768 |
1024x768 |
1024x768 |
| Input/Output Connections |
Input block and output dongle |
Single high density input/output connection |
Input block and output dongle |
| Component Output Support |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Software |
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| ATI™ Multimedia Center |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
| User Interface |
Modern & Classic |
Modern & Classic |
Modern & Classic |
| Digital VCR |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Industry Standard Motion Video Capture Formats |
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV |
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, DV, WMV |
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV |
| Video capture/editing |
Analog |
Analog & Digital |
Analog |
| Stop Motion Capture |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| One Touch Record |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Home Video Security |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Blended TV |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Media Library |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| European Additive Channel Scan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| TV-on-DemandäTime shifting |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Closed Caption transcripts |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| TV Magazine |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Hot Words |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| TV Parental Program Lock |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| DVD video playback |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Easy Install |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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| Q3: |
Does
the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 graphics board support
AGP4X?
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| A3: |
Yes. All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500 offers full AGP 4X (1.5v) implementation for 1GB/sec data transfer rate, sideband addressing, pipelining
and AGP texturing support. AGP 2X (3.3v) operation is also supported for systems / motherboards which do not offer 4X compatibility.
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| Q4: |
Is there
a PCI version of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| A4: |
No. The All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500 is available as an AGP 2X/4X card. For a
PCI version of the All-in-Wonder® products try the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™.
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| Q5: |
What
operating systems does the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500 support?
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| A5: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500 supports Windows® Me, Windows ® 2000 and Windows
® XP.
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| Q6: |
Can the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 graphics card support more
than one display at the same time?
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| A6: |
Yes. All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500 allows a number of possible display configurations.
The DVI-I connector can be used to drive a DVI display,
VGA monitor or Component (YPrPb) display. At the same
time, the video output can connect to a television or
VCR.
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| Q7: |
What connectors
are available with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500?
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| A7: |
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- DVI-I (VGA adapter included)
- Stereo audio, S-video and composite
video inputs
- Stereo audio, S-video and composite
video outputs
- External stereo connection to
sound card's line input
- Dolby® digital stereo audio output
(S/PDIF) connection
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| Q8: |
What
are the system requirements of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500
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| A8: |
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- Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™,
AMD® K6/Athlon® or compatible with AGP 2X or
2X/4X universal slot
- 64MB of system memory
- Installation software requires
CD-ROM drive
- DVD playback requires DVD
drive
- Sound card supported by Windows®
with available line input
- Interactive Program Guide
requires Internet connection
- Remote control receiver requires
available USB port
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| Q9: |
What
does ATI mean when they say that the Radeon™ 8500 is "HDTV
ready"? What can a user do with the Radeon™ 8500 HDTV
decode capability?
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| A9: |
Radeon™ 8500 is capable
of decoding all of the HDTV formats with reduced CPU utilization
and of directly driving both analog and digital high definition
displays. Radeon™ 8500 achieves its decode capability
through motion compensation and iDCT and without the need
for any external hardware. When Radeon™ 8500 is used with
the appropriate DTV tuner and DTV demodulator software,
the user is be able to view HDTV on their monitor or TV.
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| Q10: |
Is component
output enabled with the initial shipment? When is it available?
How do I get component output?
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| A10: |
No, component output will
not be available with the initial shipment of the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500. It will be available in 2002. You will be
able to purchase an upgrade package from ATI with an adapter
to connect your graphics card to your HDTV through YPbPr.
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| Q11: |
What
modes will the component output support?
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| A11: |
The component output will
support HDTV 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i. For DVD and Macrovision
protected material ATI will support 480i and 480p. The
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500 supports both Interlaced and
progressive scan HDTV.
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