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What is the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| Q2: |
What are
the differences between the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV
and the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™?
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| Q3: |
Does the
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV graphics board support
AGP4X?
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| Q4: |
Is there
a PCI version of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| Q5: |
What operating
systems does the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV support?
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| Q6: |
What are
the differences between the European and North American
versions of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| Q7: |
What is Video Immersion II technology?
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| Q8: |
Can the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV graphics card support more than one display
at the same time?
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| Q9: |
What connectors
are available with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| Q10: |
How do I
enable 800x600 TV Output?
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| Q11: |
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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| Q12: |
Is component
output enabled with the initial shipment? When is component
output going to be available? How do I get component
output?
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| Q13: |
What modes
will the component output support?
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| Q14: |
What are
the system requirements of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV?
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| Q15: |
Is the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV Microsoft® WHQL (Windows® Hardware Quality
Lab) certified?
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| Q16: |
What motherboards
have been tested by ATI with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV?
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| Q17: |
What use
does the additional 4-pin internal power connector have
on the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV? How does it work?
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| Q1: |
What
is the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| A1: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV is ATI's premium all-in-one video upgrade. With
64MB of DDR memory and unbelievable graphics, TV and
video capture & editing features, the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV is the revolutionary experience in 3D
graphics and multimedia.
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| Q2: |
What
are the differences between the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV and the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™?
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| A2: |
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All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV |
All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ |
| True colour 2D/3D accelerator |
Radeon™ 8500 |
Radeon™ |
| On board memory |
64MB DDR |
32MB DDR |
| Bus Support |
AGP 4X/2X |
AGP 4X/2X, PCI |
| DVI-I for flat panel support |
yes |
AGP - yes
PCI - no |
| High Res graphics |
Up to 2048x1536 |
Up to 1920x1440 |
| Digital Audio Output via S/PDIF |
yes |
yes |
| O/S Support |
Windows Me/2000/XP |
Windows 98/2000/Me/XP |
| Hardware support for Component video output via DVI-I
to YPrPb dongle |
yes |
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| RF Remote Control |
yes |
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| Two IEEE 1394 ports |
yes |
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| Digital Video Capture/Editing |
yes |
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| Industry Standard Video Capture Formats |
MPEG-1/2, AVI, DV, WMF |
MPEG-1/2, AVI |
| Windows Media Format capture |
yes |
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| Media Library |
yes |
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| User Interface |
Modern and Classic |
Classic |
| Video Security |
yes |
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| Easy Install |
yes |
yes |
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| Q3: |
Does
the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV graphics board support
AGP4X?
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| A3: |
Yes. All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV offers full AGP 4X implementation for
1GB/sec data transfer rate, sideband addressing, pipelining
and AGP texturing support. AGP 2X 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™ 8500DV?
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| A4: |
No. The All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV 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™ 8500DV
support?
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| A5: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV supports Windows Me/2000 and XP.
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| Q6: |
What
are the differences between the European and North American
versions of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| A6: |
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- North American boards have
'closed captioning' while European boards have
'Teletext'
- The accompanying software bundles
for the retail product may be different in different
countries
- The Interactive Program Guide
is a North American feature only at this time
- The European boards have:
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- Integrated Teletext
application including support for 888
captions
- Additive Autoscan:
add new channels to the existing channel
list via a re-scan
- Multistandard Autoscan:
Multistandard channel lists are now
supported along with the ability to
automatically detect the standard used
for each channel during an autoscan.
- Manual Add Channel:
user has the ability to manually add
new channels to the existing channel
list.
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| Q7: |
What
is Video Immersion II technology?
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| A7: |
The All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV includes Video Immersion™ II. ATI'sVideo Immersion™ II technology integrates industry-leading
digital video features, including advanced adaptive de-interlacing
algorithm, temporal filtering, and video gamma enhancement
for unprecedented video quality and integrated digital
TV decode capability. In addition, there is component
output support for HDTVs (High Definition Television)
at 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i.
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| Q8: |
Can
the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV graphics card support
more than one display at the same time?
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| A8: |
Yes. All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV allows a number of possible display configurations.
The DVI-I connector can be used to drive a DVI display,
VGA monitor or YPrPb display. At the same time, the
video output can drive a television or VCR.
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| Q9: |
What
connectors are available with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV?
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| A9: |
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- DVI-I (VGA adaptor included)
- Stereo audio, S-video and composite
video inputs
- S-video and composite video
outputs
- External stereo connection
to sound card's line input
- Dolby® digital stereo audio
output (S/PDIF)
- Two external IEEE 1394 ports
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| Q10: |
How
do I enable 800x600 TV Output?
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| A10: |
First, ensure that your
television is connected to the Input block of the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV.
Access your display settings either from the control
panel or by right-clicking anywhere on your desktop
and selecting 'Properties'.
Under 'Settings' click 'Advanced'.
Under 'ATI Displays', click the enable TV button, press
'Apply'.
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| Q11: |
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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| A11: |
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 is used with the appropriate
DTV tuner and DTV demodulator software, the user is able
to view HDTV on their monitor or TV.
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| Q12: |
Is
component output enabled with the initial shipment?
When is it available? How do I get component output?
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| A12: |
No, component output
will not be available with the initial shipment. 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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| Q13: |
What
modes will the component output support?
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| A13: |
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™ 8500DV
supports both Interlaced and progressive scan HDTV.
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| Q14: |
What
are the system requirements of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV?
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| A14: |
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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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| Q15: |
Is
the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV Microsoft® WHQL (Windows®
Hardware Quality Lab) certified?
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| A15: |
Yes, the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV is Microsoft® WHQL certified.
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| Q16: |
What
motherboards have been tested by ATI with the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon™ 8500DV?
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| A16: |
The following motherboards
have been tested by ATI with the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™
8500DV.
| Company |
Model No |
BIOS |
Chipset P/N |
Status |
| Intel |
CC820 |
AMI |
Intel 820 |
Pass |
| Intel |
VC820 |
AMI |
Intel 820 |
Pass |
| Intel |
D815EEA |
AMI |
Intel 815 |
Pass |
| Intel |
OR840 |
AMI |
Intel 840 |
Pass |
| Intel |
D850GB |
AMI |
Intel 850 |
Pass |
| Intel |
D845BG |
AMI |
Intel 845 |
Pass |
| Gigabyte |
GA-71X |
Award |
AMD 750 |
Pass |
| ASUS |
A7M266 |
Award |
AMD 760 |
Pass |
| - |
VIA 5226F |
Award |
VIA VT82C694X |
Pass |
| ASUS |
A7V |
Award |
VIA KT133 |
Pass |
| MSI |
K7T266PRO |
AMIBIOS |
VIA KT266 |
Pass |
| ECS |
K7SEM |
Award |
SIS 730S |
Fail |
| ASUS |
P2B-AE |
Award |
Intel 440BX |
Pass |
| FIC |
VB-601-V |
AMIBIOS |
VIA Apollo Pro + |
Pass |
| ASUS |
P4T |
Award |
Intel 850 |
Pass |
| DFI |
WT70-EC |
Award |
Intel 850 |
Pass |
| Supermicro |
P4STA |
Award |
Intel 850 |
Pass |
| FIC |
KC19+ |
Phoenix |
Intel 820 |
Pass |
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| Q17: |
What
use does the additional 4-pin internal power connector
have on the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV?
How does it work?
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| A17: |
There is an internal 4-pin
power connector on the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV.
This is an optional connection and is not required to
be connected for the IEEE 1394/FireWire® DV functionality
to work. There are very few devices that draw power from
the IEEE 1394/FireWire® connector; camcorders do not require
this connection. However, some examples of devices that
do require this power connection are new 'eyeball' cameras
that sit on top of the monitor or some very small hard
drives. When you connect the 4-pin power connector, power
is provided on the IEEE 1394/FireWire® connector's pins
both on the graphics board and on the Input/Output block.
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