which to get??? ATI AIW 8500 or 8500DV??

slowman

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am running xp on 2.4g, but couldn't decide which to get.... the all in wonder 8500 or 8500dv? 8500 is probably ~$60 more than 8500dv now.... and ~$90 more than 7500.

appreciate if someone can break down the pros and cons of each. if there are reviews comparing the twos, i will be interested as well.

i will mainly use the tv tuner capturing features and other vcd burning stuffs, and occasional gaming.

oh, does anyone have problems with the tv tuner where you get some channels as mono (when it should have been stereo), the tuner is flicky between mono and stereo for no apparent reason? also, i couldn't get the thumbnail channel preview to work. appreciate any help.

 

mamisano

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Both are functionally the SAME. The AIW 8500-128 will serve you longer because it is faster.


8500DV:
Fire-Wire Ports
Break-Out Box
Slow core/memory speeds 230/190Mhz
64MB DDR

AIW 8500 128MB
No Fire-Wire
No Break-Out Box
Full speed core/memory 275/275Mhz
128MB BGA DDR