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SysOpt > Features > Graphics > Digital TV Goes Mainstream: TV Wonder 650 Review

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Digital TV Goes Mainstream: TV Wonder 650 Review- Page 4/6
October 13, 2006
By Thomas Soderstrom



Broadcast Signal Optimization
 

My personal office is in a fringe area for ATSC digital broadcast reception, surrounded by transponders at approximate 60-mile distances. Many area residents are still able to get some programming, but this probably requires something better than the portable antenna we were told "should work" by an ATI spokesperson.

Other than an easy commute from a peaceful setting, this office's distance from large population areas affords us the opportunity to judge TV Wonder 650 ability to deal with weak/noisy cable signals!

First, a look at our test system:

Testing System Configuration
Motherboards Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H
Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition
Video cards ATI All-In-Wonder X1900
ATI TV Wonder 650
RAM Super Talent T800UX2GC4 PC2-6400
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, 1.86GHz
Hard Drive Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 SATA 3.0Gb
Optical Torisan CD-ROM
Floppy Samsung 1.44GB 3.5"
PSU Antec Phantom 500W
OS Windows XP Service Pack 2
Drivers Intel INF 8.0.1.1002
ATI Catalyst 6.8

The following images are shown at full resolution, cropped to a more manageable size.


The NTSC Challenge: TV Wonder 650 (top) versus All-In-Wonder X1900 (below)

The TV Wonder 650 (top) appears far more capable of cleaning up a weak and noisy signal than the previously-praised All-In-Wonder X1900 (bottom). The reception below also typifies the quality found in most modern TV and VCR tuners, so the TV Wonder 650 adds both quality and features compared to traditional appliances.

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