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March 14, 2005   Brandon Sandman Bell > [View My Other Articles]
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In order to test out the improvements ATI has implemented in THEATER 550 PRO, we’ve compared the TV WONDER ELITE to ATI’s ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT. Both cards ship with the same Microtune TV tuner, but the AIW X800 XT uses ATI’s older ASIC, THEATER 200, while the TV WONDER ELITE uses THEATER 550 PRO. This way we can isolate the differences between the two chips. We should also note that we used a Motorola signal booster (Part No 484095-001-00) to boost our cable signal. 90% of the time the analog cable signal is the biggest detriment to getting optimal image quality from a TV tuner card, so we wanted to ensure we were getting the strongest signal possible. Motorola’s signal booster provides an additional 15dB, helping to improve image quality. You’ll also note that the images between the two cards aren’t identical frame grabs, due to a delay in processing the signal on our TV WONDER ELITE. We did our best to compensate for the delay.

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THEATER 550 PRO text
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THEATER 200
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THEATER 550 PRO
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THEATER 200
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THEATER 550 PRO

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THEATER 200 still image testing
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THEATER 550 PRO


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ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 550 PRO @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 550 PRO
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 550 PRO @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 550 PRO
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 550 PRO @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 550 PRO
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
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THEATER 200 Dark scene here
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ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 550 PRO @ 720 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 550 PRO
ATI THEATER 550 PRO Card Roundup [ THEATER 200 @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.
THEATER 200
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THEATER 550 PRO
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THEATER 200 Another text test on CNN
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THEATER 550 PRO




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