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I'm fairly certain that the remote is PC only. The Altec Lansing PT6021 system comes with a programmable universal remote, but it doesn't do the cool virtual-surround thing.

Hey there, ohgee. Rory here. If you're a speed freak, but not interested in gaming, then it makes sense to spend all your money on the CPU and plenty of memory, and cheap out on the video card -- since it seems like the most you'll be wanting to run is Vista's Aero Glass interface. You...

Cool! Did you take that to a place that does plating? I'd be interested to see how the copper-plated cooler performs when compared to the stock cooler.

Hey, everyone, Rory here. As Techgage's resident audio geek supreme, I get to play with an assortment of cutting-edge PC audio gear, and I firmly believe that the PC-bound audiophile has never had it so good when it comes to their options for a truly great-sounding audio system for their...

Hi there, McFlyx. The front-panel microphone jack will still be enabled, and will still pass signal, even if an optical cable is connected to the rear-channel digital output. The shared microphone port is the only real caveat with this card, but some compromises are expected in order to cram...

In my review, I did note the FX3020 SoundBar to posess a dynamically-compressed sound that wasn't particularly engaging. However, something similar could be said of most two-piece PC speakers, which are what the SoundBar is meant to compete with. At the very least, the SoundBar an interesting...

The Crysis test was scrapped because it wasn't delivering the kind of results that we believed the Radeon HD 4870 X2 was capable of, after seeing its runaway performance leads in other games. We're currently working with AMD to determine why the results in Crysis and HL2:EP2 were so hit-or-miss...

I agree, having to pull out the Big Boy 200mm fan just to fit a tower-style cooler would suck. I wonder if one of Scythe's flat-topped coolers would work in this case.

Well, here's a potential answer to the 'fabless' question -- according to new rumors, AMD could split off its manufacturing arm as another company, and remain a completely fabless chip designer. TGDaily article...

Three seconds...sounds like about the time it takes for a hard drive to spin up. Do you have hard drive spin-down enabled in your power settings? You mentioned that you have a RAID array. What other storage devices are built into your PC? I'm not sure if Windows spins down individual volumes...

I agree that in the short term, a partnership with TSMC will help AMD at least grasp Intel's heel in the process department, and do it on the cheap. My main concern is in the long term - what will this do for AMD's competitive edge in the future if they're stuck with whatever process they can...

I've been intrigued by the Antec Three Hundred as a budget-oriented enthusiast case, but I've got way too much on my plate as things go, so don't expect a review anytime soon. I'm sure if you ask Bill nicely, he'll do what he can to get one of these for evaluation. The only gripe I've seen with...

Here's something else to try: Update your motherboard drivers and BIOS. In fact, if all your drivers aren't updated, then you ought to go device by device and update them all. Windows Update can actually be fairly helpful here. if you run a 'Custom' update search, you'll see that it also looks...

It would be a shame if they've discontinued this case for some reason -- it's really well set up, and it makes the functionality and styling of the P182 available to Skulltrail systems, and any other type of system that uses E-ATX motherboards. Much of Antec's famous case design know-how is...

If you're a PC enthusiast and you haven't heard of AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and ATI, you'd probably better just quit now. Before you hurt yourself. Trundle on down to the Fry's, or the Best Buy, and just buy a HP, Gateway, or Compaq that costs what you're willing to spend, and be happy with it...

Follow-up on this, Vaughane? Did Kougar's suggestion work for you?

I think whatever power adapter you were sold is not providing the correct input voltage. The specification on the FreeAgent power adapter is 12V DC, 2 A. (that second number identifies how much current the adapter can supply.) If you bought an adapter with the wrong voltage (9V or below, 13.5 V...

Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini Disassembly As I mentioned in my review, the first test sample of the OneTouch 4 Mini 320GB that I received had USB connectivity issues, so I had to request a replacement from Maxtor. Thankfully, they were kind enough not to ask for the dead drive back, so I had a chance...

Indeed.

Somehow, I just can't see myself spending $19,000 on a...flash drive. I mean...at the end of the day, it's just a piece of removable storage technology...not jewelry. I'd much rather find a flash drive that looks good, then hang it from my keychain. If I really wanted to splurge, maybe I might...