Two months ago we reviewed the ATI All-in-Wonder X800 XT AGP which features the ATI Theater 200 Analog video decoder. After reviewing the Theater 200's performance we were quite happy with the quality of the video that was captured. Today, thanks to VisionTek, we have the opportunity to try out ATI's latest Theater band chip. The 550 Pro, found on the VisionTek Xtasy Theater 550 Pro add-in card, claims the title of the first PCI Express (x1) compatible chip making it an excellent candidate for ATI's next round of All-in-Wonder cards. It is also PCI compatible which is the platform the card we are testing today runs on. The 550 Pro sports a nice array of features such as having a 12-bit video decoder with a 3D comb filter as well as a 5-line 2D comb filter.
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Review:
Bonafide Reviews
Aug 14, 2005, 07:33 AM
