Download Media Player Classic Home Cinema v1.6.2.4902 This open Source Media Player allows you to enhance, decode and accelerate a broad span of movie formats like x.264 with GPU assisted acceleration and image quality enhancing.

Modern graphics card offer the possibility to decode partially or completely a video stream using DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA), in order to reduce CPU usage dramatically. MPC-HC includes an embedded video decoder that uses this technology, to decode x.264, H.264 and VC-1 with hardly any CPU time required.

This project is based on the original "Media Player Classic" and was created after Gabest, the original author, stopped.

The download has both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions in the 7ZIP self extractable

New:

• MatroskaSplitter?: Support for QT video formats in Matroska v1 and MPEG-1
• Added .tak extension
• Added a new Zoom option "Auto Fit (large only)"
• Ticket #1792, Show an OSD message and a status message when a favorite is created via the keyboard shortcut
• Ticket #1866, Added suppport for MLP audio in MpaDecFilter? and DTSAC3Source
• Ticket #2134, Added an auto-update feature to periodically check for new update. This feature can be enabled on first launch or via the Miscellaneous options page. The delay between the checks is also customizable.
• Ticket #2193, Add PNG support for custom toolbars
• Added Basque translation
• Include unrar.dll in the installer; rar'ed subtitles should be supported out of the box

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We review the ADATA SX900 256GB SSD. ADATA's SX900 series comes with the 2281 series SandForce controller. According to ADATA that will increase sequential read and write performance to 550MB/s which makes the SX900 the fastest SSDs they have ever produced. However, we stated it already, the market is fierce and competitive, the 2281 controllers have been widely adopted by many players.

Read the review here.

When Ivy Bridge launched we all expected CPU prices to drop a little, instead .... Ivy bridge was introduced a little more expensive keeping the rest in pace.

Digitimes sources however now seem to indicate that Intel will most likely lower prices of Sandy Bridge processors in June-July and it will be very helpful in increasing demand for PCs in emerging markets. Intel has so far declined to comment on its pricing strategy between the old gen and new gen platforms. We'll report more when we get new information.

Here\'s another Full HD monitor in the works. This one is from Princeton, the PTFBYF-23W. This new 23-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 170/160 degree viewing angles.

The monitor also is equippwed with two built-in 2W stereo speakers and features DVI-D, mini D-Sub and HDMI connectors. The PTFBYF-23W will hit the market from June 8th for roughly $219 US, that seems too pricy though.

Haha, okay well .. they are just cool and funny I guess, worthy enough for a newspost. If you dugg Marvel

ThermalTake has launched its Toughpower XT 1275W Platinum Snow Edition power supply.

Thermaltake, an award winning state of art PC power supplies, the leader and pioneer in PC thermal solutions, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, with

ECS announved a new technologyTechnology, designed to "deliver a hassle free computing experience by solving common PC hardware problems before they can even occur."

ECS Black Series motherboard equips with ECS exclusive Nonstop Technology adopting best-quality components and passing series of harsh tests to avoid every possible malfunction users may encounter during long-time usage. Through these heat-resistant, durable features which accomplish ECS Black Series motherboard, end-user can enjoy not only extreme performance but also stability and safety.

Rockstar shared information the minimum and recommenced PC requirements for Max Payne 3. Though the Xbox 360 & PS3 versions are coming out the week of May 15th, the PC version is coming a little later on Microsoft Windows in America on May 29th, and in Europe on June 1st, 2012.

RANGE OF MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM TESTED SYSTEM SPECS

LOWEST TESTED SPECS
Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ or AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ, or better
2GB System RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB RAM
or AMD Radeon HD 3400 512MB RAM

LOW RECOMMENDED SPECS
Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Intel Dual Core 3GHz or AMD equivalent
3GB System RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 450 512MB RAM
or AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB RAM

HIGH RECOMMENDED SPECS
Windows 7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Intel i7 Quad Core 2.8Ghz or AMD equivalent
3GB System RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 480 1GB RAM
or AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB RAM

HIGHEST TESTED SPECS
Windows 7/Vista (64 bit)
Intel i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ
or AMD FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ
16GB System RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB RAM
or AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB RAM

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
HDD Space: 35 GB
Sound Card: 100% Direct X 9.0 compatible - Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

Initial activation requires internet connection and a valid Rockstar Social Club account (13+ to register); Online play requires log-in to Rockstar Social Club (13+); software installation required including GameShield IronWrap; DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86).

Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and www.rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility information. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.

That's all and good but how about the 35GB required disk space? Well, this is due to higher quality textures, better rendered cut-scenes and higher audio quality. This basically means that the PC version will feature textures, which are four times the size of those on consoles. Yeap, you read that right. Four times higher quality textures.

We review the ADATA SX900 256GB SSD. ADATA's SX900 series comes with the 2281 series SandForce controller. According to ADATA that will increase sequential read and write performance to 550MB/s which makes the SX900 the fastest SSDs they have ever produced. However, we stated it already, the market is fierce and competitive, the 2281 controllers have been widely adopted by many players.

Admittedly, these do look great .. check the V-MODA Crossfade M-80 White Pearl on-ear headphones. They feature a pair of 40mm patented Dual-Diaphragm drivers with the BLISSTM Noise Isolation, two SpeakEasy microphones (one for use with Apple products and one for use with all audio devices, tablets and smartphones), and two SpeakEasy cables with separate controls to reduce noise for voice recognition in noisy environments.

V-MODA claims that the M-80 White Pearl headphones are able to survive more than 70 drops onto concrete from 6 feet in the air. The V-MODA Crossfade M-80 White Pearl on-ear headphones retail for $230.

Verbatim released a new line of SATA III internal SSDs. Available in two different storage capacities: 120GB and 240GB, these 2.5-inch SSDs are packed with a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a SandForce SF-2281 controller, SMART / TRIM support, a MTBF of 2 million hours and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 550MB/s and 510MB/s, respectively.

The 120GB and 240GB models are now available for purchase for $144.99 and $344.99, respectively.

Now that's a design you do not see everyday. The OreObject

The graphics firm also announced that the company's next-gen "Grey" Tegra will integrate the Icera 500 LTE chip:
While he didn't provide many details, he told investors that the i500 will have next-gen LTE speeds beyond what we've seen thus far, and it will be the modem paired with the company's next-gen Tegra processor for "Grey," the company's first integrated LTE silicon. We won't see Grey until next year, but Nvidia promises that its standalone Icera LTE technology will arrive later in 2012 with the aforementioned Icera 410.

It seems that Google's is to relase their own 7-inch tablet PC whicch is scheduled to launch in July. There will be an initial batch of only 600,000 units shipping as early as June though.  Word of mounth is that Asus is co-developing the device and the entry-level tablet will cost around $200 or less.

The tablet's inner details aren't known but we can probably expect Android 4.0 and maybe a quad-core chip. The Google 7-inch tablet could easily go up against existing Android 7-inchers that dominate; the Kindle Fire. The tablet might even come at a time that will help it compete against the rumored iPad Mini. If the tablet is really coming as early as June, I'm sure we'll here more official news about the device soon enough. Honestly, it strikes me as being a little odd that Motorola (which now finally belongs to Google) wasn't involved in the device's development. Who knows for sure. At least for a bit longer, I'd take this news with a grain of salt.

This release of ATI Catalyst delivers support for the latest ATI CrossFireX profiles in a separate executable file ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC.

Latest profiles added :

• Alan Wake American Nightmare : Improves CrossFire performance
• Windows Media Center