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THE REGION’S FAVOURITE PC & CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY GUIDE An ITP Technology Publication JULY 2010
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JULY 2010
CONTENTS
ULTIMATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT 3D TV: WILL IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE GROUP TEST: GTX 470 GRAPHICS CARDS
WINDOWS MIDDLE EAST
Get entertained with our home entertainment guide REVIEWS:
CRAZY GAMING GAMING G Sonic and Segaa All-Stars reviewedd
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV LG Haier R450 Nero Multimedia Suite 10 Sky Expeditor EXP and more tested... DHS15 • SR15 • LE12 • JD2 • KD1.5 • QR15 • LL7,000
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HOME ENTERTAINMENT
10 COMMENT The Middle East goes purple. Yahoo! have been painting the cities of Dubai and Amman purple – the search company’s official colour. It’s now official that the search portal has offices in these cities.
14 ENTERTAINED 14 HOME ENTERTAINMENT Follow our guide to help you put together your home entertainment system’s audio and video setup in perfect sync. WINDOWS lists a few things that you should consider when setting up your system.
18 3D TV HYPE? 18 WILL 3D TV BE A SUCCESS 3D TV has burst onto the scene in 2010, but is it really the next big thing when it comes to home entertainment? WINDOWS takes a closer look at 3D TV and explains how it works, who’s making it, the health risks associated with it and whether or not it’s worth buying it now.
24 GROUP TEST
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3D TV HYPE?
FERMI GPU GROUP TEST
24 FERMI GPUS nVidia’s GTX 400 series – also known as Fermi – has finally hit the market and in this grouptest we put four of these mid-range GTX 470 cards to the test. If you’re keen on buying then this is the grouptest for you…
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