Consumer Electronics Show 2005: AT's Coverage
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 10, 2005 3:49 AM EST- Posted in
- Trade Shows
MGE's Quiet Powersupply
MGE, the case manufacturer, was showing off one of their new HTPC cases. Unfortunately the case on display had none of the more interesting features that would make it into the final product such as sound insulating foam:
MGE also demonstrated a more sleek lineup of cases, a welcome change from the overly busy gaming cases that we've seen far too much of lately:
Quite possibly the most interesting product at MGE's booth was their Magnum power supply. A 600W/700W power supply designed around quiet operation thanks to its use of copper heatsinks and heatpipes, as well as a single very quiet fan.
The Magnum makes use of the increasingly popular detachable cabling, except MGE used the standard power supply connectors on the Magnum instead of proprietary connectors. The sample MGE had on display did not have any PCIe power connectors however MGE promised that at least one, maybe two, would be in the final version.
MGE also promised that the final version would have a display on the back that would provide PSU temperature, power consumption and voltage readouts, although the prototype had nothing more than a sticker representative of the aforementioned features.
Final Words
This year's CES proved to be an interesting show but also acted as a good reminder that convergence is far from here.
While the past several conferences we've attended have always focused on consolidation in the industry, this year's CES was the first time we had heard companies talk about moving forward, rather than worry about declining sales. The industry still isn't out of the shadow of the once rapidly declining market, but the light at the end of the tunnel is finally shining through.
We'd say that overall, CES was a success but not without one major shortcoming. We still heard many cries for a dedicated PC technology show - CES did not provide the worthy Comdex replacement that everyone had hoped for. Either turn the Sand Expo Center into a PC technology showcase or maybe we'll have to fill the void with our own show in the Fall.
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thraxes - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
bhtooefr - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
Me like the Shuttle set-top...Now, can we just get more ordinary P-M boards?
Chuckles - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
Was VIA demoing their processors and boards?miketheidiot - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
efficeon looked good, to bad transmeta might be going belly up.linuxOwnzIfUrLeet - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
"we had a 46" samsung and gave it right back, viewing from the side looks dark"Do you know anything about plasma vs DLP?
DLP's only life problem is you'll have to buy a new bulb.
plasma's problem is that it will continue to go darker and darker until the gas runs out of energy.
You don't like the dark of dlp you aint gonna like the dark of plasma.
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Plasma - can't change the gas- no refills - no recharging. Continue to get darker picture.
Dlp - change a bulb.
Plasma - spend lots of money know and throw away soon.
Today, I can get a 76" dlp for $1400 with <2cm display thickness.
Illissius - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
"The Radeon X800 will be available in the first week of February"That's odd. What's this, then?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?desc...
Ardan - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
Thanks for that link :D. I thought those MGE cases looked great as well and made me interested in what they have been making lately.KristopherKubicki - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
danidentity: http://www.xgbox.com/Kristopher
Houdani - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
Was the second image on the very last page messed up for anyone else? I could only see the top 10% of the image and the rest was blacked out. The image is supposed to show the MGE cases. The text just above the image is..."MGE also demonstrated a more sleek lineup of cases, a welcome change from the overly busy gaming cases that we've seen far too much of lately:"
snorre - Monday, January 10, 2005 - link
"The entire Sound Storm division at NVIDIA has been shut down and thus NVIDIA's Intel solution will have HD Audio support, but we will not see the return of Dolby Digital Encoding support or NVIDIA's Sound Storm DSP."I don't believe this for a second. Can someone please confirm or deny this claim? Thanks!