[H]ardNews 7th Edition

Leadtek K7NCR18D nForce2:

The overclockers down-under-and-slightly-off-to-the-side have posted a review of the Leadtek K7NCR18D Pro nForce 2 today. The nForce2 boards are all the rage these days, I hear all the cool kids are getting them. Heh, joking aside, the nForce2 has become “the” AMD platform right now. This Leadtek seems to be giving the fellas fits over there, and they are no recommending it to overclockers.

The Leadtek K7NCR18D-Pro is as fast as our current champion, the Epox 8DRA+. It is not too strong in the overclocking department, but hey, people do not buy a system/OEM board to overclock. Future BIOS releases may increase it stability somewhat. All in all, a good system board for system integrators but not overclockers.

Hercules SmartTV:

Overclockers Online reviews the Hercules SmartTV PCI add-in TV card. For people looking into adding TV capabilities to their existing vidcard, this might be the answer.

Hercules has put the necessary time and effort into the design of this TV capture card. Apart from the lack of stereo sound and a remote control, the SmartTV we reviewed today has just about everything a TV card should and could have.

TV Tuner Help:

While I am on the subject, I need everyone to take a look at this stand alone TV tuner solution and give me your input on it. I want to pick this up to add TV capabilities to my Radeon 9700Pro. This is actually pretty important to me, and your input would be greatly appreciated. Take a look.