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COMPUTER GEEK
I'm pretty sure that you've seen those high definition
TVs that most appliance stores are selling right now.
This TVs is a must have item of every DVD or videogame
aficionado out there. This breed of TVs gives your DVD
movies or high-end videogames a different kind of boost
especially on the realism side. Imagine seeing the tire
marks that the cars in the Fast and the Furious movie
leaves every time it skids on the road, or seeing the
bullets fly as Sam Fisher, the protagonist of the XBOX
game Splinter Cell, every time he pulls the trigger to
snipe an enemy out of the game. Sounds awesome, right?
Of course it is! The only problem is that these TVs would
normally cost a hefty 80k to 120k and personally I wouldn't
spend that much just to see the tiniest of details in
my DVD movies or XBOX games. So I guess I'll just content
myself with the normal and eye straining resolution that
my old but reliable 20 inch TV gives, NOT!
Last week while doing my weekly rounds for the newest
DVD movies and XBOX games I happened to saw in one of
the computer shops there a device called Viewsonic Nextvision
N6. Knowing that Viewsonic is a major monitor manufacturer
in the states I immediately dismissed the product to be
nothing but an expensive monitor add on device that I
will absolutely find no use of. Good thing that my curiosity
got the best of me at that moment so I decided to enter
the shop that has it on display and check it the Nextvision
out. I went into the store and asked the friendly Chinese
owner of the shop if I can check the N6 out. He immediately
took it out of the display case and after that he started
to give me a run down of the features of the N6. Here's
an excerpt of the conversation:
Me: Para saan to boss?
Owner: Ah, ito kinakabit mo sa monitor para pwede gamitin
pang-nood ng DVD (spoken in full Chinese tone)
Me: Talaga?
Owner: Oo! Tapos kung may PS2 ka puwede din kabit ditto
yun.
Me: XBOX ang meron ako eh. Puwede rin ba yun?
Owner: Puwedeng puwede. Mas maganda nga yun kasi HD compatible
talaga yun.
Me: Hmmm…
Owner: High Definition compatible to.
Me: Di ibig sabihin kaya nyang idisplay yung DVD ko in
1080i mode?
Owner: Oo naman! Di mo na kailangan yung mga malalaki
na TV.
Me: Talaga? Astig! Magkano?
Owner: 8 thousand
Me: Mahal naman!
Owner: Sige tawaran mo
And the rest is history…
I bought the unit then when I got home I immediately
hooked it up to my monitor that is just 15 inches. Since
the N6 is an external video processor unlike the video
cards with TV I/O, setting it up was easy as 1. 2. 3.
Just plug in the VGA plug that is from the monitor to
the back of the N6, then plug in the component cables
from your DVD player or in my case my XBOX to the ports
located at the back of the N6 and you're all set. Oh and
by the way your computer is not included in the setup
at all. It's just your monitor, the N6 and your DVD that's
involved. After that turn on both units, tweak the settings
then sit back and enjoy full high definition visual goodness!
This product definitely brings the goodness of high definition
viewing to the masses. Though my 15 inches monitor is
nothing compared to those 48 inches HD TVs, I couldn't
care less. I still get the same resolution that those
TVs give only smaller in size but at least I'm happy and
so is my wallet.
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Article written by: Park Quilling
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