Jan/100
JVC Tells the Story of Three Little Receivers
Those of you that are “lucky” enough to work very far away from home probably know what it means to spend many hours in a car. Without any sort of entertainment, the daily drive from and to work would be a painfully boring experience, so any type of media content is appreciated/recommended.
JVC mobile promises to improve your in-vehicle experience with three new multimedia receivers that have 7-inch touch panel screens and are compatible with the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 protocol for two-way iPod control. The most appraised receiver is the KW-AVX830 with its 7-band iEQ and detachable face. Formats such as WMV, MP3 or WAV should have no trouble running on the multimedia gadget that is gonna rock your driving. SAT and HD ready, the KW-AVX830 comes even with a wireless remote control.
Newly launched this year, the KW-AVX793 model is quite similar to the previous one and can be turned into a capable Bluetooth machine if used together with a KS-BTA200 adapter. It has just three sets of 5V pre-outs unlike the KW-AVX830, which has five of them.
The DVD/CD receiver that JVC Mobile outed last year, KW-AVX720, is back on the market with MOS-FET 50 watts x4 and Dolby Digital sound compatibility. It is also the cheapest of the three, at a MSRP of $499.95. Fortunately, it’s the only one available right away as you will have to wait for the first two models until March.
Although very similar in specs, you will be the one deciding whether the advantages every receiver has over the others is worth the price difference or not. KW-AVX830 costs $649.95, which is $100 USD more than the KW-AVX793.
Multimedia receivers are more or less the ultimate solution when trying to avoid boredom on long trips. They can keep the children happy and bring a small dose of bling to your vehicle as well.
Jan/100
MSI Unveils P55-GD85 Mainboard with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
MSI has been pretty busy lately, rolling out quite a hefty product lineup in conjunction with this year’s International CES, many of the respective solutions being more or less directly related to Intel’s new Core family, also unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
However, it seems that MSI’s not really done launching new products, since the company’s now back with an interesting offering for desktop computers, namely the P55-GD85 mainboard, which supports the latest Intel 32nm process and LGA1156 packaged Core i3 / i5 / i7 series CPU.
Furthermore, the MSI P55-GD85 mainboard comes equipped with Marvell and NEC chips to provide SATA 6Gb/s and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 support, which gives ultra-high transmission bandwidth as high as 6Gb/s and 5Gb/s. Also, a PLX PCI-E bridge chip is introduced specifically to multiply the PCI-E bandwidth, a feature that MSI claims not to be present in other P55 mainboards available out there.
Another very important feature provided by the fresh MSI mainboard is the built-in OC Genie automatic overclocking technology, which enables users to push forward their machines’ performance levels even if they don’t possess that much technical know-how (it’s as easy as pushing a button on the mobo).
The P55-GD85 mainboards are also equipped with DrMOS power supply modules. Their three-in-one chipset design provides four times the response time of traditional power supply design, with a power utilization efficiency of over 90%. Not only that, but MSI has incorporated its high-end SuperPipe design with a full copper 8mm main heat conduit, which has a 60% larger diameter than standard heat conduits.
Unfortunately, there’s no info on the exact moment when the new P55-GD85 mainboard will make its way onto the market, but we’re sure that, given the advanced features and options it’s able to provide, it will manage to enjoy a very high level of success.