The ATI All-in-Wonder Pro almost seals my fate to never, ever leave the house. Now that I've replaced my old Creative Labs 3D Blaster card - which, I might add, makes a fine coaster - I can merge my PC, TV, and VCR and let each communicate with the others. This versatile graphics card captures video, acts as a TV tuner, and enables WebTV for Windows 98 users.
My living room has morphed into a media room, with multiple displays on monitors that are crisp from the sharp graphics acceleration. The tangible 3-D and 2-D graphics look awesome, and mutating the captured face of David Letterman can be quite fun. It's quick and easy to take screenshots of anything on television or videotape. Instant replay and zoom capabilities make America's Funniest Home Videos even funnier; still and motion-video capture allow me to email short wads of video and personalized television clips to my friends.
Even my crappy Web page looks incredibly impressive when projected on the larger TV monitor, and I can now force everyone in the room to look at it (the digital answer to home movies). Or I can watch the Teletubbies on my computer screen while I'm working and catch every precious piece of fluff that my dull television set wasn't smart enough to see. Better yet, I can watch The X-Files on my monitor while chatting about it on IRC.
Most of all, this little flap of hardware is fun. If only I could get the microwave oven connected somehow, my entire universe would narrow into the four walls of my living room.
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