DL.TV

episode 157 (1x157)

Air date: Apr 17, 2007

Grindhouse. It's an excellent movie. If you're a fan of 70's era exploitation, B-grade scifi/horror, and car flicks you'll definitely get a kick out this double bill feature. Warning do not buy drinks for the movie it lasts over 3hrs with no real break in between. • Antec's Solo. The new case I bought over the weekend to accommodate my quest for a quiet PC. The same model as the P150 the Solo is black instead of white and does not include a power supply. A great choice for anyone interested in building a new yet quiet PC. • • Intel releases more details about Penryn Intel's upcoming 45nm processor based on the Core 2 Duo architecture was given more light as Intel brief media on the supposed performance increase Penryn will offer over current technology processors. • Folding@Home: DL.TV is moving up the Folding@Home rankings to number 366, maybe even higher as this is published. Thanks guys!! • Wii Browser Update: There's a new update to the Opera Browser for the Wii that unbreaks the flash playback so you can finally catch DL.TV on the big screen again! • HDTV for gaming: Brian wanted to know what HDTV technology was best for gaming. He specifically mentioned two things, ghosting and latency. The ghosting should no longer be an issue with today's HDTVs but plasma offers the best speed while LCD offers simple and roboust panel. As for latency that's a function of processing done by the TV which could add as much as a second from the time you move the controller to something happening on the screen. Most newer HDTVs should offer some sort of game mode that turns off most but not all the processing. Robert also forgot to mention that his favorite DVD-based calibration tool includes a TV latency check -GetGray • Web 2.0 is just a marketing term right? Well Roger found out that its that and a whole lot more. Like a whole lot more marketing, corporatese and weird discussions about poker buddies and who went to who's party. And of course the best way